{"id":1875,"date":"2015-03-22T13:14:13","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T13:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/support\/?p=1875"},"modified":"2015-04-24T11:41:24","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T10:41:24","slug":"how-to-clear-all-firewall-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/support\/how-to-clear-all-firewall-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"How to: Clear All Firewall Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ssh.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-1908 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ssh-150x150.png\" alt=\"ssh\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ssh-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ssh.png 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>After (or before) installing CSF, APF or some other IPTABLES based firewall there is often a need to clear all existing rules before starting the firewall otherwise you wun the risk of locking yourself out of the server console.<\/p>\n<p>The following suggestion will clear all IPTABLE firewall rules.<\/p>\n<pre>#!\/bin\/sh\r\necho \"Stopping firewall and allowing everyone...\"\r\niptables -F\r\niptables -X\r\niptables -t nat -F\r\niptables -t nat -X\r\niptables -t mangle -F\r\niptables -t mangle -X\r\niptables -P INPUT ACCEPT\r\niptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT\r\niptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>You may find it helpful to have a script on your server ready to run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After (or before) installing CSF, APF or some other IPTABLES based firewall there is often a need to clear all existing rules before starting the firewall otherwise you wun the risk of locking yourself out of the server console. 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