There is a difference between error messages in iptables and iptables-compat: #sudo iptables-compat -D INPUT 4 iptables: No chain/target/match by that name. #sudo iptables -D INPUT 4 iptables: Index of deletion too big. Now, will show same error message. Signed-off-by: Arushi Singhal <arushisinghal19971997@xxxxxxxxx> --- iptables/nft.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/iptables/nft.c b/iptables/nft.c index e33d00f..40646f4 100644 --- a/iptables/nft.c +++ b/iptables/nft.c @@ -2603,7 +2603,7 @@ const char *nft_strerror(int err) { nft_rule_add, E2BIG, "Index of insertion too big" }, { nft_rule_check, ENOENT, "Bad rule (does a matching rule exist in that chain?)" }, { nft_rule_replace, ENOENT, "Index of replacement too big" }, - { nft_rule_delete_num, E2BIG, "Index of deletion too big" }, + { nft_rule_delete_num, ENOENT, "Index of deletion too big" }, /* { TC_READ_COUNTER, E2BIG, "Index of counter too big" }, { TC_ZERO_COUNTER, E2BIG, "Index of counter too big" }, */ { nft_rule_add, ELOOP, "Loop found in table" }, -- 2.7.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html