This is what you said Tom Eastep > Scott Ruckh wrote: >> >> $ sudo iptables -N foo >> $ sudo iptables -A foo -m recent --update -j ACCEPT >> >> iptables v1.3.5: Couldn't load match >> `recent':/usr/lib/iptables/libipt_recent.so: cannot open shared object >> file: No such file or directory >> >> Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information. >> >> $ sudo locate libipt_recent.so >> /usr/local/lib/iptables/libipt_recent.so >> /lib64/iptables/libipt_recent.so >> >> /lib64/iptables/libipt_recent.so is from vendor supplied iptables >> (iptables-1.2.11-3.1.RHEL4). >> >> /usr/local/lib/iptables/libipt_recent.so I would assume from version >> 1.3.5 >> which I compiled some time back. >> >> Obviously, neither of them in the location where iptables is looking. > > Looks like you need to clean up such that you have a single consistent > copy > of iptables and its libraries installed. > > -Tom
That is definitely the way it appears. For the short-haul I have just created a symbolic link to the /usr/local/lib/iptables directory and that appears to have worked. When I get some time I will work on getting this cleaned up as not to have similar problems. Thanks for your help!! (and quick response as always). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users
