iptables-sav error

[njuguna]

Hello chaps,

I need to avoid as much as possible buying a router, so i read about, and come across this lovely program...iptables*

So, I follow the procedure defined @

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Internet/ConnectionSharing

and the first four commands are fine.
However, running the fifth

 iptables-save |tree /etc/iptables.sav

gives me this error:

/etc/iptables.sav [error opening dir]

Any ideas why? I'm doing it as root, an have tried in normal user mode.

Quick fix please...

[atreyu]

Hello chaps,

I need to avoid as much as possible buying a router, so i read about, and come across this lovely program...iptables*

So, I follow the procedure defined @

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Internet/ConnectionSharing

and the first four commands are fine.
However, running the fifth

 iptables-save |tree /etc/iptables.sav

gives me this error:

/etc/iptables.sav [error opening dir]

Any ideas why? I'm doing it as root, an have tried in normal user mode.

Quick fix please...

just by looking at the guide you linked, don't you mean to do this:

sudo iptables-save | sudo tee /etc/iptables.sav

or if root, without the sudo parts:

iptables-save | tee /etc/iptables.sav

(you have tree)

the next command fails b/c you did not create the file in the first command.

[njuguna]

I did create the file first, but the error recurred.

The full error is

tree /etc/iptables.sav    [error opening dir]

0 directories, 0 files

What am I missing?

[atreyu]

this works perfectly for me:

user@localhost:~$ sudo iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
user@localhost:~$ sudo iptables-save |sudo tee /etc/iptables.sav
# Generated by iptables-save v1.4.4 on Sat Jan 28 01:50:36 2012
*filter
:INPUT ACCEPT [163:18309]
:FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0]
:OUTPUT ACCEPT [76:7728]
-A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT 
-A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT 
COMMIT
# Completed on Sat Jan 28 01:50:36 2012
user@localhost:~$ cat /etc/iptables.sav 
# Generated by iptables-save v1.4.4 on Sat Jan 28 01:50:36 2012
*filter
:INPUT ACCEPT [163:18309]
:FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0]
:OUTPUT ACCEPT [76:7728]
-A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT 
-A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT 
COMMIT
# Completed on Sat Jan 28 01:50:36 2012
user@localhost:~$ sudo iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.sav 
user@localhost:~$ echo $?
0

Post the exact command you are running, and include any output the command generates.

[njuguna]

I'll do it shortly
Actually, I run the commands as they are above, and the only output I get is the error I posted above in full:

tree /etc/iptables.sav [error opening dir]

0 directories, 0 files

[MASONTX]

Not my area, but I notice Atreyu's command is "sudo tee /etc/iptables.sav"
while yours is "tree /etc/iptables.sav". Change "tree" to "tee" and see if it runs.

[njuguna]

Not my area, but I notice Atreyu's command is "sudo tee /etc/iptables.sav"
while yours is "tree /etc/iptables.sav". Change "tree" to "tee" and see if it runs.

I there such a command?

[MASONTX]

From Wikipedia: In computing, tee is a command in various command-line interpreters (shells) such as Unix shells, 4DOS/4NT and Windows PowerShell, which displays or pipes the output of a command and copies it into a file or a variable. It is primarily used in conjunction with pipes and filters.
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[edit] Description and syntax

tee is normally used to split the output of a program so that it can be seen on the display and also be saved in a file. The command can also be used to capture intermediate output before the data is altered by another command or program. The tee command reads standard input, then writes its content to standard output and simultaneously copies it into the specified file(s) or variables. The syntax differs depending on the command's implementation:

[njuguna]

Sorry atreyu, didn't post the exact command.

iptables-save |tree /etc/iptables.sav

I see MASONTX, that the command was illegal because of the 'r' in 'tee' command.

Thanks chaps.

That's the case, I'll give it a try tonight. Update you tomorrow.