Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder2.enfer-du-nord.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:not': 0.03; 'argument': 0.05; 'output': 0.05; 'great.': 0.07; 'hosts': 0.07; 'skip:` 10': 0.07; 'subject:file': 0.07; 'output,': 0.09; 'skip:/ 10': 0.09; 'skip:o 50': 0.09; 'tmp': 0.09; 'runs': 0.10; 'python': 0.11; "'),": 0.16; 'blocked': 0.16; 'blocks': 0.16; 'command.': 0.16; 'flush': 0.16; 'subject:txt': 0.16; 'timestamp': 0.16; 'file,': 0.19; 'thu,': 0.19; 'thanks.': 0.20; 'written': 0.21; 'input': 0.22; 'import': 0.22; 'rules': 0.22; 'to:name:python- list@python.org': 0.22; 'error': 0.23; 'entries': 0.24; 'received:65.55.116': 0.24; 'skip:l 30': 0.24; 'header': 0.24; 'server.': 0.24; 'script': 0.25; 'first,': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'host': 0.29; 'skip:- 40': 0.29; 'points': 0.29; 'errors': 0.30; 'involving': 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'getting': 0.31; "skip:' 10": 0.31; 'catching': 0.31; 'txt': 0.31; 'file': 0.32; "we're": 0.32; 'text': 0.33; 'worked': 0.33; 'url:python': 0.33; 'addresses': 0.33; 'skip:# 10': 0.33; 'date:': 0.34; 'could': 0.34; 'knowledge': 0.35; 'add': 0.35; 'tech': 0.36; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'email addr:python.org': 0.37; 'skip:o 20': 0.38; 'subject:new': 0.38; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.38; 'subject:': 0.39; 'bad': 0.39; 'skip:8 10': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'changed': 0.39; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'remove': 0.60; 'read': 0.60; 'tell': 0.60; 'skip:o 30': 0.61; 'skip:t 30': 0.61; 'new': 0.61; 'address': 0.63; 'reached': 0.63; 'skip:n 10': 0.64; 'more': 0.64; 'email name:python-list': 0.65; 'url:htm': 0.73; 'account.': 0.80; 'again?': 0.84; '2013,': 0.91; 'stamp': 0.91; 'subject:add': 0.91; '2013': 0.98 X-TMN: [RHR8PCU8skaGUHkmJ7+3474ZTDDKpjKJ] X-Originating-Email: [carlosnepomuceno@outlook.com] From: Carlos Nepomuceno To: "python-list@python.org" Subject: RE: Read txt file, add to iptables not working on new host Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 06:10:48 +0300 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 May 2013 03:10:48.0167 (UTC) FILETIME=[49E1E770:01CE582C] X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 83 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1369365052 news.xs4all.nl 15896 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:56833 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:45863 Send the output of the following commands:=0A= =0A= uname -a=0A= /sbin/iptables -V=0A= =0A= =0A= ----------------------------------------=0A= > From: notreal@earthlink.net=0A= > Subject: Read txt file=2C add to iptables not working on new host=0A= > Date: Thu=2C 23 May 2013 22:44:38 -0400=0A= > To: python-list@python.org=0A= >=0A= > First=2C let me say that I have no knowledge of or experience with Python= =0A= > or Linux/Unix. I have a script which was written by a host tech person=0A= > that ran via cron on my old server. It was designed to read IP addresses= =0A= > from a text file and add them to be blocked on iptables. That way=2C we= =0A= > could add or remove IPs without involving tech support daily. It worked= =0A= > great.=0A= >=0A= > Then we changed hosts and this script is now throwing errors on the new= =0A= > server. This host runs Python 2.6.6. This is the script:=0A= >=0A= > #!/usr/bin/python=0A= > import os=2Ctime=0A= >=0A= > ##Input=2C Output=2C and TimeStamp=0A= > inFile =3D open('/var/www/html/mydomain.com/banlist.txt'=2C'r')=0A= > logFile =3D open('/var/log/banList.log'=2C'w')=0A= > stamp =3D time.asctime(time.localtime())=0A= >=0A= >=0A= > ##Daily Flush of blockList rules before re-applying Blocks=0A= > os.popen('/sbin/iptables -F INPUT')=0A= > logFile.write(stamp)=2C logFile.write('\n')=2C logFile.write('Flushing=0A= > Rules..\n')=0A= >=0A= > ##Loop to read in file and Apply rules to IPtables=0A= > for line in inFile.readlines():=0A= > tmp =3D line.split('=3B')=0A= > IP =3D tmp[0]=0A= > outPut =3D os.popen( '/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -s' + ' ' + IP + ' ' + '-j= =0A= > REJECT' )=0A= > logFile.write(IP)=2C logFile.write(' - Has been blocked ')=2C=0A= > logFile.write(stamp)=2ClogFile.write=0A= >=0A= >=0A= > The errors we're getting are like these:=0A= >=0A= > Bad argument `174.37.65.204'=0A= > Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information.=0A= > Bad argument `94.159.162.182'=0A= > Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information.=0A= > Bad argument `95.134.132.98'=0A= > Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information.=0A= > etc.=0A= >=0A= > Entries from the banlist.txt are like these:=0A= >=0A= > 200.193.54.138=3B February 9=2C 2013=2C 7:42 am
=0A= > 87.120.57.4=3B February 9=2C 2013=2C 7:42 am
=0A= > 82.206.129.160=3B February 9=2C 2013=2C 7:43 am
=0A= > etc.=0A= >=0A= > I know the error points to a bad iptables command.=0A= > Can someone tell me what change(s) I need to make to this script to get= =0A= > it working again? Thanks.=0A= >=0A= >=0A= >=0A= > --=0A= > My email address on the header is a non-monitored spam catching account.= =0A= > I can be reached via http://www.wvnh.net/contact.htm=0A= >=0A= > --=0A= > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list =