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IPTables - how to edit file in Nano or VI

Posted on 2012-12-26

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Hi,
I just want to edit IPtables using Nano or VI. I seem to only find commands to edit painfully slowly from the command line. Can anyone tell me what file I should edit IPtables and what is its location.

Thanks.

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Question by:NYGiantsFan

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by:farzanj

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ID: 387220102012-12-26

You can edit the config file directly. Which Linux distro are you using? Red Hat family may have it in:

/etc/sysconfig/iptables

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by:NYGiantsFan

ID: 387220652012-12-26

thanks... i found what I was looking for. It was named something different by this distro.

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by:NYGiantsFan

ID: 387220662012-12-26

My distro had it names something different from IPTables.... frustrating.

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by:farzanj

ID: 387222802012-12-26

If you have Ubuntu, it is not using IP Tables currently and it is not my fault:)

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