Why iptables module is not unloading from kernel space, while doing iptables stop or restart?
Issue
- Even after following stop command, iptables modules still be listed in
lsmod
.
service iptables stop
chkconfig iptables off
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Any iptables version
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