dpkg -L on hardy doesn't list /etc/fail2ban.conf here. Don't know where you got it.
The information in fail2ban.conf is not contradicting, the default files have nothing in common (fail2ban.conf and jail.conf), and surely users need to read the manual before trying to configure something like this.. ** Changed in: fail2ban (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- fail2ban configuration ambiguous https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/267087 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs