Shorewall users - Mar 2003 - FAQ #8: Starting Shorewall with ipchains installed

I ran into the problem described in the FAQ, Item 8 (ipchains installed when
trying to start Shorewall).  I was just wondering if it makes sense to have
Shorewall automatically detect this and get rid of the offensive ipchains
module?  Or at least detect it and give a clear warning?  It really had me
pulling my hair until I finally found the answer.  Maybe an automated check
would save others from the same frustration.

Shorewall is amazing!  Thanks, Tom.

Bill

--On Monday, March 10, 2003 07:36:46 PM +0000 William Trenker 
<wdtrenker@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> I ran into the problem described in the FAQ, Item 8 (ipchains installed
> when trying to start Shorewall).  I was just wondering if it makes sense
> to have Shorewall automatically detect this and get rid of the offensive
> ipchains module?
Never. Software that blindly reconfigures your system to its own needs is 
written east of Lake Washington. Shoreline is on the west side of the lake 
where we don''t believe in that sort of thing :-)
> Or at least detect it and give a clear warning?  It
> really had me pulling my hair until I finally found the answer.  Maybe an
> automated check would save others from the same frustration.
>
I''ve added such a test to 1.4.0.


-Tom
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