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Config Server Firewall (CSF) & Login Failure Demon (LFD)

A user friendly replacement for apf and bfd, plugs straight into WHM allowing easy access, configuration and modification. Especially good for people who are unsure on how to use the command line as this is only used for installation.
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* 1 Install
* 2 Config
o 2.1 Allowing Port 26 Access
* 3 More Info

Install

It has its own install guide but this is a basic step by step guide to make it easier for people who don't understand exactly what they are doing with the exact commands to run in SSH, so you can just copy and paste from here.

* Step 1 - Download the file to your server:

wget http://www.configserver.com/free/csf.tgz

* Step 2 - Untar the file

tar -xzf csf.tgz

* Step 3 - Change to the csf directory and execute the install file:

cd csf
sh install.sh

* Step 4 - If you are already running APF/BFD you need to disable them as they both conflict:

sh disable_apf_bfd.sh

* Step 5 - Removing the install files:

cd ../
rm -fv csf.tgz
rm -Rfv csf

And your done, all it needs now is a bit of configuration. The programs come preconfigured for all the default cpanel server ports and also configures automatically for your ssh port. However as some people may run different ports for example smtp on 26, this is how you change it.
Config
Allowing Port 26 Access

Log in to WHM and scroll right to the bottom, in the addons menu you will see ConfigServer Security & Firewall. When selected you are presented with the following screen:

* Choose Firewall Configuration,
* Locate TCP_IN & TCP_OUT
* Add 26 in the field,
* then scroll to the bottom of the page and save configuration,

It will ask you to restart the firewall and you are done. Now test it to make sure its working.
More Info

For extended information the readme provided by config servers is very very detailed and efficient it is worth a read, this was aimed at a basic tutorial: http://www.configserver.com/free/csf/readme.txt

Along with the original installation documentation: http://www.configserver.com/free/csf/install.txt

For more information see there site: ConfigServer Security & Firewall

Special Thanks to Deastwood, from Surmunity.

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It's important to note that you really should submit a ticket if any of these instructions confuse you. You can do a lot of damage to the server if you manage to make a mistake when attempting to install CSF, or do anything else while logged in to SSH as root.

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