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IP Conntrack FTP in VE
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description: Hello everybody, I'm trying to have ftp access (in passive mode) to a VE protected by iptables. On a physical server, i can get this working by enabling ip_conntrack & ip_conntrack_ftp but i doesn't work in the VE. I've already read this : http://forum.openvz.org/index.php?t=msg&goto=13133& But it doesn't work for me # uname -r 2.6.26-2-openvz-amd64 # cat /etc/debian_version 5.0.2 # grep IPTABLES /etc/vz/vz.conf IPTABLES="ipt_REJECT ipt_tos ipt_limit ipt_multiport iptable_filter iptable_mangle ipt_TCPMSS ipt_tcpmss ipt_ttl ipt_length ipt_state ip_conntrack_ftp ip_conntrack" # cat /etc/modules [...] loop ip_conntrack ip_conntrack_ftp # lsmod | grep connt nf_conntrack_ftp 12728 0 nf_conntrack_ipv4 24352 16 iptable_nat,nf_nat nf_conntrack 82688 5 nf_conntrack_ftp,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4,xt_state I manage to connect to the VE by ftp, but the DIR command doesn't work (the port is blocked on the VE by the firewall : the ip conntrack ftp doesn't seem to work ). If you have any idea... Thanks in advance
creator: ulver
date: 2009-09-30T15:49:58-00:00

Re: IP Conntrack FTP in VE
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description: I have currently the same Problem, is there now a solution for this? I think this is, because the module is now named nf_conntrack_ftp and not ip_conntrack_ftp anymore. but when i enter in IPTABLES the name nf_conntrack_ftp, then, i get, that this is not a valid module. greetz
creator: Erdbeergulasch
date: 2010-03-16T21:29:44-00:00

Re: IP Conntrack FTP in VE
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description: ip_conntrack_ftp is an alias for nf_conntrack_ftp, see: $ modinfo nf_conntrack_ftp filename: /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-openvz-amd64/kernel/net/netfilter/nf_c onntrack_ftp.ko alias: ip_conntrack_ftp <----!!! (...) Are the container(s) restarted after changeing the vz.conf ? Bye, Thorsten
creator: curx
date: 2010-03-17T18:37:11-00:00

Re: IP Conntrack FTP in VE
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description: thx for answer, this is true, that nf_conntrack_ftp is a alias, but i think it is not loaded into the ct. yes, the ct was restartet, after manually loading the nf_conntrack_ftp package. and you can't set in the /etc/vz/vz.conf at the section IPTABLES, the new name of the module (nf_conntrack_ftp), because when i enter nf_conntrack_ftp to this file, than i get the error, Warning: Unknown iptable module: nf_conntrack_ftp, skipped i think, that the problem is, that openvz thinks, the modules name is ip_conntrack_ftp and so it looks for it, but openvz doesn't find it (because it is a alias and aliases are ignored in openvz) and so it could not be loaded. I have looked up in the file ip_tables_matches but i haven't found the module ip_conntrack_ftp root@ct101:/# cat /proc/net/ip_tables_matches owner owner mac state helper conntrack conntrack length ttl tcpmss multiport multiport limit tos tos dscp udplite udp tcp icmp what can i do?
creator: Erdbeergulasch
date: 2010-03-18T00:44:23-00:00

Re: IP Conntrack FTP in VE
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description: found your post on: http://www.linux-forum.de/iptables-und-ftp-und-logprobleme-b er-openvz-auf-hn-deb-lenny-34622.html > IPTABLES="ip_tables ipt_REJECT ipt_tos ipt_limit ipt_multiport iptable_filter iptable_mangle ipt_TCPMSS ipt_tcpmss ipt_ttl ipt_length ip_conntrack ip_conntrack_ftp ip_conntrack_irc ipt_LOG ipt_conntrack ipt_helper ipt_state iptable_nat ip_nat_ftp ip_nat_irc ipt_TOS ipt_REDIRECT xt_mac ipt_owner" esp. ipt_state is an alias, too # modinfo xt_state filename: /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-openvz-amd64/kernel/net/netfilter/xt_s tate.ko alias: ip6t_state alias: ipt_state (...) but a xt_state is not show in you ct config, but used (ip_targets_match : state) loaded kmod module in ct0 (=hardwarenode) can be used in ct without configuration. for debuging: - load ipt ruleset in ct - make a connection to your ct via ftp: - track entries on ct0 and ct in the /proc/net/ip_conntrack Bye, Thorsten
creator: curx
date: 2010-03-18T08:19:13-00:00

