Re: Firewall & Security Level Configuration RH 8.0

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Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 17:24:27 GMT

In article <9o1tc.28702$sr3.797584@news20.bellglobal.com>, les wrote:
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> Hello,
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> I want to disable firewall or be able to run it with couple of ports =
> open for outside (exp: port 23). However, when I go to the Security =
> Level Configuration interface and I change "Security Level" from "High" =
> to "No Firewall" or from default to custom and change the options and =
> then save it I don't get these changes really effective when I access =
> the interface again. After saving and reopening the "Security Level =
> Interface" I get the default configuration. Is that a bug or there is =
> another way of actually configuring and controlling the Firewall on Red =
> Hat 8.0.

(There's no need to send HTML in newsgroup postings. Plain
text is nearly universally preferred, from what I have
seen.)

This is a known bug, as has been discussed before in one or
more of the *linux* newsgroups. The GUI config tool doesn't
correctly show the old security level but always shows
"high" when you bring up the tool. As far as I am aware,
when you set the security level to something and save and
close the tool, what you selected actually _does_ take
effect, even if the tool doesn't properly show it next time
you bring up the tool.

Good luck.

Robert Riches
spamtrap42@verizon.net
(Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)

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