fwb_ipt - Policy compiler for iptables
fwb_ipt -fdata_file.xml [-4] [-6] [-V]
[-dwdir] [-i] [-ooutput.fw]
[-Ofw1_id,fw1_output.fw[,fw2_id,fw2_output.fw]] [-v] [-xc]
[-xnN] [-xpN] [-xt] object_name
fwb_ipt is a firewall policy compiler component of Firewall
Builder (see fwbuilder(1)). Compiler reads objects definitions and firewall
description from the data file specified with "-f" option and
generates resultant iptables script. The script is written to the file with
the name the same as the name of the firewall object, plus extension
".fw".
The data file and the name of the firewall objects must be
specified on the command line. Other command line parameters are
optional.
- -4
- Generate iptables script for IPv4 part of the policy. If any rules of the
firewall refer to IPv6 addresses, compiler will skip these rules. Options
"-4" and "-6" are exclusive. If neither option is
used, compiler tries to generate both parts of the script, although
generation of the IPv6 part is controlled by the option "Enable IPv6
support" in the "IPv6" tab of the firewall object advanced
settings dialog. This option is off by default.
- -6
- Generate iptables script for IPv6 part of the policy. If any rules of the
firewall refer to IPv6 addresses, compiler will skip these rules.
- -f FILE
- Specify the name of the data file to be processed.
- -o output.fw
- Specify output file name
- -O
fw1_id,fw1_output.fw[,fw2_id,fw2_output.fw]
- The argument is a comma separated list of firewall object IDs and
corresponding output file names. This option is used by fwbuilder GUI
while compiling firewall clusters.
- -d wdir
- Specify working directory. Compiler creates file with iptables script in
this directory. If this parameter is missing, then iptables script will be
placed in the current working directory.
- -v
- Be verbose: compiler prints diagnostic messages when it works.
- -V
- Print version number and quit.
- -i
- When this option is present, the last argument on the command line is
supposed to be firewall object ID rather than its name
- -xc
- When output file name is determined automatically (i.e. flags -o or -O are
not present), the file name is composed of the cluster name and member
firewall name rather than just member firewall name. This is used mostly
for testing when the same member firewall object can be a part of
different clusters with different configurations.
- -xt
- This flag makes compiler treat all fatal errors as warnings and continue
processing rules. Generated configuration script most likely will be
incorrect but will include error message as a comment; this flag is used
for testing and debugging.
- -xp N
- Debugging flag: this causes compiler to print detailed description of the
policy rule number "N" as it precesses it, step by step.
- -xn N
- Debugging flag: this causes compiler to print detailed description of the
NAT rule number "N" as it precesses it, step by step.
Firewall Builder home page is located at the following URL:
http://www.fwbuilder.org/
Please report bugs using bug tracking system on SourceForge:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=5314&atid=105314