Re: IP Conntrack FTP in VE
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description: Confirm. Using kernel-PAE-2.6.27-kiprensky.1.i686.rpm from official page, using my distro supplied kernel, my own build using patch-kiprensky.1-combined.gz, i get same result as described. I also tried this on different HW (all x86 platform). Some info about my system(s)/configs: Hardware node # uname -m i686 # uname -r 2.6.27-kiprensky.1-PAE # lsmod |egrep '(conn|state)' xt_state 5896 4 nf_conntrack_ipv4 14104 8 iptable_nat,nf_nat x_tables 15756 8 ipt_ttl,ipt_REJECT,xt_tcpudp,xt_state,xt_hashlimit,iptable_nat,ip_tables,xt_multiport nf_conntrack_ftp 11060 0 nf_conntrack 60820 5 xt_state,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ftp # egrep 'IPTABLES' /etc/vz/conf/1003.conf IPTABLES="ip_tables iptable_filter iptable_nat iptable_mangle ip_conntrack ip_conntrack_ftp ipt_state ipt_multiport ipt_helper" On hardware node no iptables rules configured in FORWARD chain and tables 'raw', 'mangle', 'nat'. Please look at module refcount: it 0, but VE started. On 2.6.18 (production) everything is ok and refcount ~ 18. Is this normal? VE iptables -A INPUT -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m multiport --dports 21,80,873 -m tcp --tcp-flags FIN,SYN,RST,ACK SYN -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -p icmp -m icmp --icmp-type 8 -m hashlimit --hashlimit-upto 30/sec --hashlimit-mode dstip --hashlimit-name echo_request -j ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -o lo -j ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -p udp -m udp --sport 1024:65535 --dport 53 -j ACCEPT # cat /proc/net/ip_tables_matches ttl udplite udp tcp state hashlimit hashlimit icmp multiport multiport # cat /proc/net/ip_tables_names mangle filter Using same rules on HN i get with working ftp in passive/active (production rules mostly identical), also using # iptables -A FORWARD -m helper --helper ftp -j ACCEPT on HN, and then connecting to ftp, i see packet count increment for this rule: so nf_conntrack_ftp matches …
creator: ilass
date: 2010-03-21T11:50:29-00:00

Re: IP Conntrack FTP in VE
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description: Hi, Did anyone ever solve this? - i'm having exactly the same problem. Thanks, Ian
creator: ichilton
date: 2010-04-09T14:25:49-00:00

Re: IP Conntrack FTP in VE
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description: This happens due to missed virtualization code in nf_conntrack_ftp (and probably others nf_conntrack_h323, nf_conntrack_sip, ..., nf_nat_ftp ...) in comparison with 2.6.18 kernels. Probably 2.6.32 also affected. Can any one confirm this? If in output of $ lsmod | egrep 'nf_conntrack_ftp' you see nf_conntrack_ftp refcount (Used by) equal to 0 or less than number of VE you run this might indicate problem (testing true server in container is more welcome). This is true BUG. I will make detailed report in bugzilla in few days.
creator: ilass
date: 2010-04-13T11:38:32-00:00

Re: IP Conntrack FTP in VE
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description: Hi, ok, thanks. Ian
creator: ichilton
date: 2010-04-13T11:45:25-00:00

Re: IP Conntrack FTP in VE
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description: Bug report created. http://bugzilla.openvz.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1491
creator: ilass
date: 2010-04-13T12:34:48-00:00