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.TH "SHOREWALL\-VARDIR" "5" "06/28/2012" "[FIXME: source]" "[FIXME: manual]"
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.SH "NAME"
vardir \- Shorewall file
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fB/etc/shorewall/vardir\fR\ 'u
\fB/etc/shorewall/vardir\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This file does not exist by default\&. You may create the file if you want to change the directory used by Shorewall to store state information, including compiled firewall scripts\&. By default, the directory used is
/var/lib/shorewall/\&.
.PP
The file contains a single variable assignment:
.PP
\fBVARDIR=\fR\fIdirectory\fR
.PP
where
\fIdirectory\fR
is the name of a directory\&. If you add this file, you should copy the files from
/var/lib/shorewall
to the new directory before performing a
\fBshorewall restart\fR\&.
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.PP
VARDIR=/root/shorewall
.SH "FILES"
.PP
/etc/shorewall/vardir
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
shorewall(8), shorewall\-accounting(5), shorewall\-actions(5), shorewall\-blacklist(5), shorewall\-hosts(5), shorewall_interfaces(5), shorewall\-ipsets(5), shorewall\-maclist(5), shorewall\-masq(5), shorewall\-nat(5), shorewall\-netmap(5), shorewall\-params(5), shorewall\-policy(5), shorewall\-providers(5), shorewall\-proxyarp(5), shorewall\-rtrules(5), shorewall\-routestopped(5), shorewall\-rules(5), shorewall\&.conf(5), shorewall\-secmarks(5), shorewall\-tcclasses(5), shorewall\-tcdevices(5), shorewall\-tcrules(5), shorewall\-tos(5), shorewall\-tunnels(5), shorewall\-zones(5)