## Name

modules — Shorewall file

## Synopsis

`/usr/share/shorewall/modules`

`/usr/share/shorewall/helpers`

## Description

These files specify which kernel modules Shorewall will load before trying to determine your iptables/kernel's capabilities.

The `modules` file is used when LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=No in shorewall.conf(8); the `helpers` file is used when LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes

Each record in the files has the following format:

`loadmodule` `modulename` [`moduleoption`...]

The `modulename` names a kernel module (without suffix). Shorewall will search for modules based on your MODULESDIR and MODULE_SUFFIX settings in shorewall.conf(8). The `moduleoption`s are passed to modprobe (if installed) or to insmod.

The /usr/share/shorewall/modules file contains a large number of modules. Users are encouraged to copy the file to /etc/shorewall/modules and modify the copy to load only the modules required or to use LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes.

### Note

If you build monolithic kernels and have not installed module-init-tools, then create an empty /etc/shorewall/modules file; that will prevent Shorewall from trying to load modules at all.

## Example

loadmodule ip_conntrack_ftp ports=21,221

## FILES

/usr/share/shorewall/modules

/usr/share/shorewall/helpers

/etc/shorewall/modules

/etc/shorewall/helpers

## See ALSO

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-mangle(5), shorewall-tos(5), shorewall-tunnels(5), shorewall-zones(5)