"File Exists" usually means an identical entry (not necessarily a file) already exists. The same chain is already defined in line 9027 > -----Original Message----- > From: netfilter-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:netfilter- > owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joey > Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 6:51 AM > To: IPTables > Subject: error with iptables-restore > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I have been working on getting my ip list to be written to a save file, > and > it looks good, but I get this error when restoring: > > > > iptables-restore v1.3.5: error creating chain 'CIDR-TURKEY':File exists > > Error occurred at line: 9945 > > > > No there are 20 other chains that are generated prior to this one in > exactly > the same way, and there are several chains that load PRIOR to this one, > so I > know I don't have a syntax issue. > > > > Line 9945 has this: > > :CIDR-TURKEY - [0:0] > > > > Which looks exactly the same as every other chain creation line. > > > > I have linked the entire generated text file ( restore formatted file ) > here > <http://web56.net/TEST-IP-TABLES> > > > > > > Sorry to be such a newb.. > > > > Thanks! > > Joey > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
