On 5/9/11 3:08 PM, Mr Dash Four wrote:
> 
>> Does your customized init script execute stop/start for reload and
>> restart? Because if you actually run /sbin/shorewall restart, $COMMAND
>> will contain 'restart'.
>>   
> My bad! I have been replacing the shorewall init script since I can 
> remember because the one supplied with shorewall is crap. As it turned 
> out, it has "stop/start" in it instead of "restart" and that is what 
> caused the whole thing. I will be packaging shorewall from source from 
> now on so that I could patch the bits on the script supplied the way I 
> want (and not just blindly copy an old script over).

When you have it the way you want it, please send me a copy.

>>   
> I have to investigate this a bit more carefully! Even though the restart 
> is now much faster that is on a fast machine, on a slow one I have to 
> see how it behaves when I try this on a low-end system - in terms of 
> performance as well as resources it takes/uses. I also do not wish the 
> traffic flow to be disrupted in any way (I am mostly worried about VOIP 
> traffic, which is time-sensitive).

Yes -- that would be a valid concern.

Thanks,
-Tom
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