You don't need a -j target to use the owner module, I use it for bandwidth byte/counter logging, but heres some output for you to read. [root@scsi1 root]# uname -r 2.4.20-grsec [root@scsi1 root]# iptables -I OUTPUT -m owner --uid-owner root -j ACCEPT iptables: Target problem laptop:~# uname -r 2.4.19 laptop:~# iptables -I OUTPUT -m owner --uid-owner root laptop:~# iptables -I OUTPUT -m owner --uid-owner root -j ACCEPT laptop:~# ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thorsten Scherf" <tscherf@web.de> To: "blkcore" <netfilter@blackcore.net>; <netfilter@lists.netfilter.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 3:19 PM Subject: Re: 2.4.20 - ntfilter (owner) problems > I recently compiled 2.4.20 with netfilter support, with the owner module > (-m owner), and after several attempts of trying to use it (worked for > 2.4.18), it gives an error. > > [root@scsi1 slinksi]# iptables -I OUTPUT -m owner --uid-owner root > iptables: Target problem Where is your target?! Is see no one!