iptables v1.4.14: can't initialize iptables table `nat': Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?)

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Douglas picture Douglas · Feb 24, 2014 · Viewed 113.6k times · Source

I'm trying to set iptable rules, and I got following error message when I use iptable :

iptables v1.4.14: can't initialize iptables table `nat': Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?)
Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.

I'm using :

cat /etc/debian_version 
7.4

uname -a
Linux myserver 2.6.32-22-pve #1 SMP Mon Jul 15 08:36:46 CEST 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux

uname -r
2.6.32-22-pve

This is a virtual server hosted by a service provider.

What can I do to solve this ?

Answer

JayTheKay picture JayTheKay · Nov 3, 2016

I had the same problem with Debian 8. I fixed it by restarting the system. It seems that the error can occur if the kernel image was updated and the system was not restarted thereafter.

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