Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 10:06:25 +0300 (EEST) From: Kostyuk Oleg <cub@cub.org.ua> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Error in ipfw manpage (EXAMPLES/SETS OF RULES) Message-ID: <200306230706.h5N76Pnq048328@demani.digma>
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>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Originator: Kostyuk Oleg <cub@cub.org.ua>
>Organization:
>Confidential: no
>Synopsis: Error in ipfw manpage (EXAMPLES/SETS OF RULES)
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Category: docs
>Class: doc-bug
>Release: FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE i386
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD demani.digma 5.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE #3: Mon Jun 9 12:19:59 EEST 2003 root@demani.digma:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/CUB i386
>Description:
The ipfw(8) manpage has an example of using ipfw sets of rules,
but the example does not work.
>How-To-Repeat:
Try to execute commands from EXAMPLES/SETS OF RULES manpage section
# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(wheel) groups=0(wheel), 5(operator)
# ipfw disable set 18
ipfw: unrecognize enable/disable keyword: set
>Fix:
Patch for manpage
--- /usr/src/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8 Sat Mar 15 03:13:00 2003
+++ ipfw.8 Mon Jun 23 09:50:59 2003
@@ -2001,9 +2001,9 @@
.Ss SETS OF RULES
To add a set of rules atomically, e.g. set 18:
.Pp
-.Dl "ipfw disable set 18"
+.Dl "ipfw set disable 18"
.Dl "ipfw add NN set 18 ... # repeat as needed"
-.Dl "ipfw enable set 18"
+.Dl "ipfw set enable 18"
.Pp
To delete a set of rules atomically the command is simply:
.Pp
@@ -2011,9 +2011,9 @@
.Pp
To test a ruleset and disable it and regain control if something goes wrong:
.Pp
-.Dl "ipfw disable set 18"
+.Dl "ipfw set disable 18"
.Dl "ipfw add NN set 18 ... # repeat as needed"
-.Dl "ipfw enable set 18 ; echo done; sleep 30 && ipfw disable set 18"
+.Dl "ipfw set enable 18 ; echo done; sleep 30 && ipfw set disable 18"
.Pp
Here if everything goes well, you press control-C before the "sleep"
terminates, and your ruleset will be left active. Otherwise, e.g. if
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