On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 00:39, Kevin Mark wrote: > On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 00:19, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > > On Tue, 2003-08-26 at 23:14, Kevin Mark wrote: > > > > > you can read /etc/init.d/iptables comments for info. > > > > Hmmm. On reading, I notice a function named "initd_clear" called by an > > argument of "clear". Running this leaves the system open - all targets > > are "ACCEPT". > > > > The README in /etc/init.d points at the Debian Policy manual, and this > > mentions several standard arguments for init.d scripts - "clear" isn't > > one of them. > > > > How would I find out what (if anything) calls with this argument? If > > some automated process is going to call this, it will leave my system > > with an open firewall, and I need to know to plan around it. > <snip> > the script can not be accessed by anyone. it can only be called inside > the script which can only be run by a root user. So it doesnt see to be > security concern (but I'm not a security expert -- will the local guru > commment)
I'll be interested to hear it too. In theory, there must be some reason it was put in the script in the first place... Cheers, Bret, who wishes he could just get on with drinking tea and exploring Space-Time Physics -- bwaldow at alum dot mit dot edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
