Show enabled Fail2ban jails
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fail2ban-client statusread-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 signalsStatusRepresentative 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 statusThe 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.
Example input
fail2ban-client status
Example output
Status
|- Number of jail: 2
`- Jail list: sshd, nginx-http-auth
Illustrative output — exact values vary by system and data.
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