FYI Enchilada fresh install: iptables

[Rrrr]

Command:
iptables-restart : I ran this command 3x without changing any rules.

Issue:
Sometime I get none, one or two messages: "iptables: Invalid argument. Run `dmesg' for more information."
I checked the rules, they seem fine.

Cause (?):
It seems to do with how much I wait between running this command, but I am not sure.

root@vultr:~ $ iptables-restart
iptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter mangle   [  OK  ]
iptables: Flushing firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]
iptables: Unloading modules:                               [  OK  ]
iptables: Applying firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]
ip6tables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter         [  OK  ]
ip6tables: Flushing firewall rules:                        [  OK  ]
ip6tables: Unloading modules:                              [  OK  ]
ip6tables: Applying firewall rules:                        [  OK  ]
Stopping fail2ban:                                         [  OK  ]
Starting fail2ban: mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/run/fail2ban': File exists
                                                           [  OK  ]
ln: creating symbolic link `/usr/sbin/iptables': File exists
Taking too long? Customize the chown command, See http://wiki.freepbx.org/display/FOP/FreePBX+Chown+Conf
Setting Permissions...
Setting base permissions...Done
Setting specific permissions...
 1384 [============================]
Finished setting permissions
Stopping fail2ban:                                         [  OK  ]
Starting fail2ban: mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/run/fail2ban': File exists
                                                           [  OK  ]
WARNING: Always run Incredible PBX behind a secure hardware-based firewall.


root@vultr:~ $ iptables-restart
iptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter mangle   [  OK  ]
iptables: Flushing firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]
iptables: Unloading modules:                               [  OK  ]
iptables: Applying firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]
ip6tables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter         [  OK  ]
ip6tables: Flushing firewall rules:                        [  OK  ]
ip6tables: Unloading modules:                              [  OK  ]
ip6tables: Applying firewall rules:                        [  OK  ]
Stopping fail2ban:                                         [  OK  ]
Starting fail2ban: mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/run/fail2ban': File exists
                                                           [  OK  ]
ln: creating symbolic link `/usr/sbin/iptables': File exists
iptables: Invalid argument. Run `dmesg' for more information.
iptables: Invalid argument. Run `dmesg' for more information.
Taking too long? Customize the chown command, See http://wiki.freepbx.org/display/FOP/FreePBX+Chown+Conf
Setting Permissions...
Setting base permissions...Done
Setting specific permissions...
 1384 [============================]
Finished setting permissions
Stopping fail2ban:                                         [  OK  ]
Starting fail2ban: mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/run/fail2ban': File exists
                                                           [  OK  ]
WARNING: Always run Incredible PBX behind a secure hardware-based firewall.


root@vultr:~ $ iptables-restart
iptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter mangle   [  OK  ]
iptables: Flushing firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]
iptables: Unloading modules:                               [  OK  ]
iptables: Applying firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]
ip6tables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter         [  OK  ]
ip6tables: Flushing firewall rules:                        [  OK  ]
ip6tables: Unloading modules:                              [  OK  ]
ip6tables: Applying firewall rules:                        [  OK  ]
Stopping fail2ban:                                         [  OK  ]
Starting fail2ban: mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/run/fail2ban': File exists
                                                           [  OK  ]
ln: creating symbolic link `/usr/sbin/iptables': File exists
iptables: Invalid argument. Run `dmesg' for more information.
Taking too long? Customize the chown command, See http://wiki.freepbx.org/display/FOP/FreePBX+Chown+Conf
Setting Permissions...
Setting base permissions...Done
Setting specific permissions...
 1384 [============================]
Finished setting permissions
Stopping fail2ban: ^[[A                                    [  OK  ]
Starting fail2ban: mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/run/fail2ban': File exists

                                                           [  OK  ]
WARNING: Always run Incredible PBX behind a secure hardware-based firewall.

 

[wardmundy]

Lots going on behind the scenes. So long as everything starts, it's nothing to worry about. pbxstatus should show current status of the services.