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list John Thurston
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:57:02 -0800
Message-Id: <user-10fac53a2023@xymon.invalid>

On 4/11/2014 2:41 PM, John D. Alexander wrote:
My Xymon server keeps sending alerts for a system saying that /var/log/fail2ban.log is unreadable.

Nothing I can find is testing for this file and the permissions are such that xymon can read it.

Any clues on where to look to find what is causing this?
First, confirm it isn't another host reporting under a false name. You 
could be investigating the wrong target.

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John Thurston    XXX-XXX-XXXX
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Enterprise Technology Services
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State of Alaska