Provided by: shorewall6-lite_5.0.4-1_all 
NAME
shorewall6-lite - Administration tool for Shoreline 6 Firewall Lite (Shorewall6 Lite)
SYNOPSIS
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] add interface[:host-list]... zone
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] allow address
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] call function [parameter ...]
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] clear [-f]
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] close { open-number | sourcedest [protocol [ port ]]}
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] close source dest [ protocol [ port ] ]
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] delete interface[:host-list]... zone
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] disable { interface | provider }
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] drop address
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] dump [-x] [-l] [-m] [-c]
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] enable { interface | provider }
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] forget [filename]
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] help
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] hits [-t]
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] iptrace iptables match expression
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] logdrop address
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] logwatch [-m] [refresh-interval]
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] logreject address
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] noiptrace iptables match expression
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] open source dest [ protocol [ port ] ]
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] reenable { interface | provider }
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] reject address
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] reset
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] restart [-n] [-p] [-C]
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] restore [-C] [filename]
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] run command [parameter ...]
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] save [-C] [filename]
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] savesets
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] {show | list | ls } [-b] [-x] [-l]
[-t {filter|mangle|nat|raw|rawpost}] [[chain] chain...]
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] {show | list | ls } [-f] capabilities
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] {show | list | ls } [-x] {bl|blacklists}
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] {show | list | ls }
{classifiers|connections|config|events|filters|ip|ipa|zones|policies|marks}
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] {show | list | ls } event event
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] {show | list | ls } [-c] routing
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] {show | list | ls } [-x] {mangle|nat|raw|rawpost}
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] {show | list | ls } tc
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] {show | list | ls } [-m] log
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] start [-n] [-p] [-f] [-C]
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug [nolock]] [-options] stop
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] status [-i]
shorewall6-lite [trace|debug] [-options] version [-a]
DESCRIPTION
The shorewall6-lite utility is used to control the Shoreline Firewall Lite (Shorewall Lite).
OPTIONS
The trace and debug options are used for debugging. See
http://www.shorewall.net/starting_and_stopping_shorewall.htm#Trace.
The nolock option prevents the command from attempting to acquire the shorewall6-lite lockfile. It is
useful if you need to include shorewall commands in the startedextension script[1].
The options control the amount of output that the command produces. They consist of a sequence of the
letters v and q. If the options are omitted, the amount of output is determined by the setting of the
VERBOSITY parameter in shorewall6.conf[2](5). Each v adds one to the effective verbosity and each q
subtracts one from the effective VERBOSITY. Alternately, v may be followed immediately with one of
-1,0,1,2 to specify VERBOSITY. There may be no white-space between v and the VERBOSITY.
The options may also include the letter t which causes all progress messages to be timestamped.
COMMANDS
The available commands are listed below.
add { interface[:host-list]... zone | zone host-list }
Adds a list of hosts or subnets to a dynamic zone usually used with VPN's.
The interface argument names an interface defined in the shorewall-interfaces[3](5) file. A host-list
is comma-separated list whose elements are host or network addresses.
Caution
The add command is not very robust. If there are errors in the host-list, you may see a large
number of error messages yet a subsequent shorewall6-lite show zones command will indicate that
all hosts were added. If this happens, replace add by delete and run the same command again. Then
enter the correct command.
allow address
Re-enables receipt of packets from hosts previously blacklisted by a drop, logdrop, reject, or
logreject command.
call function [ parameter ... ]
Added in Shorewall 4.6.10. Allows you to call a function in one of the Shorewall libraries or in your
compiled script. function must name the shell function to be called. The listed parameters are passed
to the function.
The function is first searched for in lib.base, lib.common and lib.cli. If it is not found, the call
command is passed to the generated script to be executed.
clear [-f]
Clear will remove all rules and chains installed by shorewall6-lite. The firewall is then wide open
and unprotected. Existing connections are untouched. Clear is often used to see if the firewall is
causing connection problems.
If -f is given, the command will be processed by the compiled script that executed the last
successful start, reload, restart or refresh command if that script exists.
close { open-number | source dest [ protocol [ port ] ] }
Added in Shorewall 4.5.8. This command closes a temporary open created by the open command. In the
first form, an open-number specifies the open to be closed. Open numbers are displayed in the num
column of the output of the shorewall6-lite show opens command.
When the second form of the command is used, the parameters must match those given in the earlier
open command.
delete { interface[:host-list]... zone | zone host-list }
The delete command reverses the effect of an earlier add command.
