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Which takes precedence: /etc/hosts.allow or firewalld?

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On a RHEL 7 server, /etc/hosts.allow has a number of IP addresses with full access. The firewall (confirmed with firewall-cmd), there are no specific sources defined, and the default zone allows certain ports and services. Which takes precedence? Or for a specific example, if an IP address listed in /etc/hosts.allow tries to connect to the server using a port/service not allowed by the firewall rules, could it connect?
Asked by Jon Pennycook (73 rep)
Jul 20, 2022, 08:53 AM
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