shorewall_code/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-modules.xml
Tom Eastep 42a46d42b6
Centralize the complete list of manpages in shorewall(8)
Signed-off-by: Tom Eastep <teastep@shorewall.net>
2017-06-16 17:11:43 -07:00

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<refentry>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>shorewall-modules</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo>Configuration Files</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>modules</refname>
<refpurpose>Shorewall file</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>/usr/share/shorewall[6]/modules</command>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>/usr/share/shorewall[6]/helpers</command>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>These files specify which kernel modules Shorewall will load before
trying to determine your iptables/kernel's capabilities.</para>
<para>The <filename>modules</filename> file is used when
LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=No in <ulink
url="/manpages/shorewall.conf.html">shorewall.conf</ulink>(8); the
<filename>helpers</filename> file is used when
LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes</para>
<para>Each record in the files has the following format:</para>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>loadmodule</command>
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable
class="parameter">modulename</replaceable></arg>
<arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>moduleoption</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
<para>The <replaceable>modulename</replaceable> names a kernel module
(without suffix). Shorewall will search for modules based on your
MODULESDIR and MODULE_SUFFIX settings in <ulink
url="/manpages/shorewall.conf.html">shorewall.conf</ulink>(8). The
<replaceable>moduleoption</replaceable>s are passed to modprobe (if
installed) or to insmod.</para>
<para>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.<note>
<para>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.</para>
</note></para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Example</title>
<para>loadmodule ip_conntrack_ftp ports=21,221</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>FILES</title>
<para>/usr/share/shorewall/modules</para>
<para>/usr/share/shorewall/helpers</para>
<para>/etc/shorewall/modules</para>
<para>/etc/shorewall/helpers</para>
<para>/usr/share/shorewall6/modules</para>
<para>/usr/share/shorewall6/helpers</para>
<para>/etc/shorewall6/modules</para>
<para>/etc/shorewall6/helpers</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See ALSO</title>
<para>shorewall(8)</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>