Shorewall users - Jun 2005 - Shorewall 2.2.5 documentation ''issues'' & feature request

I''ve just finished installing Shorewall 2.2.5 on a number of systems  
and have discovered the following:

*) Documentation for use of the ''params'' file says :

 >You may use the file /etc/shorewall/params file to set shell  
variables that you can then use in some of the other configuration  
files.

and after some examples says:

 >Variables may be used anywhere in the other configuration files.

If the variables cannot be used in all configuration files, or in  
specific places in configuration files, the exclusions should be  
documented.  Specifically I discovered (the hard way) that variables  
cannot be used in the ''zones'' file.

*) The ocumentation for /sbin/shorewall try syntax does not explain  
the format for the "timeout" option.  If it is just a number does it  
represent seconds? minutes?

*) Shorewall check does not validate variables
This is more of a feature request than a bug.  Currently the  
shorewall check command does not check to see that all defined  
variables are used, nor that all used variables are defined.




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Anthony R. Papineau
Systems & Network Administrator
Exegenix Canada, Exegenix Research
416-762-2433, 416-762-2453(fax)
http://www.exegenix.com