iptables-restore: unable to initialize table 'filter'
Issue
When trying to use iptables-restore
an error may be seen if there are special characters or custom return strings:
# iptables-restore < iptables.old
iptables-restore v1.4.21: iptables-restore: unable to initialize table 'filter
Error occurred at line: 2
Environment
- RHV-H
- RHEL 7
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