Hi List, Thanks in advance for reading this, any help is gratefully appreciated. odd problem, after upgrading to debian wheezy (Shorewall-4.5.5.3) from debian squeeze and (Shorewall-4.4.11.6-3+squeeze1) when doing a start,restart or refresh I see the error: ERROR: Startup is disabled. shorewall check shows this: ERROR: The 'zones' file does not exist or has zero size The content of the zones file hasn't changed and has this content in both /etc/shorewall & /var/lib/shorewall: fw firewall loc ipv4 eth3:0.0.0.0/0 net ipv4 eth2:0.0.0.0/0 Here are the installed packages: dpkg -l | grep shorewall ii shorewall 4.5.5.3-3 all Shoreline Firewall, netfilter configurator ii shorewall-common 4.4.11.6-3+squeeze1 all Shoreline Firewall, netfilter configurator - transition package ii shorewall-core 4.5.5.3-3 all Shorewall core components ii shorewall-shell 4.4.11.6-3+squeeze1 all Shoreline Firewall, netfilter configurator - transition package --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is your legacy SCM system holding you back? Join Perforce May 7 to find out: • 3 signs your SCM is hindering your productivity • Requirements for releasing software faster • Expert tips and advice for migrating your SCM now http://p.sf.net/sfu/perforce