1) On systems running Upstart, Shorewall-init cannot reliably close the firewall before interfaces come up. 2) Under rare circumstances where COMMENT is used to attach comments to rules, OPTIMIZE 8 through 15 can result in invalid iptables-restore (ip6tables-restore) input. Workaround: Don't use optimizaiton levels greater than 7. 3) Under rare circumstances unvolving exclusion, OPTIMIZE 8 through 15 canresult in invalid iptables-restore (ip6tables-restore) input. Workaround: Don't use optimizaiton levels greater than 7.