Getting empty alert message I can't get rid of

neo4070

I'm getting an empty alert/notification that I can't get rid of...

So the "Notices" bell is showing one message. But when clicking this I get an empty alert window (no text or title shown):

Now, could be an easy explanation here - but I still don't get rid of this "alert".
Previously I got an error - think it was this:

/pfblockerng/pfblockerng_log.php: PHP ERROR: Type: 1, File: /usr/local/www/pfblockerng/pfblockerng_log.php, Line: 165, Message: Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 8192 bytes)

I uninstalled pfBlockerNG but the error still remains - except that the message is both empty and impossible (?) to get rid of...

Any tips on how to get rid of this notification? Also - do you think the unistallation was enough to solve the initial memory issue - or do I have to purge some data? How in that case?

(Clicking "Close", "Mark All as read" or Esc key does not help... message still there. Also tried to logout and in without success)

Thanks in advance!

SteveITS

@neo4070 said in Getting empty alert message I can't get rid of:

do you think the unistallation was enough to solve the initial memory issue

Not sure how to answer your main question but for this one it looks like you were trying to read the pfBlocker log file and it is too big. When you uninstalled pfBlocker if "Keep Settings" was checked then its settings (and I think log files) stay put. This is for uninstall/reinstall and/or upgrading. If you don't try to open the log file then it's just taking up disk space but you can delete the file.

stephenw10

Check for the file /tmp/notices.

Hard to say why that's not being removed but you could just delete it.

Steve

neo4070

@stephenw10 Hmm. I tried with ssh to login to the device. Could see the /tmp/notices file (empty). Wasn't allowed to delete it (not in sudoers files if I remeber correctly. By the useer have full admin access in the web UI - thought i would be a sudoer as well!?)

Can't access my pf right now. Performing work on my infrastructure. Added a Ubiquiti DM behind my pf (and having some initial issues/tasks to handle). Connected via an ethernet cable directly from my pf to the UDM - so the UDM are reporting WAN to have address 192.168.20.55 (since 192.168.20.1/24 is my configured subnet out from my pf on the port used).

Each device I connect to the UDM gets on LAN 192.168.1.1/24 (which I believe is default for UDM, right!?)
Can I simple set the pf to be DHCP-server for the UDM? Now I can't access the pf from any wifi-connected device. Or is a NAT thing? Any drawbacks of setting pf to DHCP server/NAT and how to do that?)

stephenw10

If you can access the gui you can remove it from Diag > Command prompt. That has the permissions.

If you can disable NAT on the UDM and make it a router then you might be able to. Not sure you can that though, I think I recall another thread where someone tried and failed.

Steve

neo4070

@stephenw10 Diag > Command Promt and

rm /tmp/notices

sure did help. Thanks - case closed!

(Decided to put my UDM in first place and then use my pfsense to protect a subnet behind this. I like the pfsense more but it's not a wifi-router so...)