Fail2Ban service won't start

aaP_imhd3d

I switched from mariadb 10.7 to 11.3 and now Fail2ban service doesn't start anymore, I have uninstalled and reinstalled the plugin many times, still no success.

aaPanel_Kern

aaP_imhd3d
Hello, is the problem solved? Please try starting manually. Is this a solution? If there is an error please check the error message
/www/server/panel/pyenv/bin/python /usr/bin/fail2ban-server -xf start
You can also try to reinstall Fail2Ban and also check the installation log for errors:
/tmp/panelShell.pl

aaP_imhd3d

aaPanel_Kern When I run the command I get this error

[root@mail ~]# /www/server/panel/pyenv/bin/python /usr/bin/fail2ban-server -xf start
/www/server/panel/pyenv/bin/python: can't open file '/usr/bin/fail2ban-server': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

/tmp/panelShell.pl

Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * epel: ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de
Package git-1.8.3.1-25.el7_9.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * epel: ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de
Package rsyslog-8.24.0-57.el7_9.3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tmp/fail2ban/setup.py", line 200, in <module>
    setup(
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 117, in setup
    return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py", line 146, in setup
    _setup_distribution = dist = klass(attrs)
                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 283, in __init__
    _Distribution.__init__(self, dist_attrs)
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 279, in __init__
    self.finalize_options()
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 635, in finalize_options
    ep(self)
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 655, in _finalize_setup_keywords
    ep.load()(self, ep.name, value)
    ^^^^^^^^^
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/importlib/metadata/__init__.py", line 207, in load
    return functools.reduce(getattr, attrs, module)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: module 'setuptools.dist' has no attribute 'check_test_suite'
cp: cannot stat ‘/tmp/fail2ban/build/fail2ban.service’: No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tmp/fail2ban/setup.py", line 200, in <module>
    setup(
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 117, in setup
    return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py", line 146, in setup
    _setup_distribution = dist = klass(attrs)
                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 283, in __init__
    _Distribution.__init__(self, dist_attrs)
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 279, in __init__
    self.finalize_options()
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 635, in finalize_options
    ep(self)
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 655, in _finalize_setup_keywords
    ep.load()(self, ep.name, value)
    ^^^^^^^^^
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/importlib/metadata/__init__.py", line 207, in load
    return functools.reduce(getattr, attrs, module)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: module 'setuptools.dist' has no attribute 'check_test_suite'
cp: cannot stat ‘/tmp/fail2ban/build/fail2ban.service’: No such file or directory
sed: can't read /etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.conf: No such file or directory
sed: can't read /etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.conf: No such file or directory
cp: cannot create regular file ‘/etc/fail2ban/jail.local’: No such file or directory
sed: can't read /etc/fail2ban/jail.local: No such file or directory
*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none                /var/log/messages
install.sh: line 108: fail2ban-client: command not found
Failed to restart fail2ban.service: Unit not found.
fail2ban.service is not a native service, redirecting to /sbin/chkconfig.
Executing /sbin/chkconfig fail2ban on
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory
Successify

aaPanel_Kern

aaP_imhd3d
try upgrade setuptools
btpip install --upgrade setuptools

aaP_imhd3d

aaPanel_Kern This fixed the issue, thank you 🙂

aaP_imhd3d

aaPanel_Kern I uninstalled fail2ban and installed again but it won't start so I ran:

[root@mail ~]# btpip install --upgrade setuptool
ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement setuptool (from versions: none)
ERROR: No matching distribution found for setuptool

[notice] A new release of pip is available: 24.0 -> 25.1
[notice] To update, run: /www/server/panel/pyenv/bin/python3.12 -m pip install --upgrade pip
[root@mail ~]# ^C
[root@mail ~]# /www/server/panel/pyenv/bin/python3.12 -m pip install --upgrade pip
Requirement already satisfied: pip in /www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages (24.0)
Collecting pip
  Using cached pip-25.1-py3-none-any.whl.metadata (3.6 kB)
Using cached pip-25.1-py3-none-any.whl (1.8 MB)
Installing collected packages: pip
  Attempting uninstall: pip
    Found existing installation: pip 24.0
    Uninstalling pip-24.0:
      Successfully uninstalled pip-24.0
Successfully installed pip-25.1

But fail2ban service is still not starting, please help

aaPanel_Kern

Hello, please check what's wrong with the installation log. /tmp/panelExec.log

aaP_imhd3d

aaPanel_Kern I don't have panelExec.log in tmp directory
But I have panelShell.pl and below are the logs of it

mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/var/run/fail2ban’: File exists
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-
              : manager

This system is not registered with an entitlement server. You can use subscription-manager to register.

Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * epel: fedora-archive.ip-connect.info
Package git-1.8.3.1-25.el7_9.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-
              : manager

This system is not registered with an entitlement server. You can use subscription-manager to register.

Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * epel: fedora-archive.ip-connect.info
Package rsyslog-8.24.0-57.el7_9.3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tmp/fail2ban/setup.py", line 200, in <module>
    setup(
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 117, in setup
    return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py", line 148, in setup
    _setup_distribution = dist = klass(attrs)
                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 323, in __init__
    _Distribution.__init__(self, dist_attrs)
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 309, in __init__
    self.finalize_options()
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 786, in finalize_options
    ep(self)
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 806, in _finalize_setup_keywords
    ep.load()(self, ep.name, value)
    ^^^^^^^^^
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/importlib/metadata/__init__.py", line 207, in load
    return functools.reduce(getattr, attrs, module)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 83, in __getattr__
    raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}")
AttributeError: module 'setuptools.dist' has no attribute 'check_test_suite'
cp: cannot stat ‘/tmp/fail2ban/build/fail2ban.service’: No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tmp/fail2ban/setup.py", line 200, in <module>
    setup(
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 117, in setup
    return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py", line 148, in setup
    _setup_distribution = dist = klass(attrs)
                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 323, in __init__
    _Distribution.__init__(self, dist_attrs)
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 309, in __init__
    self.finalize_options()
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 786, in finalize_options
    ep(self)
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 806, in _finalize_setup_keywords
    ep.load()(self, ep.name, value)
    ^^^^^^^^^
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/importlib/metadata/__init__.py", line 207, in load
    return functools.reduce(getattr, attrs, module)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/www/server/panel/pyenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 83, in __getattr__
    raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}")
AttributeError: module 'setuptools.dist' has no attribute 'check_test_suite'
cp: cannot stat ‘/tmp/fail2ban/build/fail2ban.service’: No such file or directory
sed: can't read /etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.conf: No such file or directory
sed: can't read /etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.conf: No such file or directory
cp: cannot create regular file ‘/etc/fail2ban/jail.local’: No such file or directory
sed: can't read /etc/fail2ban/jail.local: No such file or directory
*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none                /var/log/messages
install.sh: line 108: fail2ban-client: command not found
Failed to restart fail2ban.service: Unit not found.
fail2ban.service is not a native service, redirecting to /sbin/chkconfig.
Executing /sbin/chkconfig fail2ban on
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory
Successify

aaPanel_Kern

Hello, manually reinstall this library? And reinstall Fail2ban
btpip install setuptools -I

aaP_imhd3d