From 433a87e1f9c4e04933382784bb18e1cd264523a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ken Barber <ken@bob.sh>
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:42:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Added quickstart not on how to make firewall rules
 persistent.

---
 README.markdown | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index abf5a6b..707eeed 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -55,6 +55,19 @@ Source NAT example (perfect for a virtualization host):
       table  => 'nat',
     }
 
+You can make firewall rules persistent with the following iptables example:
+
+    exec { "persist-firewall":
+      command => $operatingsystem ? {
+        "debian" => "/sbin/iptables > /etc/iptables/rules.v4",
+        /(RedHat|CentOS)/ => "/sbin/iptables > /etc/sysconfig/iptables",
+      }
+      refreshonly => true,
+    }
+    Firewall {
+      notify => Exec["persist-firewall"]
+    }
+
 ### Supported firewalls
 
 Currently we support:
-- 
2.45.2