Re: iptables: blocking network access for certain UIDs gives error.

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Subject: Re: iptables: blocking network access for certain UIDs gives error.
From: "Andras Simon" <szajmi@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:22:18 +0200
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On 7/17/06, kmartin <no-reply-gw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


[b] iptables -D OUTPUT -m owner --uid-owner 502 --jump DROP[/b]
but i keep getting: [b]"Bad rule (does a matching rule exist in that chain?)" [/b]


I think you're trying to delete (-D) a rule, instead of adding (-A) it.

Andras

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- iptables: blocking network access for certain UIDs gives error.
  - From: kmartin