Bug 10024

Summary:	setting FORWARD_IPV4 in /etc/sysconfig/network fails
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	David Lawrence <dkl>
Component:	installer	Assignee:	Michael Fulbright <msf>
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Version:	6.2
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Description Derek Tattersall 2000-03-07 12:30:55 UTC

FORWARD_IPV4 set to true in /etc/sysconfig/network does not set
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward to 1 as it did in 6.1.  Happened on my
home firewall/masquerade box running rc1.2.

Comment 1 Nalin Dahyabhai 2000-03-07 14:30:59 UTC

This has been moved to the net.ipv4.ip_forward variable in /etc/sysctl.conf,
but the installer needs to be modified to stop adding FORWARD_IPV4 to
/etc/sysconfig/network.  Failing that, initscripts might need to migrate the
setting to preserve compatibility with older machines and upgrades.

Comment 2 Bill Nottingham 2000-03-07 15:48:59 UTC

initscripts *does* migrate the settings on upgrade; however,
it won't check for changes made *after* the upgrade.

This should be covered in the release notes.

Assigned to the installer so we can check it there.

Comment 3 Michael Fulbright 2000-03-07 19:08:59 UTC

Fixed in latest internal version.