Note that the iptables default prefix is /usr/local, which is a different path than used by openSUSE.Īcquire administrative privileges and then change directory into the package directory used to build iptables. Notice the similarity in patterns between the above three commands. sudo /etc/init.d/iptables restart For systems that use sysvinit, try the above command instead.

Since setting up iptables only requires reading source files and invoking tools, a standard account is adequate and there is no need to log in as Root. Restarting the Iptables Firewall sudo systemctl restart iptables You can use the above command to restart the iptables service in your Ubuntu machine. Install iptables-persistent: sudo apt-get install iptables-persistent After its installed, you can save/reload iptables rules anytime: sudo /etc/init.d/iptables-persistent save sudo /etc/init. Verify the signature or checksum, unpack the package, read INSTALL, and then perform the following steps listed below:Ĭonfigure using a standard account. The easy way is to use iptables-persistent. To manually update the firewall, visit and download iptables. Before manual compiling, please verify that the same newer version is really not ready to be installed from packages, maybe among 'unstable' packages.

Restart iptables