On 11/04/2011 01:24 PM, Kévin GASPARD wrote: [snip]
$ fail2ban-client start
Maybe starting it that way gives you more information why it fails.
Hi,
[root@turing lighttpd]# fail2ban-client start WARNING 'action' not defined in 'php-url-fopen'. Using default value WARNING 'action' not defined in 'lighttpd-fastcgi'. Using default value ERROR Error in action definition ERROR Errors in jail 'lighttpd-fastcgi'. Skipping...
It seems you have errors in those 2 configs. Fix those 2 configs. If you don't know how to then check the manual on the fail2ban website.
Regards, Patrick