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= Setting alternatives | ||
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Due to an https://github.com/fedora-sysv/chkconfig/issues/9[ongoing issue] in how alternatives configurations are stored on the system, Fedora CoreOS systems can not use the usual `alternatives` commands to configure them. | ||
Now Fedora CoreOS systems can use the usual `alternatives` commands to configure the default command, as https://github.com/fedora-sysv/chkconfig/issues/9[issue] is fixed. | ||
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Instead, until this issue is resolved, you can set the symlinks directly in `/etc/alternatives`. For example, to use the legacy-based variants of the `iptables` commands: | ||
For example, to use the legacy-based variants of the `iptables` commands: | ||
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[source,yaml,subs="attributes"] | ||
[source,bash,subs="attributes"] | ||
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variant: fcos | ||
version: {butane-latest-stable-spec} | ||
storage: | ||
links: | ||
- path: /etc/alternatives/iptables | ||
target: /usr/sbin/iptables-legacy | ||
overwrite: true | ||
hard: false | ||
- path: /etc/alternatives/iptables-restore | ||
target: /usr/sbin/iptables-legacy-restore | ||
overwrite: true | ||
hard: false | ||
- path: /etc/alternatives/iptables-save | ||
target: /usr/sbin/iptables-legacy-save | ||
overwrite: true | ||
hard: false | ||
- path: /etc/alternatives/ip6tables | ||
target: /usr/sbin/ip6tables-legacy | ||
overwrite: true | ||
hard: false | ||
- path: /etc/alternatives/ip6tables-restore | ||
target: /usr/sbin/ip6tables-legacy-restore | ||
overwrite: true | ||
hard: false | ||
- path: /etc/alternatives/ip6tables-save | ||
target: /usr/sbin/ip6tables-legacy-save | ||
overwrite: true | ||
hard: false | ||
# The legacy priority is 10, update nft to lower priority, so legacy wins | ||
pfx=/usr/sbin/iptables | ||
pfx6=/usr/sbin/ip6tables | ||
sudo alternatives --install ${pfx} iptables ${pfx}-nft 5 \ | ||
--slave ${pfx6} ip6tables ${pfx6}-nft \ | ||
--slave ${pfx}-restore iptables-restore ${pfx}-nft-restore \ | ||
--slave ${pfx}-save iptables-save ${pfx}-nft-save \ | ||
--slave ${pfx6}-restore ip6tables-restore ${pfx6}-nft-restore \ | ||
--slave ${pfx6}-save ip6tables-save ${pfx6}-nft-save | ||
sudo alternatives --auto iptables | ||
iptables --version | ||
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