While testing v3.4.32 and and v3.4.33pre1 I've noticed a change in how ipf reacts to
dupliacte rules in a config-file.
In earlier versions ipf gave an error message like "20:ioctl(add/insert rule): File
exists" and went on to process next line of config. The newer versions of ipf
terminate on the first occurance of a duplicate rule (exit(1)).
This means that only config-files that do not contain duplicates get processed
completely.
Is such a strict behaviour really necessary?
One shouldn't assume dependence between separate lines in a config-file. Even if a
line is a duplicate, the others following may very well be correct. The pre-3.4.32 ipf
seems to work without problems in the presence of duplicate rules.
Alex
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