Libnetfilter_conntrack, CTNL_TEST

[Pablo Neira Ayuso]

Sébastien LAVEZE wrote:
> I am developping an application using libnetfilter_conntrack
> I first tried to run the example program ctnl_test, it seems to work
> for events and table dumping but i still get errors and i would like
> to know if  it's normal
> Here is the output :
> 
> Test for libnetfilter_conntrack
> NFNETLINK answers: Invalid argument
> TEST 1: create conntrack (-22)
> NFNETLINK answers: -EINVAL, make sure ip_conntrack_netlink is loaded
> and you have NET_CAPABILITIES
> TEST 2: dump conntrack table and reset (-524)
> tcp      6 431960 ESTABLISHED src=192.168.31.42 dst=172.16.16.16
>    sport=44582 dport=3128 src= 172.16.16.16 dst=192.168.31.42
> sport=3128 dport=44582 [ASSURED] use=1
> tcp      6 431960 ESTABLISHED src=192.168.31.42 dst=172.16.16.16
>    sport=44583 dport=3128 src=172.16.16.16 dst=192.168.31.42
> sport=3128 dport=44583 [ASSURED] use=1
> tcp      6 431960 ESTABLISHED src=192.168.31.42 dst=172.16.16.16
>    sport=44581 dport=3128 src=172.16.16.16 dst= 192.168.31.42
> sport=3128 dport=44581 [ASSURED] use=1
> tcp      6 431960 ESTABLISHED src=192.168.31.42 dst=172.16.16.16
>    sport=44584 dport=3128 src=172.16.16.16 dst=192.168.31.42
> sport=3128 dport=44584 [ASSURED] use=1
> TEST 3: dump conntrack table (0)
> TEST 4: get conntrack (-22)
> TEST 5: update conntrack (-22)
> NFNETLINK answers: Invalid argument
> TEST 6: delete conntrack (-22)
> TEST 7: Waiting for 10 conntrack events
> Event number 1

> Event number 2
> Event number 3
> Event number 4
> Event number 5
> Event number 6
> Event number 7
> Event number 8
> Event number 9
> Event number 10
> TEST 7: Received 10 conntrack events (-1)
> Test failed with error -1. Errors=5
> 
> I'm using a 2.6.15 kernel and i have all the needed modules
> installed(ip_conntrack_netlink, ip_conntrack, nfnetlink,
> nfnetlink_log...)

No, it is not a normal output. What version of libnetfilter_conntrack
are you using?

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Pablo