How to stop CSF Plugin from emailing alerts about Permanent Block IP?

[hydn79]

Looks like CSF is one of the most popular cPanel security plugins. How does one stop CSF Plugin from emailing alerts about Permanent Block IP? EG:

Time:     Fri Sep  6 17:45:37 2013 -0400
IP:       112.111.173.140 (CN/China/-)
Failures: 20 (ftpd)
Interval: 300 seconds
Blocked:  Permanent Block

Log entries:

Sep  6 17:43:48 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [dieselpowerplusstore123]
Sep  6 17:43:53 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [dieselpowerplusstore888]
Sep  6 17:44:00 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [dieselpowerplusstore666]
Sep  6 17:44:05 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [dieselpowerplusstore123456]
Sep  6 17:44:10 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [dieselpowerplusstore]
Sep  6 17:44:17 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [dieselpowerplusstorecom]
Sep  6 17:44:21 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [admin]
Sep  6 17:44:26 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [admin123]
Sep  6 17:44:31 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [admin888]
Sep  6 17:44:38 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [admin666]
Sep  6 17:44:43 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [admin123456]
Sep  6 17:44:49 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [dieselpowerplusstore123456]
Sep  6 17:44:55 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [dieselpowerplusstore123]
Sep  6 17:45:00 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [dieselpowerplusstore111]
Sep  6 17:45:04 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [dieselpowerplusstore888]
Sep  6 17:45:09 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [dieselpowerplusstore666]
Sep  6 17:45:14 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [dieselpowerplusstore123]
Sep  6 17:45:21 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [dieselpowerplusstore888]
Sep  6 17:45:27 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [dieselpowerplusstore666]
Sep  6 17:45:34 server pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [dieselpowerplusstore123456]

 

[quietFinn]

Maybe LF_EMAIL_ALERT ?

 

[ES - George]

Change LF_PERMBLOCK_ALERT from 1 to 0 and restart csf.

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

Note that you may find more discussions about CSF at their official support forums:

CSF - Support Forums

Thank you.