iptables has amnesia :-)

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Don Russell wrote:
> Twice now, I've applied new rules using iptables -I... to accept
> specific traffic, and each time those rules "disappeared" a little while
> later...
> 
> I don't see anything in "man iptables" like "... and don't you forget it!"
> (Of course maybe I missed it...)
> 
> This is FC7.... using the cli iptables commands from root.... I also
> used webmin with the same effect.
> 
> Why are the new rules not remembered?
> 
> Thanks
> 
If you are talking about the rules not surviving a reboot, try
running "service iptables save" and/or "service ip6tables save". If
you want the changes saved automatically, edit
/etc/sysconfig/iptables.conf and change
IPTABLES_SAVE_ON_RESTART="no" to  IPTABLES_SAVE_ON_STOP="yes". Do
the same for /etc/sysconfig/ip6tables.conf.

Mikkel
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