Unit not found. trying to start firewall

November 22, 2017 2.3k

Firewall CentOS

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wyattbiker

I am using CentOS following these instructions https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/additional-recommended-steps-for-new-centos-7-servers on a new droplet. Any idea what's wrong?

$ **sudo systemctl start firewalld**
[sudo] password for xxx:
Failed to start firewalld.service: Unit not found.
$

3 comments

wyattbiker November 22, 2017
nvm. I had to first: sudo yum install firewalld

The tutorial makes no mention of it.

Thanks!
jstok July 17, 2018
+1 would be good to get this in the tutorial:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/additional-recommended-steps-for-new-centos-7-servers

Additional Recommended Steps for New CentOS 7 Servers
by Justin Ellingwood
After setting up the bare recommended configuration for a new server, there are often some additional steps that are highly recommended in most cases. In this guide, we'll continue the initial configuration by tackling some recommended, but optional procedures.
dcuellar44 August 29, 2018
+1. Thanks for posting question and solution.

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asb MOD January 30, 2018

This question was answered by @wyattbiker:

nvm. I had to first: sudo yum install firewalld

The tutorial makes no mention of it.

Thanks!

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