cdist-type__iptables_rule(7)

Nico Schottelius

Table of Contents

1. NAME
2. DESCRIPTION
3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS
4. OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
5. EXAMPLES
6. SEE ALSO
7. COPYING

1. NAME

cdist-type__iptables_rule - Deploy iptable rulesets

2. DESCRIPTION

This cdist type allows you to manage iptable rules in a distribution independent manner.

3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS

rule
The rule to apply. Essentially an iptables command line without iptables in front of it.

4. OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

state
present or absent, defaults to present

5. EXAMPLES

# Deploy some policies
__iptables_rule policy-in  --rule "-P INPUT DROP"
__iptables_rule policy-out  --rule "-P OUTPUT ACCEPT"
__iptables_rule policy-fwd  --rule "-P FORWARD DROP"

# The usual established rule
__iptables_rule established  --rule "-A INPUT -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT"

# Some service rules
__iptables_rule http  --rule "-A INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT"
__iptables_rule ssh   --rule "-A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT"
__iptables_rule https --rule "-A INPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT"

# Ensure some rules are not present anymore
__iptables_rule munin --rule "-A INPUT -p tcp --dport 4949 -j ACCEPT" \
    --state absent

6. SEE ALSO

  • cdist-type(7)
  • cdist-type__iptables_apply(7)
  • iptables(8)

7. COPYING

Copyright (C) 2013 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).