Description of problem: firewall-cmd --add-service=http --permanent returns success without opening port at all - even temporarily . firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http works correctly Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: firewall-cmd --add-service=http --permanent Steps to Reproduce: 1.firewall-cmd --add-service=http --permanent 2. 3. Actual results: "success" -- no change to firewall Expected results: "success" port open persistantly Additional info:
I just realized that this is expected as the --permanent does not affect the firewall until reboot