That clears it up nicely. I'll default to reloads, then. Thanks for the quick response!
On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 12:27 PM Tom Eastep <teas...@shorewall.net> wrote: > On 4/24/19 8:30 PM, David Burrow wrote: > > Hi all! > > > > Previous user of Shorewall, returning after a long absence. How much it > > has evolved. I see that Tom has stopped development, but I'm wondering > > if anyone on the list has run into this problem? > > > > In the documentation for the rules file, it states that switch values > > are retained across a Shorewall restart. However, it doesn't actually > > look like that is happening on my system. > > > > Ubuntu Server 16.04 > > Shorewall is set up with three interfaces and zones: WAN, LAN Bridge, > > and a separate VLAN bridge. > > > > I have the following rules, as part of a strategy to limit my kids > > access to the internet when they are supposed to be in bed. Rules work > > exactly as expected: > > > > REJECT:info loc:+burrow-bigkids\ > > net all - - > > - - - - - > > timestart=03:00×top=12:00&weekdays=Sun,Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu&utc\ > > > > > > - is_dst > > REJECT:info loc:+burrow-bigkids\ > > net all - - > > - - - - - > > timestart=04:00×top=13:00&weekdays=Sun,Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu&utc\ > > > > > > - !is_dst > > > > > > EXCEPT, the value of is_dst is always set to 0 on a shorewall restart. > > > > I haven't the foggiest idea even where to look. Does anyone have any > > suggestions? > > > > Switch values are retained over a 'shorewall reload' and are saved over > 'shorewall restart' only if RESTART=reload in shorewall.conf. If > RESTART=restart, then 'shorewall restart' does a 'shorewall stop' > followed by a 'shorewall start'. So, unless the switch also appears in > the 'stoppedrules', its setting will be lost. > > -Tom > -- > Tom Eastep \ Q: What do you get when you cross a mobster with > Shoreline, \ an international standard? > Washington, USA \ A: Someone who makes you an offer you can't > http://shorewall.org \ understand > \_______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Shorewall-users mailing list > Shorewall-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users >
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