Kenneth Jacker wrote:
>   >> Must be something stupid I've forgotten ...
> 
> It *was* something stupid!
> 
>   te> Have you enabled startup in /etc/default/shorewall?
> 
> I had changed the setting in /etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf to:
> 
>    STARTUP_ENABLED=Yes
> 
> but *not* in /etc/default/shorewall.  Duh!
> 
> 
> One danger when you have used 'shorewall' as long as I have, is not
> bothering to re-read the documentation every once in a while.  I *did*
> remember that something needed to be "enabled" or 'shorewall' wouldn't
> run, but obviously changed the wrong thing!
> 
> What is the purpose of "STARTUP_ENABLED"?

Kenneth,

The Debian maintainer thinks that things should be done the Debian way --
that's why he has the /etc/default/shorewall file with the 'startup' option.
The rest of the world controls Shorewall startup using the STARTUP_ENABLED
option in shorewall.conf.

-Tom
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