Re: service iptables stop; hangs constantly on red hat 8

[Ted Kaczmarek <tedkaz@optonline.net>]

strace service iptables stop

Ted
On Mon, 2003-10-27 at 08:48, lartc@manchotnetworks.net wrote:
> hi all,
> 
> i have an up2date redhat 8 installation with iptables-1.2.8-8.80.2
> 
> as required by my setup, i insmod ip_conntrack_ftp and ip_nat_ftp to
> handle connection tracking of ftp sessions.
> 
> if a connection has been established, and it becomes closed, or if there
> is a current ftp session, "service iptables stop" hangs the machine
> while trying to remove modules. here's an example, but it does not
> necessairly hang on this module --
> 
> 
> [root@aztec root]# ps -eaf | grep mod
> root      1728  1672 99 14:39 pts/0    00:01:07 modprobe -r ip_nat_ftp
> root      1952  1910  0 14:40 pts/1    00:00:00 grep mod
> 
> i have the belief that it is comming from ip_conntrack. in any case, i
> can make it happen always (i.e. the system hang). processor time goes to
> 99% and a reboot is necessary.
> 
> has anyone else come accross this? is there something to be flushed
> prior to removing the modules?
> 
> many thanks!
> 
> charles
> 
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