On 08/31/2011 12:24 PM, Always Learning wrote:
On a VPS I wanted to add to IP tables:-
iptables -A XXXX -p tcp -m string --algo bm --string 'login' -j DROP
I got:
iptables: Unknown error 18446744073709551615
uname -a = 2.6.35.4 #2 (don't know how this got installed)
I'm wagering that's not the full output of uname -a. As far as I'm aware, centos have never shipped a 2.6.35 kernel with any release, and that's the sort of error you get with a openVZ "stab" (or Stable) kernel, where unless the host provides you with the modules, there's not a lot you can do about it.
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Appreciate suggestions on how to get kernel 2.6.35.4 to install the whole IP tables package, especially the STRING and RECENT options (in -m).
Perhaps you might want to talk to your hosting company about what they're selling you, because it certainly isn't a 'pure' centos install.
Steve.