Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 08:15:04 -0500 From: Jeff <jeff@kreska.org> To: Jon Rust <jpr@vcnet.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: restarting natd remotely Message-ID: <39915958.E904FB76@kreska.org> References: <20000808153226.A16088@mail.vcnet.com>
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I had the same experience. You have to use kill -9 or else natd won't exit. Jon Rust wrote: > I've got a client that uses a firewall I made for them with FreeBSD 3S. > Sometimes this customer calls and needs to change a port mapping. I ssh > in and change my natd config file. (I start natd with the -f flag.) How > would I restart it at that point? If I kill the current daemon, I get > locked out. I just tried this: > > # kill [pid of natd] && /sbin/natd -f /usr/local/etc/natd.conf -n mx1 > > And also got locked out, with no access to the box. Had to walk the guy > through restarting it from their side (the box usually has no kb or vid > connected). Is sending a "restart" command the only good way to restart > natd remotely? > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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