Iptables not running

[aida]

I noticed that iptables uptime is 0 minutes while server uptime is 24 minutes!

I have rebooted again and still the same, I have checked iptables status and found it “inactive (dead)” and netfilter-persistent is “active”

root@hcp:~# systemctl status iptables
● iptables.service - netfilter persistent configuration
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/iptables.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: inactive (dead)
       Docs: man:netfilter-persistent(8)

root@hcp:~# systemctl status netfilter-persistent
● netfilter-persistent.service - netfilter persistent configuration
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/netfilter-persistent.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
    Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/netfilter-persistent.service.d
             └─iptables.conf
     Active: active (exited) since Mon 2025-01-20 20:41:39 EET; 21min ago
       Docs: man:netfilter-persistent(8)
    Process: 699 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/netfilter-persistent start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 699 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

[Raphael]

iptables isnt a service, so it does not have a “uptime”. The value 0 is correct.

[aida]

Thank you