> On 26.1.2017. 18:00, Tom Eastep wrote:
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>> On 01/26/2017 03:38 AM, Ivica Glavocic wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> Linux multi interface box, Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.8 x64 (RHEL
>>> with unbreakable kernel 4.1.12-61.1.25.el6uek.x86_64), clean
>>> install, upstart boot system, no network manager. User yum
>>> localinstall to install 5.0.15-3 core, shorewall and init RPMs from
>>> slovakia.shorewall.net . There is no init script in /etc/init.d/ so
>>> Shorewall does not start at boot. /etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf -
>>> STARTUP_ENABLED=Yes, /etc/sysconfig/shorewall-init -
>>> PRODUCTS="shorewall". When started manually with shorewall start
>>> everything is OK. What am I missing?
>>>
>> There are a number of problems here:
>>
>> a) The RPMs from slovakia.shorewall.net are for OpenSuSE, not RHEL.
>> b) Those RPMs assume that systemd is being used, not upstart.
>> c) Shorewall-init doesn't work correctly with upstart. From all recent
>> release notes "Known Problems Remaining":
>>
>>    1)  On systems running Upstart, shorewall-init cannot reliably secure
>>        the firewall before interfaces are brought up.
>>
>> So, unfortunately, you really can't use Shorewall-init on your system.
>>
>> - -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 \________________________________________________
>
> Hi Tom
>
> Thanks for the answer. What options do I have? Where can I get Shorewall
> RHEL6 x64 upstart RPM and what RPMs do I install?

Hi Ivica,

Maybe you could try the packages I provide for RHEL/CentOS, for EL6 here:

http://www.invoca.ch/pub/packages/shorewall/RPMS/ils-6/noarch/

HTH,
Simon


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