[WBEL-users] iptables - where and how to insert the rules ?

[Mário Gamito]

Hi,

Thank you for your answer.

I did what you told me.
Now... where are the rules saved ?

Thank you.

Warm Regards,
Mário Gamito

Kirby C. Bohling wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 12:07:01PM +0000, Mário Gamito wrote:
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>I'm currently running a development server based on WBEL, with a few 
>>iptables rules, because i don't want no one except the development team 
>>to access it.
>>
>>Well, i have this executable, rc.firewall in /etc, being called form 
>>/etc/rc.local
>>
>>I believe this is not the right thing (TM) to do, although it works.
>>
>>From what i saw in iptables ctl, the rules should be in 
>>/etc/sysconfig/iptables, right ?
>>But when i insert them in that file, i always get an error from 
>>"/etc/init.d/iptables start", saying it doesn't recognize the text.
>>
>>Any help about how it should be done ?
>>
> 
> 
> At the end of this thread you get pointed in the right general
> direction.  The easiest way to deal with this is to set the firewall
> rules exactly the way you want them.  Then run:
> 
> # service iptables save
> # chkconfig iptables on
> 
> (remove rc.firewall from rc.local)
> 
> Now reboot.  You should see that everything is configured exactly
> the way had it before.
> 
> 	Thanks,
> 		Kirby
> 
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