Why setup command overwrites the existing iptables rules?
Issue
- Whenever iptables rules are configured using the setup command(setup-->firewall configuration). The existing iptables rules in the file
/etc/sysconfig/iptablesare over written.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- iptables
- system-config-firewall
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