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nixos/doc: update rl-2111 w.r.t. iptables-nft migration
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@ -35,7 +35,17 @@
This means, <literal>ip[6]tables</literal>,
<literal>arptables</literal> and <literal>ebtables</literal>
commands will actually show rules from some specific tables in
the <literal>nf_tables</literal> kernel subsystem.
the <literal>nf_tables</literal> kernel subsystem. In case
you’re migrating from an older release without rebooting,
there might be cases where you end up with iptable rules
configured both in the legacy <literal>iptables</literal>
kernel backend, as well as in the <literal>nf_tables</literal>
backend. This can lead to confusing firewall behaviour. An
<literal>iptables-save</literal> after switching will complain
about <quote>iptables-legacy tables present</quote>. It’s
probably best to reboot after the upgrade, or manually
removing all legacy iptables rules (via the
<literal>iptables-legacy</literal> package).
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@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the followin
[Fedora](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/iptables-nft-default).
This means, `ip[6]tables`, `arptables` and `ebtables` commands will actually
show rules from some specific tables in the `nf_tables` kernel subsystem.
In case you're migrating from an older release without rebooting, there might
be cases where you end up with iptable rules configured both in the legacy
`iptables` kernel backend, as well as in the `nf_tables` backend.
This can lead to confusing firewall behaviour. An `iptables-save` after
switching will complain about "iptables-legacy tables present".
It's probably best to reboot after the upgrade, or manually removing all
legacy iptables rules (via the `iptables-legacy` package).
- systemd got an `nftables` backend, and configures (networkd) rules in their
own `io.systemd.*` tables. Check `nft list ruleset` to see these rules, not