Syntax Error

[Max Laier]

On Friday 18 August 2006 19:03, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> > For some reason the parser likes this syntax in certain places but
> > not in others:
> >
> > 1. # SETTING THE STAGE
> > 2. # macros
> > 3. ext_if="vr0"
> > 4. int_if="lo0"
> > 5. http_ports="80 8080 7080"
> > 6. ssh_ports="22"
> > 7. ftp_ports="21 8021 7021"
> > 8. smtp_ports="25"
> > 9. pop3_ports="110"
> > 10. https_ports="443"
> > 11. imap_ssl_ports="993 143"
> > 12. squid_ports="3128"
> > 13. mysql_ports="3306"
> > 14. email_ports="{" $smtp_ports $pop3_ports "}"
> > 15. all_http_ports="{" $http_ports $https_ports "}"
> > 16. tcp_ports= "{" $ssh_ports $ftp_ports $all_http_ports
> > $imap_ssl_ports "}"
>
> I don't think you can  put a list inside of another list.
>
> > 17. int_ports="{" $squid_ports $mysql_ports "}"
> > 18. tcp_services="ssh, ftp, http"
> > 20. web_server="202.71.106.119"
> > 21. NoRouteIPs = "127.0.0.0/8 192.168.0.0/16 172.16.0.0/12
> > 10.0.0.0/8" 22. shinjiru_ip_addresses="202.71.102.114 202.71.100.126
> > 202.71.106.30 202.71.106.118 202.71.106.188 203.142.1.8"
> > 23. directv_ip_addresses="69.19.0.0/17"
> > 24. shadday_ip_addresses="70.19.0.0/17"
> > 25. ssh_ip_addresses="{" $shinjiru_ip_addresses $directv_ip_addresses
> > $shadday_ip_addresses "}"
>
> I don't know why the list doesn't allow the macro with the /netmask. If
> the macros don't have a /netmask the list works (but not what you
> want).

That's a well-known problem in the pfctl-parser.  Patches have been 
proposed but never made it to the tree - afaik.  Look in the archives of 
this and the original ML for reasons and detailed discussion.

> > server167# pfctl -f /etc/pf.conf && sleep 60 && pfctl -f
> > /etc/pf.conf_BAK /etc/pf.conf:16: syntax error
> > /etc/pf.conf:24: syntax error
> > pfctl: Syntax error in config file: pf rules not loaded
> >
> > It appears to not like my using "$all_http_ports" in line 16 and one
> > of the three in the last line (which the machine chooses to call 24
> > but it is actually referring to 25). Why?
>
> Because you are missing line #19 above so it is off by one.

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