Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.18-028stab064.7/modules.dep

[dtasystems]

Hello all,

I was wondering if someone could help me out of problems.

I was installing DCC for spamassassin, then after that i must place a code in the iptables file. After that i restarted the iptables service and now i got a problem:

Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.18-028stab064.7/modules.dep

Where can i download the right version?

i already tried to delete the line, but that didn't solves the problem.

CPU GenuineIntel, Intel(R) Xeon(R)CPU 5130 @ 2.00GHz
Version psa v8.6.0_build86090814.11 os_FedoraCore 7

I am a newbee with linux servers,

[Shooter]

The modules.dep file is generated by depmod. It's been a long time since I had to run it but I think it is something like:

depmod -a

[dtasystems]

Hi Shooter,

i tried it, but the folder seems to be deleted????

login as: root
root@** password:
Last login: Tue Feb 2 12:16:36 2010 from 5356c45e.cable.******.nl
[root@srv1 ~]# depmod -a
WARNING: Couldn't open directory /lib/modules/2.6.18-028stab064.7: No such file or directory
FATAL: Could not open /lib/modules/2.6.18-028stab064.7/modules.dep.temp for writing: No such file or directory
[root@srv1 ~]#

[JEO]

Try to see what kernel you are running and what directories exist in /lib/modules:

uname -r
ls -l /lib/modules

[dtasystems]

Thanks for your reply:

[root@srv1 boot]# uname -r
2.6.18-028stab064.7
[root@srv1 boot]# ls -l /lib/modules
total 0
[root@srv1 boot]#

[JEO]

Normal Fedora kernels have some parts compiled into kernel modules and so they get put into a directory tree of the same name as the kernel version in /lib/modules. Yours seems to be missing, thus the error. Are you using a custom kernel with no modules (everything built-in to the kernel itself)?

[dtasystems]

I think so, before this i could load the iptables restart without problems.

I only executed the iptables-restore after the problems in the iptables.

This is critical for us, because we receive alot of spam, and all our websites are hosted on this server.

---------- Post added at 09:55 AM CST ---------- Previous post was at 09:52 AM CST ----------

[root@srv1 boot]# service iptables restart
: command not foundbles-config: line 7:
: command not foundbles-config: line 14:
: command not foundbles-config: line 20:
: command not foundbles-config: line 26:
: command not foundbles-config: line 33:
: command not foundbles-config: line 38:
: command not foundbles-config: line 44:
iptables: Flushing firewall rules: [ OK ]
iptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: mangle filter [ OK ]
iptables: Applying firewall rules: [ OK ]
ptables: Loading additional modules: [FAILED]
[root@srv1 boot]#

[JEO]

My guess is that you put a command into your iptables that requires an additional kernel module be loaded (or compiled into the kernel) and you have no modules. I recommend going back to your previous iptables configuration for now if possible. If you really need another module then you could compile one but that would require looking at the config of your kernel then deciding what needs to be done.

[dtasystems]

This is everything whats in the iptables.

I think this is standard, if you can help me to make changes to it.

# Generated by iptables-save v1.3.8 on Tue Feb 2 14:33:11 2010
*mangle
:PREROUTING ACCEPT [141:33988]
:INPUT ACCEPT [141:33988]
:FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0]
:OUTPUT ACCEPT [128:10564]
:POSTROUTING ACCEPT [128:10564]
COMMIT
# Completed on Tue Feb 2 14:33:11 2010
# Generated by iptables-save v1.3.8 on Tue Feb 2 14:33:11 2010
*filter
:INPUT ACCEPT [139:33908]
:FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0]
:OUTPUT ACCEPT [127:10472]
COMMIT
# Completed on Tue Feb 2 14:33:11 2010

[JEO]

I am sorry but I do not have enough information to figure out what iptables/netfilter module it wants to load. FC 7 is long outdated, and so without your kernel .config file to look at to see what netfilter modules you have compiled into your kernel, I don't know what I can say.