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 -- Tom Eastep \ When I die, I want to go like my Grandfather who Shoreline, \ died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like Washington, USA \ all of the passengers in his car http://shorewall.net \________________________________________________
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