##Installing and configuring DenyHosts##
$ cd /tmp

$ wget http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/denyhosts/DenyHosts-2.6.tar.gz

$ tar zxvf DenyHosts-2.6.tar.gz

$ cd DenyHosts-2.6

##As root

# python setup.py install

# cd /usr/share/denyhosts

# cp denyhosts.cfg-dist denyhosts.cfg

# nano denyhosts.cfg

####Make the needed changes to .cfg file

#comment out all options but the following:

SECURE_LOG = /var/log/auth.log

HOSTS_DENY = /etc/hosts.deny

PURGE_DENY =

BLOCK_SERVICE  = sshd #Note you might want to change this one to: = ALL

DENY_THRESHOLD_INVALID = 2

DENY_THRESHOLD_VALID = 3

DENY_THRESHOLD_ROOT = 2

DENY_THRESHOLD_RESTRICTED = 1

WORK_DIR = /usr/share/denyhosts/data

SUSPICIOUS_LOGIN_REPORT_ALLOWED_HOSTS=YES

HOSTNAME_LOOKUP=YES

LOCK_FILE = /var/run/denyhosts.pid

#Optional settings can be setup to email you when denyhosts blocks an ip address.

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# cp daemon-control-dist daemon-control

# nano daemon-control

####Make the needed changes to daemon

DENYHOSTS_LOCK  = "/var/run/denyhosts.pid"

PYTHON_BIN      = "/usr/bin/python"

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# chown root daemon-control

# chmod 700 daemon-control

#### Next to start and set to start at next boot

# /usr/share/denyhosts/daemon-control start

# cd /etc/init.d

# ln -s /usr/share/denyhosts/daemon-control denyhosts

# update-rc.d denyhosts defaults

##########FINISHED############