How to prevent iptables from starting when libvirtd is started

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • The Libvirtd process will add iptables rules into iptables when starting libvirtd.
  • iptables will run when starting libvirtd, even if iptables was disable before .
# service iptables stop
iptables: Firewall is not running.

# service libvirtd restart

# service iptables status

table: filter
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
num  target     prot opt source               destination         
1    ACCEPT     udp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           udp dpt:53 
2    ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           tcp dpt:53 
3    ACCEPT     udp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           udp dpt:67 
4    ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           tcp dpt:67 

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
num  target     prot opt source               destination         
1    ACCEPT     all  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           
2    REJECT     all  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           reject-with icmp-port-unreachable 
3    REJECT     all  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           reject-with icmp-port-unreachable 

....

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content