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Topic: iptables NO - how to say YES after installation [SOLVED]

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Hello,
during installation i choose NO to install the default firewall/iptables.
Now i want to enable it after some testing.
Is there an easy was to to so with maybe a switch in iRedmail.sh ?

if i run iRedmail.sh again i won't ask me again

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Re: iptables NO - how to say YES after installation [SOLVED]

try 'service iptables restart'

3 Reply by smart01 (edited by smart01 2013-08-16 19:52:16)

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Re: iptables NO - how to say YES after installation [SOLVED]

bryanchapman9999 wrote:

try 'service iptables restart'


is that a guess?
how should this 'solution' do the install job of default rules etc.?

btw.   because the install wasn't done, there is no iptables service to be started...

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Re: iptables NO - how to say YES after installation [SOLVED]

Is your /etc/sysconfig/iptables file populated?

Just because you answered no does not mean the rules would not be written to a file

restart was a typo - service iptables start (although restart would still do the job).

Not a solution, but an answer to your question - dont like it? dont do it!

smart01 wrote:
bryanchapman9999 wrote:

try 'service iptables restart'


is that a guess?
how should this 'solution' do the install job of default rules etc.?

btw.   because the install wasn't done, there is no iptables service to be started...

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Re: iptables NO - how to say YES after installation [SOLVED]

smart01 wrote:

Now i want to enable it after some testing.
Is there an easy was to to so with maybe a switch in iRedmail.sh ?

You can copy files shipped in iRedMail to achieve this purpose:

- iRedMail-0.8.5/samples/iptables.init.debian -> /etc/init.d/iptables
- iRedMail-0.8.5/samples/iptables.rules -> /etc/default/iptables

Then you can control iptables service with /etc/init.d/iptables script (stop/start/restart).

WARNING: please check /etc/default/iptables before starting/restarting it, for example, open required network ports like sshd.

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Re: iptables NO - how to say YES after installation [SOLVED]

Thank you very much for your kind and perfect answer.

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ZhangHuangbin wrote:
smart01 wrote:

Now i want to enable it after some testing.
Is there an easy was to to so with maybe a switch in iRedmail.sh ?

You can copy files shipped in iRedMail to achieve this purpose:

- iRedMail-0.8.5/samples/iptables.init.debian -> /etc/init.d/iptables
- iRedMail-0.8.5/samples/iptables.rules -> /etc/default/iptables

Then you can control iptables service with /etc/init.d/iptables script (stop/start/restart).

WARNING: please check /etc/default/iptables before starting/restarting it, for example, open required network ports like sshd.