The interface argument names an interface defined in the shorewall-interfaces[3](5) file. A host-list
is comma-separated list whose elements are a host or network address.
disable { interface | provider }
Added in Shorewall 4.4.26. Disables the optional provider associated with the specified interface or
provider. Where more than one provider share a single network interface, a provider name must be
given.
drop address
Causes traffic from the listed addresses to be silently dropped.
dump [-x] [-l] [-m] [-c]
Produces a verbose report about the firewall configuration for the purpose of problem analysis.
The -x option causes actual packet and byte counts to be displayed. Without that option, these counts
are abbreviated.
The -m option causes any MAC addresses included in shorewall6-lite log messages to be displayed.
The -l option causes the rule number for each Netfilter rule to be displayed.
The -c option causes the route cache to be dumped in addition to the other routing information.
enable { interface | provider }
Added in Shorewall 4.4.26. Enables the optional provider associated with the specified interface or
provider. Where more than one provider share a single network interface, a provider name must be
given.
forget [ filename ]
Deletes /var/lib/shorewall6-lite/filename and /var/lib/shorewall6-lite/save. If no filename is given
then the file specified by RESTOREFILE in shorewall6.conf[2](5) is assumed.
help
Displays a syntax summary.
hits
Generates several reports from shorewall6-lite log messages in the current log file. If the -t option
is included, the reports are restricted to log messages generated today.
iptrace ip6tables match expression
This is a low-level debugging command that causes iptables TRACE log records to be created. See
iptables(8) for details.
The iptables match expression must be one or more matches that may appear in both the raw table
OUTPUT and raw table PREROUTING chains.
The trace records are written to the kernel's log buffer with facility = kernel and priority =
warning, and they are routed from there by your logging daemon (syslogd, rsyslog, syslog-ng, ...) --
shorewall6-lite has no control over where the messages go; consult your logging daemon's
documentation.
list
list is a synonym for show -- please see below.
logdrop address
Causes traffic from the listed addresses to be logged then discarded. Logging occurs at the log level
specified by the BLACKLIST_LOGLEVEL setting in shorewall6.conf[2] (5).
logwatch [-m] [refresh-interval]
Monitors the log file specified by the LOGFILE option in shorewall6.conf[2](5) and produces an
audible alarm when new shorewall6-lite messages are logged.
The -m option causes the MAC address of each packet source to be displayed if that information is
available.
The refresh-interval specifies the time in seconds between screen refreshes. You can enter a negative
number by preceding the number with "--" (e.g., shorewall6-lite logwatch -- -30). In this case, when
a packet count changes, you will be prompted to hit any key to resume screen refreshes.
logreject address
Causes traffic from the listed addresses to be logged then rejected. Logging occurs at the log level
specified by the BLACKLIST_LOGLEVEL setting in shorewall6.conf[2] (5).
ls
ls is a synonym for show -- please see below.
noiptrace ip6tables match expression
This is a low-level debugging command that cancels a trace started by a preceding iptrace command.
The ip6tables match expression must be one given in the iptrace command being canceled.
open source dest [ protocol [ port ] ]
Added in Shorewall 4.6.8. This command requires that the firewall be in the started state and that
DYNAMIC_BLACKLIST=Yes in shorewall6.conf (5)[4]. The effect of the command is to temporarily open the
firewall for connections matching the parameters.
The source and dest parameters may each be specified as all if you don't wish to restrict the
connection source or destination respectively. Otherwise, each must contain a host or network address
or a valid DNS name.
The protocol may be specified either as a number or as a name listed in /etc/protocols. The port may
be specified numerically or as a name listed in /etc/services.
To reverse the effect of a successful open command, use the close command with the same parameters or
simply restart the firewall.
Example: To open the firewall for SSH connections to address 2001:470:b:227::1, the command would be:
shorewall6-lite open all 2001:470:b:227::1 tcp 22
To reverse that command, use:
shorewall6-lite close all 2001:470:b:227::1 tcp 22
reenable{ interface | provider }
Added in Shorewall 4.6.9. This is equivalent to a disable command followed by an enable command on
the specified interface or provider.
reject address
Causes traffic from the listed addresses to be silently rejected.
reload [-n] [-p] [-C]
Added in Shorewall 5.0.0, reload is similar to shorewall6-lite start except that it assumes that the
firewall is already started. Existing connections are maintained.
The -n option causes shorewall6-lite to avoid updating the routing table(s).
The -p option causes the connection tracking table to be flushed; the conntrack utility must be
installed to use this option.
The -C option was added in Shorewall 4.6.5. If the specified (or implicit) firewall script is the one
that generated the current running configuration, then the running netfilter configuration will be
reloaded as is so as to preserve the iptables packet and byte counters.
reset [chain, ...]
