sudo fail2ban-client status sshd | grep -E 'Currently banned|Banned IP list'

Category: VPS Management

sudo fail2ban-client status sshd | grep -E 'Currently banned|Banned IP list'

Show only the banned IPs for the sshd jail

Filters the verbose status output down to the two lines that matter: how many IPs are banned right now and which addresses they are. If the list shows your own IP, you tripped the threshold and need unbanip. This is the first command to run when diagnosing an unreachable server.
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