#!/bin/sh # # Shorewall help subsystem - V3.0 # # # This program is under GPL [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.htm] # # (c) 2003-2005 - Tom Eastep (teastep@shorewall.net) # Steve Herber (herber@thing.com) # # This file should be placed in /usr/share/shorewall/help # # Shorewall documentation is available at http://shorewall.sourceforge.net # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of Version 2 of the GNU General Public License # as published by the Free Software Foundation. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA ################################################################################## case $1 in add) echo "add: add [:] ... Adds a list of hosts or subnets to a dynamic zone usually used with VPN's. shorewall add interface:host-list ... zone - Adds the specified interface (and host-list if included) to the specified zone. A host-list is a comma-separated list whose elements are: A host or network address The name of a bridge port The name of a bridge port followed by a colon (":") and a host or network address. Example: shorewall add ipsec0:192.0.2.24 vpn1 -- adds the address 192.0.2.24 from interface ipsec0 to the zone vpn1. See also \"help host\"" ;; address|host) echo "<$1>: May be either a host IP address such as 192.168.1.4 or a network address in CIDR format like 192.168.1.0/24. If your kernel and iptables contain iprange match support then IP address ranges of the form - are also permitted. If your kernel and iptables contain ipset match support then you may specify the name of an ipset prefaced by "+". The name of the ipsec may be optionally followed by a number of levels of ipset bindings (1 - 6) that are to be followed" ;; allow) echo "allow: allow
... Re-enables receipt of packets from hosts previously blacklisted by a drop or reject command. Shorewall allow, drop, rejct and save implement dynamic blacklisting. See also \"help address\"" ;; check) echo "check: check [ ] Performs a cursory validation of the zones, interfaces, hosts, rules, policy, masq, blacklist, proxyarp, nat and provider files. Use this if you are unsure of any edits you have made to the shorewall configuration. See the try command examples for a recommended way to make changes." ;; clear) echo "clear: clear Clear will remove all rules and chains installed by Shoreline. The firewall is then wide open and unprotected. Existing connections are untouched. Clear is often used to see if the firewall is causing connection problems." ;; compile) echo "compile: compile [ ] Compiles the current configuration into the executable file /var/lib/shorewall/" 'generate' is a synonym for 'compile'. ;; debug) echo "debug: debug If you include the keyword debug as the first argument to any of these commands: start|stop|restart|reset|clear|refresh|check|add|delete then a shell trace of the command is produced. For example: shorewall debug start 2> /tmp/trace The above command would trace the 'start' command and place the trace information in the file /tmp/trace. The word 'trace' is a synonym for 'debug'." ;; delete) echo "delete: delete [:] ... Deletes a list of hosts or networks from a dynamic zone usually used with VPN's. shorewall delete interface[:host-list] ... zone - Deletes the specified interfaces (and host list if included) from the specified zone. A host-list is a comma-separated list whose elements are: A host or network address The name of a bridge port The name of a bridge port followed by a colon (":") and a host or network address. Example: shorewall delete ipsec0:192.0.2.24 vpn1 -- deletes the address 192.0.2.24 from interface ipsec0 from zone vpn1 See also \"help host\"" ;; drop) echo "$1: $1
... Causes packets from the specified
to be ignored Shorewall allow, drop, rejct and save implement dynamic blacklisting. See also \"help address\"" ;; dump) echo "dump: dump shorewall [-x] dump Produce a verbose report about the firewall for problem analysis. (iptables -L -n -) When -x is given, that option is also passed to iptables to display actual packet and byte counts." ;; forget) echo "forget: forget [ ] Deletes /var/lib/shorewall/. If no is given then the file specified by RESTOREFILE in shorewall.conf is removed. See also \"help save\"" ;; generate) echo "generate: generate [ ] Compiles the current configuration into the executable file /var/lib/shorewall/" 'compile' is a synonym for 'generate'. ;; help) echo "help: help [ | host | address ] Display helpful information about the shorewall commands." ;; hits) echo "hits: hits Produces several reports about the Shorewall packet log messages in the current /var/log/messages file." ;; ipcalc) echo "ipcalc: ipcalc { address mask | address/vlsm } Ipcalc displays the network address, broadcast address, network in CIDR notation and netmask corresponding to the input[s]." ;; ipdecimal) echo "ipdecimal: ipdecimal { | } Converts an IP address into its 32-bit decimal equivalent and vice versa" ;; iprange) echo "iprange: iprange address1-address2 Iprange decomposes the specified range of IP addresses into the equivalent list of network/host addresses." ;; logwatch) echo "logwatch: logwatch [] Monitors the LOGFILE, $LOGFILE, and produces an audible alarm when new Shorewall messages are logged." ;; refresh) echo "refresh: [ -q ] refresh The rules involving the broadcast addresses of firewall interfaces, the black list, traffic control rules and ECN control rules are recreated to reflect any changes made. Existing connections are untouched If \"-q\" is specified, less detain is displayed making it easier to spot warnings" ;; reject) echo "$1: $1
