ufw-status

ufw [--dry-run] status [numbered | verbose]

ufw status reports whether Uncomplicated Firewall is active and prints the user rules currently loaded. After ufw enable, a typical line of output includes the policy (ALLOW/DENY/REJECT/LIMIT), direction, and port or application profile.numbered is the usual step before ufw delete number. verbose adds the default policies that apply when no rule matches, plus ports ufw knows are listening.This is a ufw subcommand, not a separate binary.

status

Print firewall activity and the current rule set.

Include a number for each user rule (use with ufw delete N).

Include default incoming/outgoing/routed policies, logging level, and listening sockets.

Global ufw flag: show what would change without applying (has no effect on a read-only status query).

Reading status often needs root because rule files and iptables/nftables state are privileged. An inactive firewall still prints `Status: inactive` even if leftover netfilter rules exist from another tool.

Part of ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall), Ubuntu's frontend for iptables/nftables.

ufw(8), ufw-enable(8), ufw-disable(8), ufw-allow(8), iptables(8)

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