On 9/17/10 7:25 AM, Mr Dash Four wrote:
> 
>> Okay -- I think I have this working.
>>
>> I propose that we have one more 4.4.13 Beta that includes this new
>> blacklisting implementation, and then I'll produce 4.4.13 RC 1.
>>
>> Any objections?
>>   
> No objections from me as the blacklist issue is the only thing which 
> needs to be tested - I've tested the SELinux context features and they 
> work as they were supposed to (I might have something on deciphering the 
> number behind secmark=xxx next week - will post it here).
> 
> Just a note of caution which you may put against the explanation for 
> SAVE and RESTORE, particularly if there are additional restrictions in 
> place (like IP addresses, port numbers etc) or multiple SAVE/RESTORE 
> statements in any particular chains - it is very easy when SAVE 
> xx.xx.xx.xx 22 and then RESTORE is issued to assume that the correct 
> context has been restored. The SAVE and RESTORE will only be activated 
> (executed) if the additional parameters after those statements match, 
> otherwise nothing happens (and the correct SELinux context might not be 
> saved/restored). I know it may be blatantly obvious for some, but I've 
> made these mistakes until I learned the right way, so it is better to 
> point these things out to save others (pun intended).
> 
> That is one of the reasons I use a 'blank' SAVE and a 'blank' RESTORE at 
> the end of each chain, so that no matter what SELinux context has been 
> set it is always saved (even if it is not set it does NO harm whatsoever 
> for it to be 'saved') and then restored.
> 
> Just thought that needs to be emphasised when SAVE/RESTORE are explained 
> in the man page file.
> 
> Another little note for a minor annoyance - in almost all of your man 
> pages your left alignment is off - every so often when you list 
> parameters/columns the left margin gets bigger and bigger, fitting less 
> information on a line - though you may want to know that.

The manpages (like all of the Shorewall documentation) are maintained in
XML Docbook; the available xml to manpage translators suck.

-Tom
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Shoreline,         \ died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like
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