Iptables

[danbo]

i didn't have total root access, i do now...... i will try later.... thx anyways

and yes i've tried

su root
Password:

[genlee]

Read over what I said.

su -

[wassy121]

okay, try

`rpm -ql iptables | grep bin`

to actually run the program. If it runs then, but not with just "iptables" that means your PATH environment variable (you can see what that is with "echo $PATH") is not set to include that command. If you want to make this automatically able to run they type this:

echo "PATH='$PATH':`rpm -ql iptables | grep bin` " >> /etc/profile  && echo ". /etc/profile" >> /root/.bashrc

This will definately put iptables in your path. No matter what. All you have to do is log out, and log back in. Remember, this will probably screw with what your distribution thinks is in those files, and that will insert /usr/sbin into your $PATH variable more than once, but hey, what do you want from me?

[majorwoo]

careful there, wassys idea will run several things on a redhat 8.0

[josh@woo josh]$ rpm -ql iptables | grep bin
/sbin/iptables
/sbin/iptables-restore
/sbin/iptables-save


anyhow, try just running

/sbin/iptables

(also note the su - the - is important to set the PATH as wassy said)

[genlee]

PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2003 5:42 pm Post subject:
Code:
export PATH=$PATH:/sbin
or
Code:
su -
or just login as root from the console

If you do what I posted over 1 week ago it will work

[danbo]

i've done it now thankx...... the problem was....

1. > i didn't have full root access, now i do
2. > the path was /home/admin

to solve this is changed it to / by doing

cd /

and then it was sorted and iptables worked...........

thankx for your help.... NO MORE REPLIES NEEDED