Bugzilla – Bug 137783
nf_conntrack: module not supported by Novell
Last modified: 2005-12-19 11:24:37 UTC
From dmesg I learn that this module is not supported by Novell. So why is it installed and loaded during boot at all? When running the system I can unload the module, but not load it again. This causes problems with software like fwbuilder. Why do I need this module anyway, if I do not have IPv6? What will not work if I delete this module, especially since ip_conntrack is installed? dmesg output: nf_conntrack: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag. nf_conntrack version 0.3.1 (2047 buckets, 16376 max) nf_conntrack_ipv4: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag. Unable to register netfilter socket option nf_conntrack_ipv4: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag. Unable to register netfilter socket option nf_conntrack_ipv4: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag. Unable to register netfilter socket option nf_conntrack_ipv4: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag. nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol nf_conntrack_find_get nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol nf_ct_put nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol nf_conntrack_protocol_unregister nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol nf_ct_get_tuple nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol nf_conntrack_l3proto_register nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol nf_ct_log_invalid nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol nf_ct_find_proto nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol nf_conntrack_protocol_tcp4 nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol nf_conntrack_protocol_udp4 nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol need_nf_conntrack nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol nf_conntrack_protocol_register nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol __nf_conntrack_confirm nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol nf_ct_invert_tuple nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol nf_conntrack_l3proto_unregister nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol __nf_conntrack_attach nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol nf_conntrack_in nf_conntrack_ipv4: Unknown symbol nf_ct_refresh_acct
nf_conntrack_ipv4 shouldn't be loaded at all. nf_conntrack provides network layer independent connection tracking, and can be used to do conntrack for IPv6. It will be marked supported in the next 10.0 kernel update.