strace service iptables stop Ted On Mon, 2003-10-27 at 08:48, lartc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > hi all, > > i have an up2date redhat 8 installation with iptables-1.2.8-8.80.2 > > as required by my setup, i insmod ip_conntrack_ftp and ip_nat_ftp to > handle connection tracking of ftp sessions. > > if a connection has been established, and it becomes closed, or if there > is a current ftp session, "service iptables stop" hangs the machine > while trying to remove modules. here's an example, but it does not > necessairly hang on this module -- > > > [root@aztec root]# ps -eaf | grep mod > root 1728 1672 99 14:39 pts/0 00:01:07 modprobe -r ip_nat_ftp > root 1952 1910 0 14:40 pts/1 00:00:00 grep mod > > i have the belief that it is comming from ip_conntrack. in any case, i > can make it happen always (i.e. the system hang). processor time goes to > 99% and a reboot is necessary. > > has anyone else come accross this? is there something to be flushed > prior to removing the modules? > > many thanks! > > charles > -- Ted Kaczmarek<tedkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 18 Packanack Lake Road Wayne, NJ, 07470 973-633-6892 AIM-tedhurrah Yahoo-oasysted