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    There were error(s) loading the rules: pfctl: DIOCADDRULENV: Device busy

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      a.dresner @stephenw10
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      @stephenw10 It's crashed and I had to hire someone to go onsite and manually power cycle it

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        I assume not every time that error is shown though?

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          a.dresner @stephenw10
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          @stephenw10 No, just 2x

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            Hmm, OK. 2x too many!

            Do you know if it remains responsive at the console when that happens?

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              a.dresner @stephenw10
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              @stephenw10 I wish I could say, but its a remote location and has only acted this way when I'm not on site... last time was 24 hours after I left...frustrating

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                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                Are you able to upload a status file to us to review?

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                  a.dresner @stephenw10
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                  @stephenw10 of course, pls tell me what to do =)

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                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                    Great, you can pull the status_output file from the GUI. See:
                    https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/recipes/diagnostic-data.html#view-and-download-diagnostic-data-in-the-gui

                    Then upload it here:
                    https://nc.netgate.com/nextcloud/s/YfciQktBin7fLEM

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                      a.dresner @stephenw10
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                      @stephenw10 All done sir

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                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                        Great I see that. Checking....

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                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                          Mmm, OK nothing obvious there. I'm going to consult developers on this.

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                            Ok, the likely cause here is a race condition between filter reloads triggered close to simultaneously.

                            That obviously shouldn't happen but you can probably mitigate it by tuning your gateway parameters for the WG_VPN_HQ gateway. Currently that is continually throwing alarms and reloading the filter every time it does. I suspect when you see this error it ends up thowing several alarms and queing up reloads.

                            I would try either setting the monitoring values to far higher numbers, say 50% and 500ms, or disabling monitoring action on the gateway. If that prevents or reduces the errors you're seeing that would prove the theory.

                            Steve

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                              a.dresner @stephenw10
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                              @stephenw10 From a troubleshooting standpoint, it makes sense since these overseas vpn can have spotty connection from time to time. I already made those adjustments... waiting to see what happened :D Thanks @stephenw10 much appreciated!

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                                wblanton
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                                I’m also seeing this message pop up a lot recently on one of my 23.09.1 firewalls. I’m counting 8 messages between 4/15 to today (4/28).

                                It’s always an alert saying:

                                There were error(s) loading the rules: pfctl: DIOCADDRULENV: Device busy - The line in question reads [0]:

                                Followed by another alert saying:

                                PF was wedged/busy and has been reset.
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                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                  Same question as the OP here. Anything logged? Any 'exotic' rules? Anything else unusual?

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                                    mangelot
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                                    Same issue here, almost every day (some times twice a day)

                                    06:30:00 PF was wedged/busy and has been reset.
                                    06:30:00 There were error(s) loading the rules: pfctl: DIOCADDRULENV: Device busy - The line in question reads [0]:

                                    system general log
                                    Aug 26 06:30:00 php-cgi 51879 rc.filter_configure_sync: New alert found: There were error(s) loading the rules: pfctl: DIOCADDRULENV: Device busy - The line in question reads [0]:
                                    Aug 26 06:30:00 php-cgi 51879 rc.filter_configure_sync: New alert found: PF was wedged/busy and has been reset.
                                    Aug 26 06:28:00 sshguard 54936 Now monitoring attacks.
                                    Aug 26 06:28:00 sshguard 55063 Exiting on signal.

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                      Is there anything else logged? An alert shown in the system?

                                      Can you replicate it by running Status > Filter Reload?

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                                        mangelot
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                                        Only the warning in GUI and by email (twice a day)

                                        yesterday
                                        16:15:00 PF was wedged/busy and has been reset.
                                        16:15:00 There were error(s) loading the rules: pfctl: DIOCADDRULENV: Device busy - The line in question reads [0]:
                                        19:00:00 PF was wedged/busy and has been reset.
                                        19:00:00 There were error(s) loading the rules: pfctl: DIOCADDRULENV: Device busy - The line in question reads [0]:

                                        monday:
                                        06:30:00 PF was wedged/busy and has been reset.
                                        06:30:00 There were error(s) loading the rules: pfctl: DIOCADDRULENV: Device busy - The line in question reads [0]:
                                        01:30:00 PF was wedged/busy and has been reset.
                                        01:30:00 There were error(s) loading the rules: pfctl: DIOCADDRULENV: Device busy - The line in question reads [0]:

                                        Q: Can you replicate it by running Status > Filter Reload?
                                        A: Cannot replicate the error, no issues when running filter reload, all rules are loaded normally

                                        I can provide the status_output file from the GUI

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                                          a.dresner
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                                          Happened for me again 3x, on a different pfsense box..

                                          pf_busy

                                          PF was wedged/busy and has been reset. @ 2024-08-08 16:20:11
                                          PF was wedged/busy and has been reset. @ 2024-08-13 06:44:50
                                          PF was wedged/busy and has been reset. @ 2024-08-21 14:50:18
                                          Filter Reload

                                          There were error(s) loading the rules: pfctl: DIOCADDRULENV: Device busy - The line in question reads [0]: @ 2024-08-08 16:20:12
                                          There were error(s) loading the rules: pfctl: DIOCADDRULENV: Device busy - The line in question reads [0]: @ 2024-08-13 06:44:51
                                          There were error(s) loading the rules: pfctl: DIOCADDRULENV: Device busy - The line in question reads [0]: @ 2024-08-21 14:50:19

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                            You can upload a status file here: https://nc.netgate.com/nextcloud/s/fLa8Rr8Km5Bq4rt

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