Solution for Ubuntu 9.04
#apt-get install python2.5
Change the python version there execute the fail2ban-server script.
/usr/bin/fail2ban-server (edit)
Change the first line from:
#!/usr/bin/python
--> to
#!/usr/bin/python2.5
After that restart fail2ban
# /etc/init.d/fail2ban restart
/var/log/fail2ban.log
2009-05-12 13:26:39,809 fail2ban.server : INFO Changed logging target to /var$
2009-05-12 13:26:39,810 fail2ban.jail : INFO Creating new jail 'ssh'
2009-05-12 13:26:39,811 fail2ban.jail : INFO Jail 'ssh' uses poller
2009-05-12 13:26:39,865 fail2ban.filter : INFO Added logfile = /var/log/auth.$
2009-05-12 13:26:39,866 fail2ban.filter : INFO Set maxRetry = 6
2009-05-12 13:26:39,868 fail2ban.filter : INFO Set findtime = 600
2009-05-12 13:26:39,869 fail2ban.actions: INFO Set banTime = 600
2009-05-12 13:26:40,058 fail2ban.jail : INFO Jail 'ssh' started
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