... Causes packets from the specified
to be rejected Shorewall allow, drop, rejct and save implement dynamic blacklisting. See also \"help address\"" ;; reload) echo "reload: reload [ ] Causes Shorewall to generate a new compiled restore file using the named directory as the first search directory for configuration file. If that generation is error-free, the generated restore file is executed." ;; reset) echo "reset: reset All the packet and byte counters in the firewall are reset." ;; restart) echo "restart: [ -q ] [ -n ] restart [ ] Restart is the same as a shorewall stop && shorewall start. Existing connections are maintained. If \"-q\" is specified, less detain is displayed making it easier to spot warnings If \"-n\" is specified, no changes to routing will be made" ;; safe-restart) echo "safe-restart: [ -q ] safe-restart Restart the same way as a shorewall restart except that previous firewall configuration is backed up and will be restored if you notice any anomalies or you are not able to reach the firewall any more." ;; safe-start) echo "safe-start: [ -q ] safe-start Start the same way as a shorewall start except that in case of anomalies shorewall clear is issued. " ;; restore) echo "restore: [ -n ] restore [ ] Restore Shorewall to a state saved using the 'save' command Existing connections are maintained. The names a restore file in /var/lib/shorewall created using "shorewall save"; if no is given then Shorewall will be restored from the file specified by the RESTOREFILE option in shorewall.conf. If \"-n\" is specified, no changes to routing will be made. WARNING: If the restore file specified by was created using the 'shorewall generate' command and error messages are produced during 'shorewall restore' then your firewall is probably in an INSECURE STATE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!! See also \"help save\", \"help generate\" and \"help forget\"" ;; save) echo "save: save [ ] The dynamic data is stored in /var/lib/shorewall/save. The state of the firewall is stored in /var/lib/shorewall/ for use by the 'shorewall restore' and 'shorewall -f start' commands. If is not given then the state is saved in the file specified by the RESTOREFILE option in shorewall.conf. Shorewall allow, drop, rejct and save implement dynamic blacklisting. See also \"help restore\" and \"help forget\"" ;; show) echo "show: show [ [ ...] |actions|classifiers|connections|log|macros|mangle|nat|tc|zones] shorewall [-x] show [ ... ] - produce a verbose report about the IPtable chain(s). (iptables -L chain -n -v) shorewall show actions - produce a list of builtin actions and actions defined in /usr/share/shorewall/actions.std and /etc/shorewall shorewall [-x] show mangle - produce a verbose report about the mangle table. (iptables -t mangle -L -n -v) shorewall [-x] show nat - produce a verbose report about the nat table. (iptables -t nat -L -n -v) shorewall show log - display the last 20 packet log entries. shorewall show macros -- displays the standard macros. shorewall show connections - displays the IP connections currently being tracked by the firewall. shorewall show tc - displays information about the traffic control/shaping configuration. shorewall show zones - displays the contents of all zones. shorewall show capabilities - displays your kernel/iptables capabilities When -x is given, that option is also passed to iptables to display actual packet and byte counts." ;; start) echo "start: [ -q ] [ -f ] [ -n ] start [ ] Start shorewall. Existing connections through shorewall managed interfaces are untouched. New connections will be allowed only if they are allowed by the firewall rules or policies. If \"-q\" is specified, less detail is displayed making it easier to spot warnings If \"-f\" is specified, the saved configuration specified by the RESTOREFILE option in shorewall.conf will be restored if that saved configuration exists. In that case, a may not be specified. If \"-n\" is specified, no changes to routing will be made". ;; stop) echo "stop: [ -n ] stop Stops the firewall. All existing connections, except those listed in /etc/shorewall/routestopped, are taken down. The only new traffic permitted through the firewall is from systems listed in /etc/shorewall/routestopped. If \"-n\" is specified, no changes to routing will be made" ;; status) echo "status: status shorewall status Displays the Shorewall status (running/not-running). Also displays the Shorewall state as shown in the state diagram at http://www.shorewall.net/starting_and_stopping_shorewall. The time and date when that state was reached is also displayed." ;; trace) echo "trace: trace If you include the keyword trace as the first argument to any of these commands: start|stop|restart|reset|clear|refresh|check|add|delete then a shell trace of the command is produced. For example: shorewall trace start 2> /tmp/trace The above command would trace the 'start' command and place the trace information in the file /tmp/trace. The word 'debug' is a synonym for 'trace'." ;; try) echo "try: try [ -n ] [ ] Restart shorewall using the specified configuration. If an error occurs during the restart, then another shorewall restart is performed using the default configuration. If a timeout is specified then the restart is always performed after the timeout occurs and uses the default configuration. The \"-n\" option will be passed down to the underlying commands (see 'start', 'stop', 'restart' and 'restore')" ;; version) echo "version: version Show the current shorewall version which is: $version" ;; *) echo "$1: $1 is not recognized by the help command" ;; esac exit 0 # always ok