On 10/15/2014 5:19 PM, Thomas D. wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am getting multiple reports regarding a shorewall-4.6.4.1 startup error:
> 
>>  * Starting shorewall ...
>> /var/lib/shorewall/firewall: line 2080: echo: write error: No such file or 
>> directory
>>    WARNING: Unable to set log backend to ipt_LOG
> 
> I see this error also on some of my systems but not all.
> 
> Restarting shorewall always works. And the command around line 2080 are
> all fine..
> 
> If I try to set "net.netfilter.nf_log.2=ipt_LOG" using sysctl on boot I
> am getting the same error.
> 
> The problem seems to be that the LOG backend module (ipt_LOG in my case)
> wasn't loaded yet (proof: If I make sure that ipt_LOG loads early on
> boot, everything works).
> 
> So it seems like were are missing a modprobe in shorewall before setting
> the LOG backend...
> 
> If there IS a modprobe call *before* setting nf_log this seems to be a
> timing issue (module load not yet finished)...

Do all of these users set LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes?

-Tom
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