/etc/fail2ban/action.d/iptables-xt_recent-echo.conf is in fail2ban 0.8.6-3wheezy3.
This file is owned by root:root, with mode 0o644.
The actual contents of the file can be viewed below.
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#
# Author: Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl>
#
# $Revision: 1 $
#
[Definition]
# Option: actionstart
# Notes.: command executed once at the start of Fail2Ban.
# Values: CMD
#
# Changing iptables rules requires root priviledges. If fail2ban is
# configured to run as root, firewall setup can be performed by
# fail2ban automatically. However, if fail2ban is configured to run as
# a normal user, the configuration must be done by some other means
# (e.g. using static firewall configuration with the
# iptables-persistent package).
#
# Explanation of the rule below:
# Check if any packets coming from an IP on the fail2ban-<name>
# list have been seen in the last 3600 seconds. If yes, update the
# timestamp for this IP and drop the packet. If not, let the packet
# through.
#
# Fail2ban inserts blacklisted hosts into the fail2ban-<name> list
# and removes them from the list after some time, according to its
# own rules. The 3600 second timeout is independent and acts as a
# safeguard in case the fail2ban process dies unexpectedly. The
# shorter of the two timeouts actually matters.
actionstart = iptables -I INPUT -m recent --update --seconds 3600 --name fail2ban-<name> -j DROP
# Option: actionstop
# Notes.: command executed once at the end of Fail2Ban
# Values: CMD
#
actionstop = echo / > /proc/net/xt_recent/fail2ban-<name>
# Option: actioncheck
# Notes.: command executed once before each actionban command
# Values: CMD
#
actioncheck = test -e /proc/net/xt_recent/fail2ban-<name>
# Option: actionban
# Notes.: command executed when banning an IP. Take care that the
# command is executed with Fail2Ban user rights.
# Tags: <ip> IP address
# <failures> number of failures
# <time> unix timestamp of the ban time
# Values: CMD
#
actionban = echo +<ip> > /proc/net/xt_recent/fail2ban-<name>
# Option: actionunban
# Notes.: command executed when unbanning an IP. Take care that the
# command is executed with Fail2Ban user rights.
# Tags: <ip> IP address
# <failures> number of failures
# <time> unix timestamp of the ban time
# Values: CMD
#
actionunban = echo -<ip> > /proc/net/xt_recent/fail2ban-<name>
[Init]
# Defaut name of the chain
#
name = default
# Option: protocol
# Notes.: internally used by config reader for interpolations.
# Values: [ tcp | udp | icmp | all ] Default: tcp
#
protocol = tcp
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