[Techtalk] Red Hat 8: no modprobe command

[Hamster]

Hi,

> I tried "modprobe" to find iptables-related modules and get the
> "command not found" message.  Does anyone know if RH8 just doesn't
> have this command, or if a different equivalent command exists? 

1. Yes RH has the modprobe programme. You have to be root to use it, and if you
su -ed to root then you must do it as su - otherwise the path /sbin is not in
your $PATH

2. iptables has "auto module loading". You dont need to manually modprobe any
tables modules. As soon as you use a parameter such as -j MASQUERADE or -m
state, it automatically loads the masq and conntrack modules respectively.

Hamster