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    Reboot or more memory?

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      lewis @keyser
      last edited by lewis

      @keyser

      Oh, that's nice to hear. I was nervous I might have a lot of work ahead of me.

      Thank you. I'll search and see if there is a way to temp fix this without a reboot.

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        rcoleman-netgate Netgate @keyser
        last edited by rcoleman-netgate

        @keyser No need to reboot. there's a patch! Well, you have to reboot to apply the patch but ... it will resolve the issue.

        https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/12095

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          lewis @rcoleman-netgate
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          @rcoleman-netgate

          From reading some posts, it looks like I don't even have to reboot.
          If not using ipsec, one can disable the pcscd (PC/SC Smart Card Daemon) service. I did that and memory usage dropped to 9%.

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            rcoleman-netgate Netgate @lewis
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            @lewis which will work until you have to reboot and then you're back at square one.
            the patch will keep the service from even starting unneccessarily. I've used it on a number of field devices.

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              lewis @rcoleman-netgate
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              @rcoleman-netgate

              Yes, I understand that but this firewall rarely gets rebooted so I can live with that.

              Does anyone know if the system upgrade will work from 2.52 to this new version that will come out?

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                rcoleman-netgate Netgate @lewis
                last edited by

                @lewis We've been actively testing it and so far it has worked without issue.

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                  bingo600 @rcoleman-netgate
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                  @rcoleman-netgate said in Reboot or more memory?:

                  @keyser No need to reboot. there's a patch! Well, you have to reboot to apply the patch but ... it will resolve the issue.

                  https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/12095

                  How do i find the patch info/number in the linked "redmine" ?
                  Will the patch work for 2.5.2-CE ?

                  This is my first patch attempt ....

                  pscd is "only" using 3.6G of 8GB , and i'm not even using ipsec.

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                  Found it ....

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                  The "strikethrough" confused me ??
                  I suppose it means that that "Bug is resolved or closed" or ??

                  I also applied , and ran a "reroot"

                  TIA
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                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @bingo600
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                    @bingo600 said in Reboot or more memory?:

                    How do i find the patch info/number in the linked "redmine" ?

                    It's here: https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/11933#note-7

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                      rcoleman-netgate Netgate @stephenw10
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                      @bingo600 Whoops.
                      I grabbed the 2nd redmine for it but @stephenw10 gave you the correct one

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                        lewis @rcoleman-netgate
                        last edited by lewis

                        Works fine just turning off the service if you don't reboot on a regular basis. I went from really high to 8/9% memory use since yesterday.

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