iptablesrocks.org - safety precautions
any previous settings and you server will be in a "accept all" state where it accepts any incoming, outgoing and forward packet requests. You certainly
do not want to leave this crontab running if you are not actively working on your iptables configuration. The sole of this crontab is to provide a safety
net should you accidentally screw up and lock yourself out of your server while you are implementing or testing new iptables configurations. With this
crontab running, should you lock yourself out you will only have to wait a maximum of 15 minutes before the iptables configuration resets and you are
able to log into your server again.
You should always disable this crontab entry once you are finished modifying your iptables configuration.
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February 13, 2004 15:27:51
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