<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"> <refentry> <refmeta> <refentrytitle>shorewall-params</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> </refmeta> <refnamediv> <refname>params</refname> <refpurpose>Shorewall parameters file</refpurpose> </refnamediv> <refsynopsisdiv> <cmdsynopsis> <command>/etc/shorewall/params</command> </cmdsynopsis> </refsynopsisdiv> <refsect1> <title>Description</title> <para>Assign any shell variables that you need in this file. The file is always processed by <filename>/bin/sh</filename> or by the shell specified through SHOREWALL_SHELL in <ulink url="shorewall.conf.html">shorewall.conf</ulink> (5) so the full range of shell capabilities may be used.</para> <para>It is suggested that variable names begin with an upper case letter to distinguish them from variables used internally within the Shorewall programs</para> <para>The following variable names must be avoided. Those in <emphasis role="bold">bold font</emphasis> must be avoided in all Shorewall versions; those in regular font must be avoided in versions prior to 4.4.8.</para> <simplelist> <member><emphasis role="bold">Any option from <ulink url="shorewall.conf.html">shorewall.conf</ulink> (5)</emphasis></member> <member><emphasis role="bold">COMMAND</emphasis></member> <member><emphasis role="bold">CONFDIR</emphasis></member> <member>DEBUG</member> <member>ECHO_E</member> <member>ECHO_N</member> <member>EXPORT</member> <member>FAST</member> <member>FILEMODE</member> <member>HOSTNAME</member> <member>IPT_OPTIONS</member> <member>NOROUTES</member> <member>PREVIEW</member> <member>PRODUCT</member> <member>PROFILE</member> <member>PURGE</member> <member>RECOVERING</member> <member>RESTOREPATH</member> <member>RING_BELL</member> <member><emphasis role="bold">SHAREDIR</emphasis></member> <member><emphasis role="bold">Any name beginning with SHOREWALL_ or SW_</emphasis></member> <member>STOPPING</member> <member>TEST</member> <member>TIMESTAMP</member> <member>USE_VERBOSITY</member> <member><emphasis role="bold">VARDIR</emphasis></member> <member>VERBOSE</member> <member>VERBOSE_OFFSET</member> <member>VERSION</member> </simplelist> <para>Example params file:</para> <programlisting>NET_IF=eth0 NET_BCAST=130.252.100.255 NET_OPTIONS=routefilter,norfc1918</programlisting> <para>Example <ulink url="shorewall-interfaces.html">shorewall-interfaces</ulink>(5) file.</para> <programlisting>ZONE INTERFACE BROADCAST OPTIONS net $NET_IF $NET_BCAST $NET_OPTIONS</programlisting> <para>This is the same as if the interfaces file had contained:</para> <programlisting>ZONE INTERFACE BROADCAST OPTIONS net eth0 130.252.100.255 routefilter,norfc1918</programlisting> </refsect1> <refsect1> <title>FILES</title> <para>/etc/shorewall/params</para> </refsect1> <refsect1> <title>See ALSO</title> <para><ulink url="http://www.shorewall.net/configuration_file_basics.htm#Variables?">http://www.shorewall.net/configuration_file_basics.htm#Variables</ulink></para> <para>shorewall(8), shorewall-accounting(5), shorewall-actions(5), shorewall-blacklist(5), shorewall-hosts(5), shorewall_interfaces(5), shorewall-ipsets(5), shorewall-maclist(5), shorewall-masq(5), shorewall-nat(5), shorewall-netmap(5), shorewall-policy(5), shorewall-providers(5), shorewall-proxyarp(5), shorewall-rtrules(5), shorewall-routestopped(5), shorewall-rules(5), shorewall.conf(5), shorewall-secmarks(5), shorewall-tcclasses(5), shorewall-tcdevices(5), shorewall-tcrules(5), shorewall-tos(5), shorewall-tunnels(5), shorewall-zones(5)</para> </refsect1> </refentry>