On Mar 30, 2013 1:27 AM, "Jarry" <mr.ja...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Gentoo-users, > > I noticed one thing on my server: during boot-up no message > about firewall being started is printed on console. I always > have to check manually if iptables-rules have been loaded. > Strange thing, when doing shutdown, I see messages I expect: > > * Saving iptables state ... [ ok ] > * Stopping firewall ... [ ok ]
Slightly tangential to the subject, but related... I personally prefer *not* to automatically save iptables rules on shutdown. That way, if I made some stupid mistake, a reboot restores the system to the "LKGC" (Last Known Good Configuration)... Rgds, --
