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Re: [FW1] mmm........ no comment ?



$FWDIR/conf/gui-clients

Jason


Roland Moss wrote:
> 
> Can you tell me where that particular file is, so that I can edit it manually.
> 
> Thanks...  Roland
> 
> "David C. Diemer" <[email protected]> on 10/25/2000 08:35:15 AM
> 
> To:   [email protected], [email protected],
>       [email protected]
> cc:    (bcc: Roland Moss/TOR/CDS)
> 
> Subject:  RE: [FW1] mmm........ no comment ?
> 
> It seems that anytime the FWCONFIG command is run and the GUI
> Clients option is selected, fwconfig is actually performing a CAT > under
> the covers, which of course, wipes out the current contents of the file
> in "favor of the new matrix" (Spock, Star Trek II, Wrath of Kahn).
> 
> The better way is to manually edit the file like you did and add your IP
> to the list.
> 
> David C. Diemer, CCSA, CNE
> Enterprise Security Firewall Engineer
> Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS)
> [email protected]
>> 
> >>> Steven Zimmerman <[email protected]> 10/25/00 01:58AM >>>
> 
> Only time this happened to me was when one of my customers went into
> fwconfig (now cpconfig on 4.1) and played with the gui clients option.  If
> you select modify and do not add what is there, it will of course delete all
> existing entries.
> 
> Steven Zimmerman
> CIO
> IR Network Solutions
>>fax
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:     [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]  On Behalf Of
> Etienne
> Sent:     Wednesday, October 25, 2000 1:27 AM
> To:  [email protected]
> Subject:  [FW1] mmm........ no comment ?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> When I arrived this mornin, tried to log onto the policy editor, I got error
> message " no response from server / verify if you are an auth GUI client "
> 
> I am familiar with the error message , so I ssh onto the management station.
> and notice no entries in /etc/fw/conf/gui-clients. I edit it , add my ip and
> now im able to connect with the policy editor again.
> 
> Nothin serious I suppose, just interesting I really do not understand how
> something like that can just happen. What else might be happening that I am
> not aware of.... maybe a rule suddenly decides to change itself to ANY--
> ANY-- ANY-- ACCEPT ????
> 
> anyways dont want to start any flame wars, just thought someone else might
> have come accross a similar situation with no entries in gui-clients file
> and know what could maybe cause it ?
> 
> E.
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