Bug 1030296 - RFE: add warning to system-config-firewall documentation
Summary: RFE: add warning to system-config-firewall documentation
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: doc-Security_Guide
Version: 6.4
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: rc
: 6.5
Assignee: Bara Ancincova
QA Contact: Tomas Capek
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-11-14 10:05 UTC by Evgheni Dereveanchin
Modified: 2015-04-21 11:37 UTC (History)
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Doc Type: Enhancement
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Last Closed: 2015-04-21 11:37:02 UTC
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Description Evgheni Dereveanchin 2013-11-14 10:05:08 UTC 
Description of problem:
The documentation does not warn users about the fact that system-config-firewall will erase all custom rules that are defined in the system (as described in next chapters of the doc)

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Security_Guide/sect-Security_Guide-Firewalls-Basic_Firewall_Configuration.html

How reproducible:
Always

Proposed fix:
add warning to the page informing that running system-config-firewall may remove any custom rules defined by direct iptables commands.
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