Fail2Ban fails to add sshd jail about how-to-secure-a-linux-server HOT 10 CLOSED

I know this is an old issue, but this is what it says in etc/fail2ban/jail.d/defaults-debian.conf:

[sshd]
enabled = true

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I'm setting up a server with on Debian 10 (Buster)
and i'm also getting name 'noduplicates' is not defined
after running sudo fail2ban-client add sshd

However sudo fail2ban-client status still lists sshd
and even sudo fail2ban-client status sshd prints the expected output as per README.md

As celine168 and hellresistor already said: looks like you don't have to add sshd on your own since it is enabled by default

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What is the output of sudo grep -i -R noduplicates /etc/fail2ban?

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The output is completely blank.

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Humm. I am not sure why you are getting that error. I can' find anything in the docs or online. Try posting on https://askubuntu.com/. I will keep looking too.

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I have worked around the issue by removing the [sshd] jail from the default configuration which seems to have cleared up the error, but doesn't really explain what caused it to begin with.

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Did you take a backup? What was in the [sshd] jail from the default configuration?

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fyi, I had the same issue, and simply changing [sshd] to [ssh] and then running sudo fail2bain-client add ssh fixed it. Also, I added the whole section in the /etc/fail2ban/jail.local file instead of creating a separate one.

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I think Isn't needed add the sshd because are inside of jail.local file and/or /jail.d/defaults-debian.conf

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Closing as this issue seems resolved. Thanks!

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