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UFW: opening/closing port, based on number in file and app status (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago by pglpm@lemmy.ca to c/ubuntu@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/59381417

I often need to allow some randomly selected port to be open (tcp & udp) in the Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW), while some app is active. Then I'd like to close it. The port number is written in a file, say portfile

At the moment I'm doing this manually: read the number, then call sudo ufw allow xxxx/tcp in a terminal. Later on, delete the port rule with sudo ufw delete [rulenumber].

I'm trying to write a bash script to do this in a more automated way. It's easy to read the number from the flie as a variable, then call ufw with that number (provided the script is started as sudo).

What's not clear to me is how to delete the UFW rule once the application is closed. I could start the app within the bash script itself. Maybe it'd just be a matter of waiting for it to finish?

I'm very thankful for suggestions and ideas – and learning more about bash tricks :)

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