From owner-freebsd-bugs Wed Nov 11 07:09:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA24000 for freebsd-bugs-outgoing; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 07:09:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA23994 for ; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 07:09:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.5) id HAA22290; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 07:10:00 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 07:10:00 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199811111510.HAA22290@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG From: Ed Symanzik Subject: Re: conf/8350: Problems with /etc/rc.firewall Reply-To: Ed Symanzik Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR conf/8350; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Ed Symanzik To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, skafte@zaius.worldgate.ca Cc: zik@msu.edu Subject: Re: conf/8350: Problems with /etc/rc.firewall Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 10:00:19 -0500 The file should contain ipfw commands not a script. Don't put a flush command in the file. The system will hang waiting for confirmation and -f doesn't apply to files. Quiet mode (-q) doesn't tolerate blank lines in the file. The file is treated as one command. This means you must number your commands (if you don't want one big rule). To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message