Resets the packet and byte counters in the specified chain(s). If no chain is specified, all the
packet and byte counters in the firewall are reset.
restart [-n] [-p] [-C]
Beginning with Shorewall 5.0.0, this command performs a true restart. The firewall is completely
stopped as if a stop command had been issued then it is started again.
The -n option causes shorewall6-lite to avoid updating the routing table(s).
The -p option causes the connection tracking table to be flushed; the conntrack utility must be
installed to use this option.
The -C option was added in Shorewall 4.6.5. If the specified (or implicit) firewall script is the one
that generated the current running configuration, then the running netfilter configuration will be
reloaded as is so as to preserve the iptables packet and byte counters.
restore [-n] [-p] [-C] [ filename ]
Restore shorewall6-lite to a state saved using the shorewall6-lite save command. Existing connections
are maintained. The filename names a restore file in /var/lib/shorewall6-lite created using
shorewall6-lite save; if no filename is given then shorewall6-lite will be restored from the file
specified by the RESTOREFILE option in shorewall6.conf[2](5).
Caution
If your ip6tables ruleset depends on variables that are detected at run-time, either in your
params file or by Shorewall-generated code, restore will use the values that were current when
the ruleset was saved, which may be different from the current values.
The -C option was added in Shorewall 4.6.5. If the -C option was specified during shorewall7-lite
save, then the counters saved by that operation will be restored.
run command [ parameter ... ]
Added in Shorewall 4.6.3. Executes command in the context of the generated script passing the
supplied parameters. Normally, the command will be a function declared in lib.private.
Before executing the command, the script will detect the configuration, setting all SW_* variables
and will run your init extension script with $COMMAND = 'run'.
save [-C] [ filename ]
The dynamic blacklist is stored in /var/lib/shorewall6-lite/save. The state of the firewall is stored
in /var/lib/shorewall6-lite/filename for use by the shorewall6-lite restore command. If filename is
not given then the state is saved in the file specified by the RESTOREFILE option in
shorewall6.conf[2](5).
The -C option, added in Shorewall 4.6.5, causes the ip6tables packet and byte counters to be saved
along with the chains and rules.
savesets
Added in shorewall 4.6.8. Performs the same action as the stop command with respect to saving ipsets
(see the SAVE_IPSETS option in shorewall6.conf[4] (5)). This command may be used to proactively save
your ipset contents in the event that a system failure occurs prior to issuing a stop command.
show
The show command can have a number of different arguments:
[-x] bl|blacklists
Added in Shorewall 4.6.2. Displays the dynamic chain along with any chains produced by entries in
shorewall6-blrules(5).The -x option is passed directly through to ip6tables and causes actual
packet and byte counts to be displayed. Without this option, those counts are abbreviated.
[-f] capabilities
Displays your kernel/iptables capabilities. The -f option causes the display to be formatted as a
capabilities file for use with compile -e.
[-b] [-x] [-l] [-t {filter|mangle|nat|raw|rawpost}][ chain... ]
The rules in each chain are displayed using the iptables -Lchain-n -v command. If no chain is
given, all of the chains in the filter table are displayed.
The -x option is passed directly through to iptables and causes actual packet and byte counts to
be displayed. Without this option, those counts are abbreviated.
The -t option specifies the Netfilter table to display. The default is filter.
The -b ('brief') option causes rules which have not been used (i.e. which have zero packet and
byte counts) to be omitted from the output. Chains with no rules displayed are also omitted from
the output.
The -l option causes the rule number for each Netfilter rule to be displayed.
If the -t option and the chain keyword are both omitted and any of the listed chains do not
exist, a usage message is displayed.
classifiers|filters
Displays information about the packet classifiers defined on the system as a result of traffic
shaping configuration.
config
Displays distribution-specific defaults.
connections [filter_parameter ...]
Displays the IP connections currently being tracked by the firewall.
If the conntrack utility is installed, beginning with Shorewall 4.6.11 the set of connections
displayed can be limited by including conntrack filter parameters (-p , -s, --dport, etc). See
conntrack(8) for details.
event event
Added in Shorewall 4.5.19. Displays the named event.
events
Added in Shorewall 4.5.19. Displays all events.
ip
Displays the system's IPv4 configuration.
ipa
Added in Shorewall 4.4.17. Displays the per-IP accounting counters (shorewall-accounting[5] (5)).
[-m] log
Displays the last 20 shorewall6-lite messages from the log file specified by the LOGFILE option
in shorewall6.conf[2](5).
The -m option causes the MAC address of each packet source to be displayed if that information is
available.
