Re: [FW1] Rulebase gone (was: FW Logswitch Problems)

["Christian Beshkov" <c.beshkov@FW1-NOSPAMsof.bulbank.bg>]

Hi,

I had a similar problem, read this article
http://www.phoneboy.com/faq/0136.html


Christian Beshkov
LCP, SCSA
Network administrator
Bulbank AD

----- Original Message -----
From: <tschouteden@leaseplan.be>
To: <fw-1-mailinglist@beethoven.us.checkpoint.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 1:10 PM
Subject: [FW1] Rulebase gone (was: FW Logswitch Problems)


>
> Hi there,
>
> I had some problems switching logs (on the Windows NT management server)
so
> after some advice I decided to stop the firewall service, manually move
the
> logfile and restart it.  Everything went fine, except when I fired up the
> Policy Editor I noticed my entire rulebase was gone.  The object
> definitions are still there but all the rules NAT and FloodGate included
> are gone.  Luckily this is on the management server so our firewall policy
> is still in place on the firewall.
>
> I checked the $FWDIR\conf\rulebases.fws file and it seems unfinished, it
> ends with an opening (-sign.  The same goes for the $FWDIR\conf\standard.w
> file, it ends unfinished.  My guess is this was caused by the full disk (0
> bytes free) I had before I moved the logs.
>
> Now, when I choose File > Installed Policies .. in the GUI client, I can
> still select the rulebase on the firewall and view it entirely.  My
> question is, how do I get to copy the rulebase on the firewall back to the
> management server?
>
> As you can probably guess, any help would be greatly appreciated.
> It doesn't happen every morning, that I wake up with an empty rulebase. :(
>
> Tom





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