Firewall with OpenVZ

**ChromoX** · October 30th, 2009

I am in the process of setting up a OpenVZ based VPS, and I was wondering if there was a fix for using UFW on OpenVZ?(Currently it just fails on ufw-init), or if there was another tool like ufw that I could use to configure iptables without having to deal with iptables.

Thanks.

**ChromoX** · November 9th, 2009

Anyone have any ideas?

**smautf** · November 19th, 2009

I also get the ufw on OpenVZ init error.

I've since used Shorewall on a Hardy OpenVZ based VPS with some success. Even got rudimentary port knocking through Shorewall just to try it!

**bodhi.zazen** · May 12th, 2010

Originally Posted by ChromoX

I am in the process of setting up a OpenVZ based VPS, and I was wondering if there was a fix for using UFW on OpenVZ?(Currently it just fails on ufw-init), or if there was another tool like ufw that I could use to configure iptables without having to deal with iptables.

Thanks.

This is an old thread, but for anyone who comes across this via google. search see :

http://blog.bodhizazen.net/uncategor...nvz-templates/