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<li>Note the services that are currently running.</li>
<li>Use the command <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">service iptables stop</span></code></b> to stop the service named '''iptables'''</li>
<li>Run a command to verify that the '''iptables''' service has stopped.<br><br>'''NOTE:''' Although the service command seems to work, it is <u>'''deprecated'''</u> (i.e. "out-dated:). It has been replaced by using the [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Init_vs_systemd#systemd_Command_Usage systemctl] command. This is a command based upon a newer method of starting and managing system services called systemd (which replaces init - the "initialization table"). This method allows services to run more independently of each other, so that a service may be stopped without other dependent services to be stopped as well.<br><br>The most popular systemctl commands are shown below (it is optional to include the filename extension '''.service''' after the service-name):<ul><li><span style="font-family:courier;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:bold;">'''systemctl list-units --all'''</span> (get a listing of all service names. Can pipe to grep to list service you are interested in)</li><li><span style="font-family:courier;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:bold;">'''systemctl status service-name''''''''' (Confirm status of a service - running or not-running)</li><li>'''systemctl stop service-name''' </span> (stop a service)</li><li><span style="font-family:courier;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:bold;">'''systemctl start service-name''' </span> (start a service)</li><li><span style="font-family:courier;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:bold;">'''systemctl restart service-name''' </span> (restart a service)</li><li><span style="font-family:courier;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:bold;">'''systemctl enable service-name''' </span> (enable service so service runs upon system startup)</li><li><span style="font-family:courier;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:bold;">'''systemctl disable service-name''' </span> (disable service so it does NOT run upon system startup)<br><br></li></ul></li>
<li>If you reboot now - the iptables service will be turned back on. We don't want it on though, it causes students headaches.<br>To turn it off permanently we need to use the '''systemctl''' command:<b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">systemctl disable iptables</span></code></b><br>(the '''chkconfig''' command used to be the way to enble/disable services, but is now deprecated).</li>
<li>Use the '''systemctl''' command (from the link above - showing examples) to verify that the '''iptables''' service is off no longer running ('''hint:''' issue command, and pipe to grep "'''iptables'''").
<li>Reboot and confirm that it's no longer running.</li>
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