Re: Cannot Disable iptables on startup

From: Ivan Marsh (annoyed_at_you.now)
Date: 04/25/05


Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:38:41 -0500

On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:44:02 +0100, Paul D wrote:

> I'm sorry, I may not have explained myself.
>
> Despite chkconfig --list | grep ip giving the results you describe
> below, service iptables status still gives the following:
>
> [root@myserver cups]# service iptables status #Table: filter
> Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
> target prot opt source destination
>
> Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
> target prot opt source destination
>
> Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
> target prot opt source destination
>
>
> Rather than:
>
> [root@myserver cups]# service iptables status Firewall is stopped.

iptables is part of the kernel... I think you're always going to see a
default accept policy even if the service isn't running.

-- 
Life is short, but wide. -KV


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