Debian / fail2ban 0.8.4-3 and 0.8.4+svn20110323-1
If I follow the given example and try to use another logfile on a new line, fail2ban service fails to start.
(Wildcards are not a problem.)
/usr/share/doc/fail2ban/examples/jail.conf.gz
# $Revision: 747 $
...
# This jail demonstrates the use of wildcards in "logpath".
# Moreover, it is possible to give other files on a new line.
enabled = false
filter = apache-auth
action = hostsdeny
logpath = /var/log/apache*/*error.log
/home/www/myhomepage/error.log