Re: iptables rules

[Gene Heskett <gene heskett verizon net>]

On Friday 02 July 2004 05:06, Andrea Marin wrote:
>On Fri, 2004-07-02 at 10:58, Gene Heskett wrote:
>> >Excuse me but I see that when I use the iptables-save script he
>> > create a new file iptables.save in the /etc/sysconfig.
>> >But now how file the system use for see the rules?
>> >
>> >Thanks Andrea
>>
>> iptables-save is not the same as "service iptables save"
>>
>> --
>> Cheers, Gene
>
>Ops, is my digit error, but in my linux box I digit
>#iptables save

I'm not sure that will get you the desired efect as that (I think) 
will run another copy of iptables.  You want to tell the running copy 
to make the save, so you use the "service" manager to tell it to do 
so.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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