ports/164659: security/py-fail2ban overwrite config files

[Christoph Theis]

The following reply was made to PR ports/164659; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Christoph Theis <theis at gmx.at>
To: bug-followup at FreeBSD.org, idefix at fechner.net
Cc:  
Subject: Re: ports/164659: security/py-fail2ban overwrite config files
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:09:47 +0100

 I'm sorry for the late answer but I mistook this with
 http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=159384
 (which addresses the same issue but is already closed).
 
 Basically: fail2ban uses .local files to change the configuration. 
 fail2ban reads the .conf file first, than a .local file if it exists.
 See also http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/MANUAL_0_8#Configuration
 So you should make your changes not in the .conf files but in a .local file.
 
 
 Christoph