Show Fail2ban jail counters and banned IPs
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fail2ban-client status sshdread-onlyno known side effects Compatibility
LinuxVerified for Linux using posix, bash, zsh syntax.
Operational knowledgereview due 2027-01-20
Requirementsfail2ban-clientfail2ban-client must be installed and available on PATH.
Version supportfail2ban-client Current supported releasesVerified for linux using posix, bash, zsh syntax; consult compatibility notes for platform-specific differences.
Expected signalsStatus for the jail: sshdRepresentative successful output; values vary with the selected target and system state.
Known errorsfail2ban-client: command not foundfail2ban-client is missing or is not available on PATH.
Verifyfail2ban-client status sshdThe output matches the expected target and exits without an error.Rollback noteNot required: this command is read-only and does not change system state.
Command breakdown
01fail2ban-clientCommandRuns the fail2ban-client stage of this one-liner.
02statusArgumentPasses status to fail2ban-client.
03sshdArgumentPasses sshd to fail2ban-client.
Example input
fail2ban-client status sshd
Example output
Status for the jail: sshd
|- Filter
| |- Currently failed: 1
| `- Total failed: 842
`- Actions
|- Currently banned: 3
`- Banned IP list: 198.51.100.7 203.0.113.8 203.0.113.9
Illustrative output — exact values vary by system and data.
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