# No fail2ban logs

**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/no-fail2ban-logs/1154
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Created:** [29 March 2017 06:25 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/no-fail2ban-logs/1154 "2017-03-29T06:25:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![mims](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mims](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/mims)
#### Post date: [29 March 2017 06:25 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/no-fail2ban-logs/1154/1 "2017-03-29T06:25:50Z")

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Hi,

I’m running DietPi on a Odroid XU4.  
I’ve installed fail2ban and I should have logs but nothing.  
When I look at the log file just after booting up my XU4, the init logs of fail2ban are written in the log file. But after a while, it’s simply empty.

I commented out

```nohighlight
/tmpfs /var/log

```

in

```nohighlight
/etc/fstab

```

but it doesn’t change.

Could you help me getting the logs please?

Thanks

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### Author: ![k-plan](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/k-plan/32/12_2.png) [@k-plan](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/k-plan)
#### Post date: [29 March 2017 10:12 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/no-fail2ban-logs/1154/2 "2017-03-29T10:12:28Z")

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Hi,

> [@mims](#):
>
> But after a while, it’s simply empty.

Do you change dietpi-software default “Log System”?

It is: DietPi-Ramlog #1 (default)

Please start reading here: [DietPi-Software | Details for ALL installation options](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-survey-information/32/1)

and: [Log System Choices](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-survey-information/32/1)

For your purpose of use , Full (Rsyslog & Logrotate - the “standard” of Linux logging systems) can be a good choice.  
Please change it via dietpi-software.

But you will loose some advantage, e.g. system performance and SDcard time to failure.

cu  
k-plan

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### Author: ![mims](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mims](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/mims)
#### Post date: [29 March 2017 18:52 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/no-fail2ban-logs/1154/3 "2017-03-29T18:52:34Z")

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Thank you k-plan!

I created symbolic links to my USB key so I won’t ruin my Emmc 🙂