SHOREWALL\-MODULES

Section: Configuration Files (5)
Updated: 04/11/2019
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NAME

modules - Shorewall file

SYNOPSIS

/usr/share/shorewall[6]/modules
/usr/share/shorewall[6]/helpers

DESCRIPTION

These files specify which kernel modules Shorewall will load before trying to determine your iptables/kernel's capabilities.

The modules file is used when LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=No in m[blue]shorewall.confm[][1](8); the helpers file is used when LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes

Important

Beginning with Shorewall 5.2.3, the LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY option has been removed and the behavior is the same as if LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes was specified.

Each record in the files has the following format:

loadmodule modulename [moduleoption...]

The modulename names a kernel module (without suffix). Shorewall will search for modules based on your MODULESDIR setting in m[blue]shorewall.confm[][1](8). The moduleoptions are passed to modprobe (if installed) or to insmod.

The /usr/share/shorewall/modules file contains a large number of modules. Users are encouraged to copy the file to /etc/shorewall/modules and modify the copy to load only the modules required or to use LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes..if n

Note

If you build monolithic kernels and have not installed module-init-tools, then create an empty /etc/shorewall/modules file; that will prevent Shorewall from trying to load modules at all.

EXAMPLE

loadmodule ip_conntrack_ftp ports=21,221

FILES

/usr/share/shorewall/modules

/usr/share/shorewall/helpers

/etc/shorewall/modules

/etc/shorewall/helpers

/usr/share/shorewall6/modules

/usr/share/shorewall6/helpers

/etc/shorewall6/modules

/etc/shorewall6/helpers

NOTES

1.

shorewall.conf

: http://www.shorewall.org/manpages/shorewall.conf.html