[-x] mangle
Displays the Netfilter mangle table using the command ip6tables -t mangle -L -n -v.The -x option
is passed directly through to ip6tables and causes actual packet and byte counts to be displayed.
Without this option, those counts are abbreviated.
marks
Added in Shorewall 4.4.26. Displays the various fields in packet marks giving the min and max
value (in both decimal and hex) and the applicable mask (in hex).
opens
Added in Shorewall 4.5.8. Displays the iptables rules in the 'dynamic' chain created through use
of the open command..
[-x] nat
Displays the Netfilter nat table using the command ip6tables -t nat -L -n -v.The -x option is
passed directly through to iptables and causes actual packet and byte counts to be displayed.
Without this option, those counts are abbreviated.
policies
Added in Shorewall 4.4.4. Displays the applicable policy between each pair of zones. Note that
implicit intrazone ACCEPT policies are not displayed for zones associated with a single network
where that network doesn't specify routeback.
[-x] raw
Displays the Netfilter raw table using the command iptables -t raw -L -n -v.The -x option is
passed directly through to iptables and causes actual packet and byte counts to be displayed.
Without this option, those counts are abbreviated.
[-c] routing
Displays the system's IPv4 routing configuration. The -c option causes the route cache to be
displayed in addition to the other routing information.
tc
Displays information about queuing disciplines, classes and filters.
zones
Displays the current composition of the Shorewall zones on the system.
start [-p] [-n] [-f] [-C]
Start Shorewall6 Lite. Existing connections through shorewall6-lite managed interfaces are untouched.
New connections will be allowed only if they are allowed by the firewall rules or policies.
The -p option causes the connection tracking table to be flushed; the conntrack utility must be
installed to use this option.
The -n option prevents the firewall script from modifying the current routing configuration.
The -f option was added in Shorewall 4.6.5. If the RESTOREFILE named in shorewall.conf[2](5) exists,
is executable and is not older than the current filewall script, then that saved configuration is
restored.
The -C option was added in Shorewall 4.6.5 and is only meaningful when the -f option is also
specified. If the previously-saved configuration is restored, and if the -C option was also specified
in the save command, then the packet and byte counters will be restored.
stop [-f]
Stops the firewall. All existing connections, except those listed in shorewall-routestopped[6](5) or
permitted by the ADMINISABSENTMINDED option in shorewall6.conf[2](5), are taken down. The only new
traffic permitted through the firewall is from systems listed in shorewall-routestopped[6](5) or by
ADMINISABSENTMINDED.
If -f is given, the command will be processed by the compiled script that executed the last
successful start, restart or refresh command if that script exists.
status
Produces a short report about the state of the Shorewall-configured firewall.
The -i option was added in Shorewall 4.6.2 and causes the status of each optional or provider
interface to be displayed.
version [-a]
Displays Shorewall's version. The -a option is included for compatibility with earlier Shorewall
releases and is ignored.
EXIT STATUS
In general, when a command succeeds, status 0 is returned; when the command fails, a non-zero status is
returned.
The status command returns exit status as follows:
0 - Firewall is started.
3 - Firewall is stopped or cleared
4 - Unknown state; usually means that the firewall has never been started.
SEE ALSO
http://www.shorewall.net/starting_and_stopping_shorewall.htm
shorewall6-accounting(5), shorewall6-actions(5), shorewall6-blacklist(5), shorewall6-hosts(5),
shorewall_interfaces(5), shorewall6-ipsets(5), shorewall6-maclist(5), shorewall6-masq(5),
shorewall6-netmap(5), shorewall6-params(5), shorewall6-policy(5), shorewall6-providers(5),
shorewall6-proxyarp(5), shorewall6-rtrules(5), shorewall6-routestopped(5), shorewall6-rules(5),
shorewall6.conf(5), shorewall6-secmarks(5), shorewall6-tcclasses(5), shorewall6-tcdevices(5),
shorewall6-tcrules(5), shorewall6-tos(5), shorewall6-tunnels(5), shorewall6-zones(5)
NOTES
1. extension script
http://www.shorewall.net../shorewall_extension_scripts.html
2. shorewall6.conf
http://www.shorewall.netshorewall.conf.html
3. shorewall-interfaces
http://www.shorewall.netshorewall-interfaces.html
4. shorewall6.conf (5)
http://www.shorewall.net/manpages6/shorewall6.conf.html
5. shorewall-accounting
http://www.shorewall.netmanpages/shorewall-accounting.html
6. shorewall-routestopped
http://www.shorewall.netshorewall-routestopped.html
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