Unable to load Kernel module?

[epretorious]

Hello:

The nf_conntrack_ftp module exists in the /lib/modules directory:

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[root@cp ~]# find /lib/modules/ -name 'nf*' | grep ftp
/lib/modules/2.6.32-696.16.1.el6.x86_64.debug/kernel/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.32-696.16.1.el6.x86_64.debug/kernel/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tftp.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.32-696.16.1.el6.x86_64.debug/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_ftp.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.32-696.16.1.el6.x86_64.debug/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_tftp.ko

and is listed in the /sys/modules directory:

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[root@cp ~]# ls -l /sys/module/ | grep nf_conntrack
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Dec 29 16:18 nf_conntrack
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Dec 29 16:18 nf_conntrack_amanda
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Dec 29 16:18 nf_conntrack_ftp
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Dec 29 16:18 nf_conntrack_h323
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Dec 29 16:18 nf_conntrack_ipv4
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Dec 29 16:18 nf_conntrack_irc
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Dec 29 16:18 nf_conntrack_netbios_ns
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Dec 29 16:18 nf_conntrack_sip
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Dec 29 16:18 nf_conntrack_snmp
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Dec 29 16:18 nf_conntrack_tftp

But I'm not able to load the module:

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[root@cp ~]# modprobe nf_conntrack_ftp
FATAL: Module nf_conntrack_ftp not found.

What am I overlooking here?

TIA!

[avij]

What does uname -a report? You can edit out the hostname, that's not relevant here. If you have recently updated your kernel, you may need to reboot to start using the new kernel.

Also note the .debug in your directory name. Non-debug kernel modules would be in /lib/modules/2.6.32-696.16.1.el6.x86_64.

[epretorious]

What does uname -a report?

Also note the .debug in your directory name. Non-debug kernel modules would be in /lib/modules/2.6.32-696.16.1.el6.x86_64.

Thanks, Avij! You are correct: The modules are not the correct version for the kernel that my VPS is running...

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[root@cp ~]# uname -r
4.9.68-x86_64-linode89

[root@cp ~]# find /lib/modules/ -name 'nf*' | grep ftp
/lib/modules/2.6.32-696.16.1.el6.x86_64.debug/kernel/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.32-696.16.1.el6.x86_64.debug/kernel/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tftp.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.32-696.16.1.el6.x86_64.debug/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_ftp.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.32-696.16.1.el6.x86_64.debug/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_tftp.ko

Apparently there are a few Kernel-related RPM's installed that are mismatched:

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[root@cp ~]# rpm -qa | grep kernel
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-696.16.1.el6.noarch
kernel-debug-2.6.32-696.16.1.el6.x86_64
kernel-headers-2.6.32-696.1.1.el6.x86_64
dracut-kernel-004-409.el6_8.2.noarch

...but, ultimately, the root cause is the custom kernel used by Linode.

I've located the article "Run a Distribution-Supplied Kernel on a KVM Linode" (https://www.linode.com/docs/tools-refer ... -with-kvm/) and will begin using the distribution-supplied kernel so that I may load the distribution's modules (i.e., ip_conntrack_ftp and others).

[avij]

Yes, that's indeed the reason and the article you linked to sounds like it would do the trick. Good luck.