Re: Bastille inhibitions

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > 2)  localhost is in your /etc/hosts file as 127.0.0.1.
> 
> Now here was the problem I guess.  The line for 127.0.0.1 in hosts is
> 127.0.0.1    deal-evers    localhost.localdomain

add the two aliases to that line:  " localhost loopback"   i.e.:

127.0.0.1    deal-evers    localhost.localdomain  localhost  loopback

Then do a "xhosts +localhost" and try to start the program.


> > 3)  You don't have localhost firewalled out with your ipchains rules.
> 
> Now that sounds like a logical problem...   How do I check what I have
> firewalled out?  I don't right now know how to look at the ipchains rules I've
> set up.  Sorry to be giving a newbie question.  I'm sure somewhere in my
> Bastille documentation ...

Try:  "ipchains -L -v"

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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