diff --git a/net-firewall/iptables/files/iptables-r2.init b/net-firewall/iptables/files/iptables-r2.init
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--- a/net-firewall/iptables/files/iptables-r2.init
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-#!/sbin/openrc-run
-# Copyright 1999-2018 Gentoo Authors
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-extra_commands="check save panic"
-extra_started_commands="reload"
-
-iptables_lock_wait_time=${IPTABLES_LOCK_WAIT_TIME:-"60"}
-iptables_lock_wait_interval=${IPTABLES_LOCK_WAIT_INTERVAL:-"1000"}
-
-iptables_name=${SVCNAME}
-case ${iptables_name} in
-	iptables|ip6tables) ;;
-	*) iptables_name="iptables" ;;
-esac
-
-iptables_bin="/sbin/${iptables_name}"
-case ${iptables_name} in
-	iptables)  iptables_proc="/proc/net/ip_tables_names"
-	           iptables_save=${IPTABLES_SAVE};;
-	ip6tables) iptables_proc="/proc/net/ip6_tables_names"
-	           iptables_save=${IP6TABLES_SAVE};;
-esac
-
-depend() {
-	need localmount #434774
-	before net
-}
-
-set_table_policy() {
-	local has_errors=0 chains table=$1 policy=$2
-	case ${table} in
-		nat)    chains="PREROUTING POSTROUTING OUTPUT";;
-		mangle) chains="PREROUTING INPUT FORWARD OUTPUT POSTROUTING";;
-		filter) chains="INPUT FORWARD OUTPUT";;
-		*)      chains="";;
-	esac
-
-	local chain
-	for chain in ${chains} ; do
-		${iptables_bin} --wait ${iptables_lock_wait_time} --wait-interval ${iptables_lock_wait_interval} -t ${table} -P ${chain} ${policy}
-		[ $? -ne 0 ] && has_errors=1
-	done
-
-	return ${has_errors}
-}
-
-checkkernel() {
-	if [ ! -e ${iptables_proc} ] ; then
-		eerror "Your kernel lacks ${iptables_name} support, please load"
-		eerror "appropriate modules and try again."
-		return 1
-	fi
-	return 0
-}
-
-checkconfig() {
-	if [ -z "${iptables_save}" -o ! -f "${iptables_save}" ] ; then
-		eerror "Not starting ${iptables_name}.  First create some rules then run:"
-		eerror "/etc/init.d/${iptables_name} save"
-		return 1
-	fi
-	return 0
-}
-
-start_pre() {
-	checkconfig || return 1
-}
-
-start() {
-	ebegin "Loading ${iptables_name} state and starting firewall"
-	${iptables_bin}-restore --wait ${iptables_lock_wait_time} --wait-interval ${iptables_lock_wait_interval} ${SAVE_RESTORE_OPTIONS} < "${iptables_save}"
-	eend $?
-}
-
-stop_pre() {
-	checkkernel || return 1
-}
-
-stop() {
-	if [ "${SAVE_ON_STOP}" = "yes" ] ; then
-		save || return 1
-	fi
-
-	ebegin "Stopping firewall"
-	local has_errors=0 a
-	for a in $(cat ${iptables_proc}) ; do
-		set_table_policy $a ACCEPT
-		[ $? -ne 0 ] && has_errors=1
-
-		${iptables_bin} --wait ${iptables_lock_wait_time} --wait-interval ${iptables_lock_wait_interval} -F -t $a
-		[ $? -ne 0 ] && has_errors=1
-
-		${iptables_bin} --wait ${iptables_lock_wait_time} --wait-interval ${iptables_lock_wait_interval} -X -t $a
-		[ $? -ne 0 ] && has_errors=1
-	done
-	eend ${has_errors}
-}
-
-reload() {
-	checkkernel || return 1
-	checkrules || return 1
-	ebegin "Flushing firewall"
-	local has_errors=0 a
-	for a in $(cat ${iptables_proc}) ; do
-		${iptables_bin} --wait ${iptables_lock_wait_time} --wait-interval ${iptables_lock_wait_interval} -F -t $a
-		[ $? -ne 0 ] && has_errors=1
-
-		${iptables_bin} --wait ${iptables_lock_wait_time} --wait-interval ${iptables_lock_wait_interval} -X -t $a
-		[ $? -ne 0 ] && has_errors=1
-	done
-	eend ${has_errors}
-
-	start
-}
-
-checkrules() {
-	ebegin "Checking rules"
-	${iptables_bin}-restore --test ${SAVE_RESTORE_OPTIONS} < "${iptables_save}"
-	eend $?
-}
-
-check() {
-	# Short name for users of init.d script.
-	checkrules
-}
-
-save() {
-	ebegin "Saving ${iptables_name} state"
-	checkpath -q -d "$(dirname "${iptables_save}")"
-	checkpath -q -m 0600 -f "${iptables_save}"
-	${iptables_bin}-save ${SAVE_RESTORE_OPTIONS} > "${iptables_save}"
-	eend $?
-}
-
-panic() {
-	# use iptables autoload capability to load at least all required
-	# modules and filter table
-	${iptables_bin} --wait ${iptables_lock_wait_time} --wait-interval ${iptables_lock_wait_interval} -S >/dev/null
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
-		eerror "${iptables_bin} failed to load"
-		return 1
-	fi
-
-	if service_started ${iptables_name}; then
-		rc-service ${iptables_name} stop
-	fi
-
-	local has_errors=0 a
-	ebegin "Dropping all packets"
-	for a in $(cat ${iptables_proc}) ; do
-		${iptables_bin} --wait ${iptables_lock_wait_time} --wait-interval ${iptables_lock_wait_interval} -F -t $a
-		[ $? -ne 0 ] && has_errors=1
-
-		${iptables_bin} --wait ${iptables_lock_wait_time} --wait-interval ${iptables_lock_wait_interval} -X -t $a
-		[ $? -ne 0 ] && has_errors=1
-
-		if [ "${a}" != "nat" ]; then
-			# The "nat" table is not intended for filtering, the use of DROP is therefore inhibited.
-			set_table_policy $a DROP
-			[ $? -ne 0 ] && has_errors=1
-		fi
-	done
-	eend ${has_errors}
-}