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vnix27
Asked: 2011-05-31 20:37:46 +0800 CST

Using SED to update .htaccess with blocked IP addresses

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I have a file that has a list of "bad" IP addresses. I want to import this file of bad IP addresses into my .htaccess file to deny access via apache.

I want to automate this process using sed. How would I go about doing this?

linux scripting bash sed

2 Answers

  1. Why sed? Use fail2ban. It can be configured to work with many different services, including Apache.

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  2. Best Answer

    You can make .htaccess template with "%BANNED_IP_LIST%" in place where that list should be and use something like sed -e "s/%BANNED_IP_LIST%/$(cat banned.txt)/" to create actual .htaccess file.

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