fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
When I try to start iptables it simply fails with no errors and nothing
in /var/log/messages. If I try to load it after running the (fwbuilder
generated) script it starts and the stops immediately.
The /etc/rc.d/init.d/iptables script assumes that your firewall setup is
in /etc/sysconfig/iptables. If you are using Firewall Builder (I do and
highly recommend it for all but the simplest setups), its script is self
contained: it first resets iptables and then installs the settings you
specified in fwbuilder. If you type "/sbin/service iptables start"
after running your fwbuilder script, it will (probably) screw things up
as it will try to add the setup in /etc/sysconfig on top of the
fwbuilder settings. "/sbin/service iptables stop" is still useful even
if you're using fwbuilder, as it will in effect turn off the firewall by
resetting everything to its defaults.
