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@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ Specify the conntrack mark. Optionally, a mask value can be specified.
In "\-\-update" mode, this mask specifies the bits that should be zeroed before
XORing the MARK value into the ctmark.
Otherwise, the mask is logically ANDed with the existing mark before the
-comparision. In "\-\-create" mode, the mask is ignored.
+comparison. In "\-\-create" mode, the mask is ignored.
.TP
.BI "-l, --label " "LABEL"
Specify a conntrack label.
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ Use multiple \-l options to specify multiple labels that need to be set.
Specify the conntrack label to add to the selected conntracks.
This option is only available in conjunction with "\-I, \-\-create",
"\-A, \-\-add" or "\-U, \-\-update".
+As a rule of thumb, you must use either the 'connlabel' match in your iptables
+ruleset or the 'ct label' statement in your nftables ruleset, this turns on the
+ct label support in the kernel and it allows you to update labels via
+"\-U, \-\-update", otherwise label updates are ignored.
.TP
.BI "--label-del " "[LABEL]"
Specify the conntrack label to delete from the selected conntracks.