Thanks for the follow-up! [root@sannomiya ~]# chkconfig --list iptables iptables 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off My /etc/rc.d/init.d/iptables script is the default script installed with FC3. Cheers, Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: Alexey Toptygin [mailto:alexeyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 2 July 2005 15:03 > To: David Leangen > Subject: RE: /etc/sysconfig/iptables does not load on reboot > > > On Sat, 2 Jul 2005, David Leangen wrote: > > > If I use 'iptables-restore /etc/sysconfic/iptables' after > reboot, then the > > correct script gets loaded (which also shows that the correct > values are in > > /etc/sysconfig/iptables). > > > > My init script IS indeed getting run at system startup. > > Are you sure? What does "chkconfig --list iptables" say? > > Alexey