Description of problem: Bad policy name in section 7.1.2.1 Basic Firewall Policies of Red Hat Linux 9 Security Guide. DENY policy is not available in iptables. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Run this command as root: iptables -P INPUT DENY System's answer: iptables: Bad policy name Steps to Reproduce: 1. Log in as root. 2. iptables -P INPUT DENY 3. Actual results: Change policy name from DENY to DROP. Expected results: Additional info:
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