1858: Docs: Replace hardcoded journald logpath with systemd backend r=mergify[bot] a=networkException

The file at /var/log/messages is not universal for every
distribution. Fail2ban can access journald logs directly
by using the systemd backend.

## What type of PR?

documentation

## What does this PR do?

The path /var/log/messages does not apply for Ubuntu 20.04 for example, because of that I have looked
at alternative ways to access journald in fail2ban. The proper way seems to be to use the systemd
backend, this patch updates the documentation accordingly.

### Related issue(s)
*none*

## Prerequistes
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If an entry in not applicable, you can check it or remove it from the list.

- [ ] In case of feature or enhancement: documentation updated accordingly
- [x] Unless it's docs or a minor change: add [changelog](https://mailu.io/master/contributors/guide.html#changelog) entry file.


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@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ Before we can consider review and merge, please make sure the following list is
If an entry in not applicable, you can check it or remove it from the list.
- [ ] In case of feature or enhancement: documentation updated accordingly
- [ ] Unless it's docs or a minor change: add [changelog](https://mailu.io/master/contributors/guide.html#changelog) entry file.
- [ ] Unless it's docs or a minor change: add [changelog](https://mailu.io/master/contributors/workflow.html#changelog) entry file.

@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ follow these steps:
[bad-auth]
enabled = true
backend = systemd
filter = bad-auth
logpath = /var/log/messages
bantime = 604800
findtime = 300
maxretry = 10

@ -0,0 +1 @@
Update fail2ban documentation to use systemd backend instead of filepath for journald
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