Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 836286
iptables init script calls /sbin/restorecon, but iptables rpm doesn't require the corresponding policycoreutils package
Last modified: 2013-02-21 03:43:42 EST
Description of problem: iptables init script calls /sbin/restorecon, but iptables rpm doesn't require the corresponding policycoreutils package Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): iptables-1.4.7-5.1.el6_2 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: --- [root@noip ~]# /etc/init.d/iptables save iptables: Saving firewall rules to /etc/sysconfig/iptables: /etc/init.d/iptables: line 268: restorecon: command not found [FAILED] [root@noip ~]# cat /etc/init.d/iptables | grep restorecon && restorecon $IPTABLES_DATA.save \ && restorecon $IPTABLES_DATA \ [root@noip ~]# which restorecon /usr/bin/which: no restorecon in (/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin) [root@noip ~]# rpm -q iptables --requires | grep restorecon [root@noip ~]# rpm -q iptables --requires | grep coreutils --- On another RHEL6 node: --- [root@hephaestus ~]# which restorecon /sbin/restorecon [root@hephaestus ~]# rpm -qf /sbin/restorecon policycoreutils-2.0.83-19.21.el6_2.x86_64 --- Actual results: /etc/init.d/iptables save fails Expected results: /etc/init.d/iptables save should work Please add the policycoreutils to the iptables package requires
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-0332.html