#1149985 fail2ban: Test files of fail2ban shipped in the package

Package:
fail2ban
Source:
fail2ban
Submitter:
Vincent Untz
Date:
2026-10-04 23:15:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1149985#5
Date:
2026-10-04 23:03:39 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,

On a platform I help administrate, I noticed that chkrootkit listed some .htaccess/.htpasswd files. It turns out they are from the test suite of fail2ban.

I'm not sure why the test suite is shipped as part of the package; is that on purpose? Or can we drop it?

Thanks