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 can not be unblocked.
Cause: HSS and DenyHosts both block possible attack IP addresses, but HSS can not unblock the IP addresses that were blocked by DenyHosts.
Handling method: Stop DenyHosts.
Procedure
Log in as user root to ECS.
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:
Run the following command to stop DenyHosts:
kill -9 'cat /var/lock/denyhosts'
Run the following command to cancel the automatic start of DenyHosts upon host startup:
chkconfig --del denyhosts;