--- loncom/configuration/Firewall.pm	2009/07/06 00:07:19	1.4
+++ loncom/configuration/Firewall.pm	2009/07/17 00:15:49	1.5
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Firewall configuration to allow internal LON-CAPA communication between servers   
 #
-# $Id: Firewall.pm,v 1.4 2009/07/06 00:07:19 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: Firewall.pm,v 1.5 2009/07/17 00:15:49 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
@@ -301,7 +301,9 @@ sub get_fw_chain {
         $fw_chain = 'input_ext';
     } else {
         if (!-e '/etc/sysconfig/iptables') {
-            print("Unable to find iptables file containing static definitions\n");
+            if (!-e '/var/lib/iptables') {
+                print("Unable to find iptables file containing static definitions\n");
+            }
         }
         if ($iptables eq '') {
             $iptables = &get_pathto_iptables();