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IPtables: if you reboot the machine configurations are not loaded?

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I have a problem with iptables on CentOS 6.2.

I configured:

chkconfig iptables on
and the file /etc/sysconfig/iptables

If you reboot the machine configurations are not loaded. iptables-L gives me the default configurations (not assigned) if I (a machine booted): service iptables start then then it works. How can I fix?

posted Oct 10, 2013 by Kumar Mitrasen

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2 Answers

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chkconfig iptables on

fixes the problem..

answer Oct 10, 2013 by Sumit Pokharna
I had already given the command but do not load configurations
commented Oct 10, 2013 by anonymous
+1 vote

After service iptables start do:

service iptables save

This saves your configuration for the next restart / reboot

answer Oct 10, 2013 by Ahmed Patel
thank you for your help, I solved the problem but until now it had never happened with the VPS.
iptables first started out and then edit the file /etc/sysconfig/iptables
and chkconfig iptables on
commented Oct 10, 2013 by anonymous
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