On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 15:18 -0600, Larry Martell wrote: > I'm trying to set up a VNC server using the instructions at > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/linux-101-easy-vnc-server-setup/ > . > > I am up to step 6: > > Step 6: Edit iptables > > In order for the VNC connections to get through, you must allow them with > iptables. To do this, open up the file /etc/sysconfig/iptables and add the > line: > > -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp -m multiport --dports > 5901:5903,6001:6003 -j ACCEPT > > Save the file and restart iptables with the command: > > service iptables restart > > When I issue the restart command I get: > > iptables: Applying firewall rules: iptables-restore: line 1 failed > [FAILED] > > Note that I did not have an iptables file before but there is > an iptables-config file. > > Can someone help me complete this configuration. > > Thanks! > -larry > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos Can you post the content of the file, I just edit the config file and I didn't get any errors when I issue the command $ sudo /sbin/service iptables restart -- Kind Regards Earl Ramirez GPG Key: http://trinipino.com/PublicKey.asc -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 316 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20131011/651b98a3/attachment-0004.sig>