'ufw status' vs 'service ufw status'
By Jessica Wood •
service ufw status says ufw is active, while ufw status says ufw is "inactive". Why are ufw status results different? If each result has different meaning, please explain each meaning and difference.
1 Answer
service ufw status (Active) states that the service of ufw (its daemon) is running in the background and is ready to work. in newer versions of Ubuntu its equivalent is:
systemctl status ufwufw status talks about the ufw itself, it says what the daemon (if it is active) is doing. By saying it's "inactive", it means firewall does nothing (however it's still living in the background and is ready to be enabled).
- Service: Active, UFW: Active: I'm here and I'm doing my job.
- Service: Active, UFW: Inactive: I'm here and I'm doing nothing.
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