iptables.. not there

**mohd** · 09-12-2003

iptables wont work. they arent a "valid command" AHH help

i use redhat 9

**kihbord** · 09-12-2003

What specifically are u trying to do - i.e. what command did u issue?

**mohd** · 09-12-2003

lol. i cant use any command.

**daveo** · 09-22-2003

Originally Posted by mohd

lol. i cant use any command.

Hmm are you logged-in as root ?

**Hellmasker** · 09-22-2003

any command????
things like ls still work right?

do this

Code:

su
&#40;enter ur root pw at prompt&#41;
iptables -L

this will shwo ur current iptables setup

if it says invalid command etc try

Code:

rpm -qa|grep -i iptables

if iptables is installed it should show up here, if it doesnt u need to download a new copy ( rpm.pbone.net ) or www.netfilter.org i think

**andutt** · 09-22-2003

Thats not possible....as a normal user you can execute many commands... with the id command you can see which user you are for the moment... ls -l works right??

**steveb** · 09-22-2003

To view output from iptables -L you need to be logged in as root

Code:

su
"root password"

in an xterm
issue command

Code:

/usr/sbin/iptables -L

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