On 9/17/10 7:00 AM, Mr Dash Four wrote:
> 
>> Which only confirms what I wrote -- any system that runs Shorewall must
>> have /etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf; but you are correct that it can be a
>> minimal file.
>>   
> I am curious though - is there any reason to have this restriction? This 
> 'configuration' file with just ENABLE_STARTUP=Yes (while for all other 
> options my own shorewall.conf is picked up) does not really make sense 
> to me.

It's the way that Shorewall works and the cost of changing it is high
enough that it's just not worth the effort.

Your modification to /etc/init.d/shorewall only works on commands issued
through that script. Unless your log file happens to be in the default
place, even simple CLI commands like 'shorewall show log' won't work.
The rules compiler is the only part of Shorewall that uses the directory
specified in the 'start' and 'restart' commands.

-Tom
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