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Samohttnias

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From: Deep in the Desert

Registered: 2024-06-29

Posts: 45

[SOLVED] Firewalld .... "preset: disabled"

My Firewall seems to be working, but I noticed this message. The part that worries me in the "preset: disabled" part. I don't know what that means or how to fix it. Can someone educate me? Preferably, with a gentle touch and soft tone.
Seriously, though, should I be worried? I suspect I'll find Firewalld shut off on my next restart, but I'm busy doing  a hand full of everything else to that right now.

● firewalld.service - firewalld - dynamic firewall daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/firewalld.service; enabled; preset: disabled)

Any information is appreciated!
Peace, blessings and toodles.

Last edited by Samohttnias (2024-06-30 08:33:11)

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Awebb

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Registered: 2010-05-06

Posts: 6,688

Re: [SOLVED] Firewalld .... "preset: disabled"

Enabled means it will start on boot, because it's either enabled by default (that's what preset means) or has been enabled by you.

I have no idea what it means to not have meal in my mouth, though. Please read the systemd wiki article.

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 65,078

Re: [SOLVED] Firewalld .... "preset: disabled"

The preset condition is point- and meaningless, https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=293001

On a general note and wrt your other thread, you stand better chances to get help when not starting every thread with "Can you guys stop being assholes for a moment and …"
*MUCH* better chances. (I think some of the guys on this forum are complete assholes and will ignore you just because they might find that a bit offensive)

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Samohttnias

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From: Deep in the Desert

Registered: 2024-06-29

Posts: 45

Re: [SOLVED] Firewalld .... "preset: disabled"

Eh, fair enough. I was a bit aggravated earlier and Lord knows that after all the forums I've combed through, there is a smell abouts.
However I must concede, the vast majority, by all means the super-majority, of Arch users are pretty awesome, I've noticed.
Thanks guys, I appreciate the information; should I start  the computer tomorrow and this is just gone I'll mark this as solved, but  it's still there now.....

For clarity with the second ... fellow's comment, I did in fact enable it. That was the point. This I believe came from a prompt to a status query. I'd have to look it up again.

Last edited by Samohttnias (2024-06-29 11:31:11)

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Awebb

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Registered: 2010-05-06

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Re: [SOLVED] Firewalld .... "preset: disabled"

To clear things up, you should look up the systemctl commands "enable" and "start" in the systemctl manpage. What presets do/are supposed to do, is being described in the systemd.preset manpage and in the systemctl manpage under the "preset" and "preset-all" commands.