fixes for fail2ban errors

presetup

@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ cd ${HOME}
 # import variables using link of nodebook
 source ${HOME}/egem_variables &>/dev/null
 
+# workaround for fail2ban errors
+if [ ! -f /var/log/auth.log ]; then
+    touch /var/log/auth.log &>/dev/null
+    chmod 640 /var/log/auth.log &>/dev/null
+fi
+
+mkdir -p /run/fail2ban &>/dev/null
+chmod 755 -R /run/fail2ban
+
 # remove legacy repository files (nodejs, yarn, golang)
 
 # ubuntu16, ubuntu18, raspbian9