12 replies to this topic

[mop]

How can I stop the APF firewall temporarily? I don't want to uninstall it permanently and I want to turn it back on in just a bit.

[Tor]

There should be a file in /etc/init.d/ (a script) that allows you to start/stop this servce. It is probably named "apf". Try

# ./etc/init.d/apf stop

[TcM]

How do you discover such things? I mean, it's not that straight forward...

[Tor]

In the shell I search for "apf". I found that a binary is in dir /etc/init.d (which I know contains scripts). So I just went an executed it and discovered that it was the startup/shutdown script.

[TcM]

So it was something like... a lucky discovery?

[LinuxBomber]

Don't they document these things?

[TcM]

I've got no idea... I think and hope so.

[ToRk]

hello
chkconfig apf off

or you can rename apf directory
cd /etc
mv apf apfold

when you need it back rename it again to apf

[Tor]

Wouldn't renaming the directory cause problems?

[ToRk]

Hello Tor;

no it won't , i tried it befor ;)

in case it cause problem bring it back to apf

[MHJ]

Would it be possible to uninstall it and the go back and re-install it at a later date?

[EGS]

Why would you ever want to stop it?...
My sites are saved by it because we get DoS and DDoS attacks 24/7.