iptables has amnesia :-)

Mikkel L. Ellertson mikkel at infinity-ltd.com
Wed Aug 22 03:21:45 UTC 2007


Don Russell wrote:
> 
> I just ended my ssh session, logged back in that way, and lo and behold,
> the new rules were gone again. So, I guess I'll install webmin/usermin
> again.. those are pretty cool apps. :-)
> 
> So, it appears that the sequence of
>    - connect from remote machine via ssh
>    - su -
>    - iptables -I ...
>    - service iptables save
>    - exit
>    - logout
> 
> Does not make the new iptables rules permanent.... :-(
> sigh
> 
Try running "service ip6tables save" as well, and see if that helps.
 Also, check the date/contents of /etc/sysconfig/iptables to make
sure your changes are being saved. If not, look for a selinux
message in the logs about it...

Mikkel
-- 

  Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!

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