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Firewall Configuration Shuts Off

Post by laukce01 »

How come when I turn the Firewall Configuration ON, then close out, and re-open the application, it shows that it is OFF? How do I turn it ON and leave it on?
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k357k9
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Re: Firewall Configuration Shuts Off

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Mine does the same thing.
laukce01

Re: Firewall Configuration Shuts Off

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That doesn't answer my question though...
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Re: Firewall Configuration Shuts Off

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I was trying to indicate that you are not the only one with this problem. I wonder why this topic isn't getting more attention.
caribriz

Re: Firewall Configuration Shuts Off

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Is this what you see?

When opening the program - before you click unlock and enter password -
Firewall before enter password.png
This when you enter password -
Firewall unlocked.png
This is normal for gufw (I don't know why it is this way - it is confusing).
Once you've done it and unless you turn it off yourself, it should then be set to on.

If unconvinced and you want to check whether the firewall is on, you can open a terminal and enter

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sudo ufw status
or

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sudo ufw status verbose
If it says "active" - then it's on.
If it says "inactive" - then it's off and you need to enable it.

Have a read here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Gufw

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Re: Firewall Configuration Shuts Off

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@caribriz

Thanks for your answer. It was right on target.
This is normal for gufw (I don't know why it is this way - it is confusing).
Yes it is. User friendly it is not.
laukce01

Re: Firewall Configuration Shuts Off

Post by laukce01 »

Thanks! Yes I ran that command in terminal and it says that it is active even though is says "OFF" on the program.
toledomint

Re: Firewall Configuration Shuts Off

Post by toledomint »

My Firewall shuts itself off. If I close my laptop and reboot I have to go into the firewall everytime and set it to on. I don't understand why it keeps shutting itself off and can't stay on. Any ideas anyone ?.
laukce01

Re: Firewall Configuration Shuts Off

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Toledomint,

Please read the other responses above.
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