On Sunday 23 August 2020 15:45:22 Joe wrote: > On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 14:26:19 -0400 > > Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > Since the big conversion of file structs vs who owns what, which > > apparently includes running rc.local as the logged in user and not > > as root, that has hidden the iptables stuff from everybody but root > > since its not now in the users $PATH. > > > > So what is the best way to assure this stuff gets started during a > > reboot or restart of X? Stuff that s/b running regardless of any X > > restarts until the next full reboot? Stretch, uptodate plus tde > > here. > > My server iptables is inherited from, I think, sarge, so it's probably > not done optimally today. It's an init script run from /etc/rcS.d.
Ah,/etc/rcS.d/S18netfilter-persistent but that does not mention iptables anyplace in it. Whats the diff? Or better yet, can this "netfilter" thingy import a set of rules saved from iptables? Hey, I've got an idea, go RTFM. Except there isn't one. Next? > My netbook was stretch until a few weeks ago, is now buster, therefore > is somewhat broken. It has iptables-persistent installed, which I > believe is all that is needed now. > > Or you can muck about with systemd... Thanks. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>