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Author: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
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Subject: iptables & PATH
well,
unless I miss my guess, IPTABLES is located in /sbin.

if you are creating a script, I would recommend using the
entire path to iptables on each line

(such as: /sbin/iptables <rule here>)

and then run it as rc.firewall.

It gets around the path problem and allows you to run it even when
the system path ghasn't been set yet.

I hope this helps you out.

Technomage Hawke (pardon the referenceto B-5 here...) :)

On Mon, 14 May 2001, Michael J . Schweppe wrote:

>
> Hi Hawke:
>
> I need some help here. I just installed 7.1 as you may have seen from
> the list. Presently I'm trying to configure a firewall script. In
> the script it mentions that it will try to detect iptables in my path.
>
> My root path shows:
>
>     PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:$PATH:$Home/bin

>
> My username path shows:
>
>     PATH=$PATH:$Home/bin

>
> Now, for the life of me I cann


ot locate iptables. I know it exist
> because during boot up I see where it is starting. Once I find it do



> I add it to the root path or the username?
>
> According to the example in the FW script it should look like this:
>
>     IPTABLES="/usr/local/sbin/iptables"

>
> I look in this dir but it is empty.
>
> Mike



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