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Updated on 2022-08-11 GMT+08:00

Is the Agent in Conflict with Any Other Security Software?

Yes, it may be in conflict with DenyHosts.

  • Symptom: The IP address of the login host is identified as an attack IP address but cannot be unblocked.
  • Cause: HSS and DenyHosts both block possible attack IP addresses, but HSS cannot unblock the IP addresses that were blocked by DenyHosts.
  • Handling method: Stop DenyHosts.
  1. Log in as user root to ECS.
  2. Run the following command to check whether DenyHosts has been installed:

    ps -ef | grep denyhosts.py

    If information similar to the following is displayed, DenyHosts has been installed:

  3. Run the following command to stop DenyHosts:

    kill -9 'cat /var/lock/denyhosts'

  4. Run the following command to cancel the automatic start of DenyHosts upon host startup:

    chkconfig --del denyhosts;

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