{"id":2032,"date":"2024-03-12T09:07:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T09:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-enable-and-disable-the-firewall-on-centos-7\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T14:00:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:00:27","slug":"how-to-enable-and-disable-the-firewall-on-centos-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-enable-and-disable-the-firewall-on-centos-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable and disable the firewall on CentOS 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centos.org\/\">CentOS<\/a> 7, you can enable or disable the firewall using the following commands:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Turn on the firewall.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>sudo systemctl start firewalld\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>Turn off the firewall.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>sudo systemctl stop firewalld\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>To permanently enable or disable the firewall, you can use the following commands:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Permanently activate the firewall.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>sudo systemctl <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">enable<\/span> firewalld\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>Permanently disable the firewall.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>sudo systemctl <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">disable<\/span> firewalld\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Remember, after turning the firewall on or off, you need to restart the firewall service for the changes to take effect.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>sudo systemctl restart firewalld\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>More tutorials<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 cLBplk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-resolve-the-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-jmx-in-java\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to resolve the unauthorized access vulnerability in JMX in Java?<span class=\"sc-gswNZR eASTkv\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 cLBplk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-i-change-the-firewall-port-in-centos-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How can I change the firewall port in CentOS 7?<span class=\"sc-gswNZR eASTkv\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 cLBplk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/heres-a-possible-paraphrase-step-by-step-guide-to-installing-and-securing-grafana-on-ubuntu-18-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grafana Tutor Step-by-step Guide to Grafana on Ubuntu 18.04<span class=\"sc-gswNZR eASTkv\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 cLBplk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-check-the-ssh-status-in-centos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to check the SSH status in CentOS?<span class=\"sc-gswNZR eASTkv\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 cLBplk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-steps-for-configuring-environment-variables-in-centos-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What are the steps for configuring environment variables in CentOS 7?<span class=\"sc-gswNZR eASTkv\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><code><br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In CentOS 7, you can enable or disable the firewall using the following commands: Turn on the firewall. sudo systemctl start firewalld Turn off the firewall. sudo systemctl stop firewalld To permanently enable or disable the firewall, you can use the following commands: Permanently activate the firewall. sudo systemctl enable firewalld Permanently disable the firewall. 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