Why nftables reports "Error: Could not process rule: No such file or directory" while inserting nftables rules ?

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Issue

  • Getting an error when inserting nftables rules Error: Could not process rule: No such file or directory.
# nft insert rule ip filter INPUT icmp type timestamp-request counter drop

Error: Could not process rule: No such file or directory
insert rule ip filter INPUT icmp type timestamp-request counter drop
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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.
  • nftables

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