Don't understand these errors with logdrop target

[Steve Comfort <steve@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

Below is a snippet from my setup script :

       echo 1

       $IPTABLES -N LOGDROP
       $IPTABLES -A LOGDROP -j LOG --log-level debug
       $IPTABLES -A LOGDROP -j DROP

       echo 2

       $IPTABLES -P INPUT LOGDROP
      
       echo 3
      
       $IPTABLES -P OUTPUT LOGDROP
      
       echo 4
      
       $IPTABLES -P FORWARD LOGDROP

       echo 5

When this is run, I see the output below (the echo's are just to zone in 
on the exact rule(s) generating errors):

1
2
iptables: Bad policy name
3
iptables: Bad policy name
4
iptables: Bad policy name
5

The question is : Why does using LOGDROP as a policy cause these errors?

(I have CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_LOG set BTW).

Best regards
Steve Comfort