shorewall-modules
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Configuration Files
modules
Shorewall file
/usr/share/shorewall[6]/modules
/usr/share/shorewall[6]/helpers
Description
These files specify which kernel modules Shorewall will load before
trying to determine your iptables/kernel's capabilities.
The modules file is used when
LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=No in shorewall.conf(8); the
helpers file is used when
LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes
Each record in the files has the following format:
loadmodule
modulename
moduleoption
The modulename names a kernel module
(without suffix). Shorewall will search for modules based on your
MODULESDIR and MODULE_SUFFIX settings in shorewall.conf(8). The
moduleoptions are passed to modprobe (if
installed) or to insmod.
The /usr/share/shorewall/modules file contains a large number of
modules. Users are encouraged to copy the file to /etc/shorewall/modules
and modify the copy to load only the modules required or to use
LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes.
If you build monolithic kernels and have not installed
module-init-tools, then create an empty /etc/shorewall/modules file;
that will prevent Shorewall from trying to load modules at all.
Example
loadmodule ip_conntrack_ftp ports=21,221
FILES
/usr/share/shorewall/modules
/usr/share/shorewall/helpers
/etc/shorewall/modules
/etc/shorewall/helpers
/usr/share/shorewall6/modules
/usr/share/shorewall6/helpers
/etc/shorewall6/modules
/etc/shorewall6/helpers
See ALSO
shorewall(8)