iptables rules

[jludwig]

On Fri, 2004-07-02 at 09:41, Douglas Furlong wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-07-02 at 15:01 +0300, Markku Kolkka wrote:
> > Andrea Marin kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika perjantai, 2. 
> > heinäkuuta 2004 12:06):
> > > On Fri, 2004-07-02 at 10:58, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > > iptables-save is not the same as "service iptables save"
> > >
> > > Ops, is my digit error, but in my linux box I digit
> > > #iptables save
> > 
> > The command is "service iptables save", not "iptables save" or 
> > "iptables-save".
> "service iptables save" is the same (I believe) as /etc/init.d/iptables
> save
> 
> It is worth while investigating the service command, and it's associated
> commands, as it makes managing the server/workstation/firewall easier.
> 
> -- 
> Douglas Furlong
> Systems Administrator
> Firebox.com
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The correct I believe answer is that service passes the command 'save'
to the init.d script. If you open these scripts you will find at least
'start' and 'stop'.-- 
jludwig <wralphie at comcast.net>