To enable it, run chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.firewalld and add it to /etc/rc.d/rc.local like so: if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.firewalld ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.firewalld start fi and the following to /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown: if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.firewalld ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.firewalld stop fi