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Plesk Disable Fail2Ban – How-to Guide

Fail2Ban can be described as software framework that specializes in intrusion prevention. it’s main purpose is to offer protection from brute-force attacks.

According to our experts, Fail2Ban works by monitoring system logs for any suspicious activity. Additionally, it scans files for entries that match identified patterns.

Did you know that Fail2Ban comes pre-installed with Plesk? This makes things easier.

However, in some scenarios, we may need to disable Fail2Ban. Fortunatley, our experts have put together an easy guide to help you out with that:

1. To begin with, we have to log in to Plesk.
2. Then, navigate to IP Address Banning (Fail2Ban) under Tools & Settings and switch to the Settings tab.
3. Next, we must uncheck Enable intrusion detection in order to disable Fail2Ban.
4. After that, we have to the Jails tab and then disable jails with the Switch on/off buttons.

Alternatively, we can disable Fail2Ban in Plesk via CLI as seen below:

1. First, connect to the Plesk server through SSH.
2. Then, we can deactivate Fail2Ban with this command:
   # plesk bin ip_ban –disable
3. Next, it is time to list the available jails:

   # plesk bin ip_ban –jails

Now, we can disable the jails to complete the process.

Our experts would like to point out that disabling Fail2Ban leaves the server vulnerable to attacks. Hence it should be done with caution. We also have to re-enable Fail2Ban as soon as cause behind disabling Fail2Ban is resolved.

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Conclusion

To sum up, our Support Techs demonstrated how to disable Fail2Ban in Plesk and why it leaves the server vulnerable.