On 10/4/2020 6:58 PM, Simon Matter wrote: > Hi, > > I've just updated Shorewall from 5.2.7 to 5.2.8 and did a reload just to > see that the rules haven't been updated: > > [root@abc ~]# shorewall reload > Reloading Shorewall.... > Initializing... > Processing /etc/shorewall/init ... > Setting net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_max = 1048576 > Processing /etc/shorewall/tcclear ... > Setting up Route Filtering... > Setting up Martian Logging... > Setting up Proxy ARP... > Setting up Traffic Control... > Preparing iptables-restore input... > Running /sbin/iptables-restore ... > IPv4 Forwarding Enabled > Processing /etc/shorewall/start ... > Processing /etc/shorewall/started ... > done. > [root@abc ~]# shorewall status > Shorewall 5.2.8 Status at abc.bi.corp.invoca.ch - Sun Oct 4 18:50:45 CEST > 2020 > > Shorewall is running > State:Started Sun Oct 4 18:50:40 CEST 2020 from /etc/shorewall/ > (/var/lib/shorewall/firewall compiled Sun Oct 4 18:45:29 CEST 2020 by > Shorewall version 5.2.7) > > I thought this has always worked and I didn't change anything. > > Am I just too tired (lack of coffee) or was there a change I'm missing? > I'm confused. >
Compilation will only happen when '/etc/shorewall' is modified. So if I'm not mistaking, updating the firewall will not trigger a recompilation. -- Matt Darfeuille <m...@shorewall.org> Community: https://sourceforge.net/p/shorewall/mailman/message/37107049/ SPC: https://sourceforge.net/p/shorewall/mailman/message/36596609/ Homepage: https://shorewall.org _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list Shorewall-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users