Re: [Fwbuilder-discussion] Make fwbuilder script executable?

[<va...@vk...>]

On Mar 21, 2006, at 1:30 PM, Robin Bowes wrote:

> Vadim Kurland =E2=9C=88 wrote:
>>
>> On Mar 21, 2006, at 12:12 PM, Robin Bowes wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm installing the fwbuilder script to /etc/firewall/ on a FC4 =20
>>> system
>>> (iptables).
>>>
>>> I'm activating it in /etc/rc.d/rc.local by adding the line:
>>>
>>>   /etc/firewall/dude.robinbowes.com.fw
>>>
>>> However, when the script is installed it is not made executable. =20
>>> Is  this
>>> by design? Do I need to use:
>>>
>>
>> could be an oversight, but it does not seem to be very bad
>>
>>>   sh /etc/firewall/dude.robinbowes.com.fw
>>>
>>> ...to run the firewall script at boot time?
>>
>>
>> yes, use "sh script.fw" to run it
>>
>> I can add command to the installer to chmod +x script after it is
>> copied if this seems to be critical.
>
> Yes, could you please?


please open a bug

by the way, built-in installer makes the script executable if you =20
communicate with the firewall as a regular user and use sudo to =20
escalate privileges before executing the script.

--vk