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csf -h

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csf -h

NAME
       csf - ConfigServer & Security Firewall

SYNOPSIS
       csf [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION
       This manual documents the csf command line options for the ConfigServer
       & Security Firewall. See /etc/csf/csf.conf and /etc/csf/readme.txt  for
       more detailed information on how to use and configure this application.

OPTIONS
       -h,  --help
              Show this message

       -l,  --status
              List/Show the IPv4 iptables configuration

       -l6, --status6
              List/Show the IPv6 ip6tables configuration

       -s,  --start
              Start the firewall rules

       -f,  --stop
              Flush/Stop firewall rules (Note: lfd may restart csf)

       -r,  --restart
              Restart firewall rules (csf)

       -q,  --startq
              Quick restart (csf restarted by lfd)

       -sf, --startf
              Force CLI restart regardless of LFDSTART setting

       -ra, --restartall
              Restart firewall rules (csf) and then restart lfd  daemon.  Both
              csf and then lfd should be restarted after making any changes to
              the configuration files

       --lfd [stop|start|restart|status]
              Actions to take with the lfd daemon

       -a,  --add ip [comment]
              Allow an IP and add to /etc/csf/csf.allow

       -ar, --addrm ip
              Remove an IP from /etc/csf/csf.allow and delete rule

       -d,  --deny ip [comment]
              Deny an IP and add to /etc/csf/csf.deny

       -dr, --denyrm ip
              Unblock an IP and remove from /etc/csf/csf.deny

       -df, --denyf
              Remove and unblock all entries in /etc/csf/csf.deny

       -g,  --grep ip
              Search the iptables and ip6tables rules for a  match  (e.g.  IP,
              CIDR, Port Number)

       -i,  --iplookup ip
              Lookup IP address geographical information using CC_LOOKUPS set-
              ting in /etc/csf/csf.conf

       -t,  --temp
              Displays the current list of temporary allow and deny IP entries
              with their TTL and comment

       -tr, --temprm ip
              Remove an IP from the temporary IP ban or allow list

       -td, --tempdeny ip ttl [-p port] [-d direction] [comment]
              Add an IP to the temp IP ban list. ttl is how long to blocks for
              (default:seconds, can use one suffix of h/m/d).  Optional  port.
              Optional  direction  of  block  can  be one of: in, out or inout
              (default:in)

       -ta, --tempallow ip ttl [-p port] [-d direction] [comment]
              Add an IP to the temp IP allow list (default:inout)

       -tf, --tempf
              Flush all IPs from the temporary IP entries

       -cp, --cping
              PING all members in an lfd Cluster

       -cg, --cgrep ip
              Requests the --grep output for IP from each  member  in  an  lfd
              Cluster

       -cd, --cdeny ip [comment]
              Deny an IP in a Cluster and add to each remote /etc/csf/csf.deny

       -ctd, --ctempdeny ip ttl [-p port] [-d direction] [comment]
              Add an IP in a Cluster to the temp IP ban list (default:in)

       -cr, --crm ip
              Unblock  an  IP  in  a  Cluster  and  remove  from  each  remote
              /etc/csf/csf.deny and temporary list

       -ca, --callow ip [comment]
              Allow   an   IP   in   a   Cluster   and   add  to  each  remote
              /etc/csf/csf.allow

       -cta, --ctempallow ip ttl [-p port] [-d direction] [comment]
              Add an IP in a Cluster to the temp IP allow list (default:in)

       -car, --carm ip
              Remove allowed IP in a  Cluster  and  remove  from  each  remote
              /etc/csf/csf.allow and temporary list

       -cc, --cconfig [name] [value]
              Change configuration option [name] to [value] in a Cluster

       -cf, --cfile [file]
              Send [file] in a Cluster to /etc/csf/

       -crs, --crestart
              Cluster restart csf and lfd

       -w,  --watch ip
              Log SYN packets for an IP across iptables chains

       -m,  --mail [email]
              Display Server Check in HTML or email to [email] if present

       --rbl [email]
              Process  and  display  RBL  Check in HTML or email to [email] if
              present

       -lr, --logrun
              Initiate Log Scanner report via lfd

       -p, --ports
              View ports on the server that have a running process behind them
              listening for external connections

       --graphs [graph type] [directory]
              Generate  System  Statistics  html  pages and images for a given
              graph type into a given directory. See  ST_SYSTEM  for  require-
              ments

       --profile [command] [profile|backup] [profile|backup]
              Configuration profile functions for /etc/csf/csf.conf
              You  can create your own profiles using the examples provided in
              /usr/local/csf/profiles/
              The profile reset_to_defaults.conf is a special  case  and  will
              always be the latest default csf.conf

              list
              Lists available profiles and backups

              apply [profile]
              Modify csf.conf with Configuration Profile

              backup "name"
              Create  Configuration  Backup  with  optional  "name"  stored in
              /var/lib/csf/backup/

              restore [backup]
              Restore a Configuration Backup

              keep [num]
              Remove old Configuration Backups and keep the latest [num]

              diff [profile|backup] [profile|backup]
              Report differences between Configuration Profiles or  Configura-
              tion  Backups,  only  specify one [profile|backup] to compare to
              the current Configuration

       -c,  --check
              Check for updates to csf but do not upgrade

       -u,  --update
              Check for updates to csf and upgrade if available

       -uf    Force an update of csf whether and upgrade is required or not

       -x,  --disable
              Disable csf and lfd completely

       -e,  --enable
              Enable csf and lfd if previously disabled

       -v,  --version
              Show csf version

FILES
       /etc/csf/csf.conf
              The system wide configuration file
       /etc/csf/readme.txt
              Detailed information about csf and lfd

BUGS
       Report bugs on the forums at http://forum.configserver.com

AUTHOR
       (c)2006-2017, Way to the Web Limited (http://www.configserver.com)