[ale] Debian iptables LOG

[Geoffrey]

Are you sure that both the variables in the line below are set?  and 
another line below that call that echos those values to a file or 
something and check it out.

Subba Rao wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I switched to Debian Distro on one of my system. My iptable rules are in a
> script file called "firewall". The rules are activated by simply invoking the
> script.  There are no parameters such as "start", "stop", "refresh" etc.
> I placed the firewall script in the /etc/init.d directory and executed the
> following command:
> 	update-rc.d -n -f firewall
> 
> Debian spews out some link messages (S40firewall, K40firewall......)
> 
> iptables -A INPUT -d $INTERNET -j LOG --log-prefix 'Packet dropped: ' --log-level 7
> 
> At boot up time the above rule cause the messages is "LOG is not valid
> chain". After the startup is complete, if I execute the same script (firewall)
> then I do not see this error message.
> 
> I am new to Debian.  Please let me know why am I seeing this message.
> iptables have been compiled into the kernel.
> 
> Thank you in advance.

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