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    Where can I find information on the backup/restore XML schema?

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      noplan @imthenachoman
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      @imthenachoman

      What do u do after the xml is imported?
      Reboot? Or nothing?

      What's the standard procedure for your import?

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        imthenachoman @noplan
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        @noplan Okay. So I was wrong.

        When I import my XML and then reboot, they do not work. I import the working backup copy and reboot and they do work.

        If I import and don't reboot, they keep working but I assume that's cause of some caching or something.

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          imthenachoman @noplan
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          @noplan I just saw that there is an error after importing my XML:

          There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:177: syntax error - The line in question reads [177]: block return in log quick on $LAN inet proto any from !192.168.1.0/24 to any tracker 1609008158 label "USER_RULE: reject anything not from net"
          @ 2021-01-31 11:42:07
          

          And this is the rule for that tracker ID:

              <rule>
                      <type>reject</type>
                      <interface>lan</interface>
                      <ipprotocol>inet</ipprotocol>
                      <protocol>any</protocol>
                      <source>
                          <network>lan</network>
                          <not />
                      </source>
                      <destination>
                          <any />
                      </destination>
                      <log />
                      <descr><![CDATA[reject anything not from net]]></descr>
                      <tracker>1609008158</tracker>
                      <statetype><![CDATA[keep state]]></statetype>
                  </rule>
          

          Not sure what is wrong...

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            imthenachoman @noplan
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            @noplan So I think I figured it out.

            Unlike the pfsense backup XML file, my code was not creating empty nodes.

            So I fixed that. I create empty nodes.

            Now it seems to be working.

            Thanks!

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              noplan @imthenachoman
              last edited by

              @imthenachoman

              Cool thing!
              Glad u were able to fix it
              BrNP

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                timblaktu @noplan
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                @imthenachoman did you ever find any official xml schema to base this work on?

                Im working on a solution to fully automate the installation/configuration of virtualized pfsense routers, and today i learned that all i have to do is generate a custom config.xml and mount it on boot. So the remaining part for me is to figure out the proper format. All i can find so far is the default confix.xml file in the main pfsense code base. This is workable, but i was hoping to find official xml schema or other spec/tools that would aid in this automation.

                Thanks!
                Tim

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                  Patch @timblaktu
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                  @timblaktu said in Where can I find information on the backup/restore XML schema?:

                  So the remaining part for me is to figure out the proper format. All i can find so far is the default confix.xml file

                  I suggest in pfsense manually configuring several of your installations. Create a back up of each and look at the backup file format. That should clarify what you need for the general case.

                  Then use https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/backup/restore-during-install.html

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                    timblaktu @Patch
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                    @Patch thanks. My issue is less "what to configure?" and more the actual mechanics of correctly and automatically generating the xml representation. I can reverse engineer a solution from the latest default config.xml in the pfsense repo but this feels archaic in this day and age. I feel this has to be a solved problem..

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                      imthenachoman @timblaktu
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                      @timblaktu No. I never did. :(

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                        Patch @timblaktu
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                        @timblaktu said in Where can I find information on the backup/restore XML schema?:

                        I can reverse engineer a solution from the latest default config.xml in the pfsense repo

                        Why on earth start there.
                        Start by comparing backup configuration files for the range of installation you actually require.

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                          timblaktu @Patch
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                          @Patch I'll definitely be looking at example configs pulled from manually-configured pfsense installs, and refining what I need to include in the config.xml. The point of what I'm doing is to fully-automate the pfsense installation, like described here in the docs by providing the installer a config.xml file to apply. This config.xml will be different for different installations on different machines, so I must generate it programatically, which is why I'm asking about the xml schema and/or other config generation tools.

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