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      whinis @stephenw10
      last edited by 

        pool: pfSense
 state: ONLINE
status: Some supported and requested features are not enabled on the pool.
        The pool can still be used, but some features are unavailable.
action: Enable all features using 'zpool upgrade'. Once this is done,
        the pool may no longer be accessible by software that does not support
        the features. See zpool-features(7) for details.
  scan: scrub in progress since Fri May  2 20:36:28 2025
        1.32G / 1.32G scanned, 1.24G / 1.32G issued at 212M/s
        0B repaired, 94.06% done, 00:00:00 to go
config:

        NAME        STATE     READ WRITE CKSUM
        pfSense     ONLINE       0     0     0
          da0p4     ONLINE       0     0     0

      Everything looks good to me and I have had 3 more of those crashes today appearntly

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      • stephenw10S Offline
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        Hmm, unlikely that then.

        Does SMART show the drive as OK?

        And to confirm you've tried a clean re-install?

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          whinis @stephenw10
          last edited by

          So this particular instance is on a VM so no real smart information. The VM host has no reported smart errors or other VMs with issues. Once this started about a year ago, and I think I posted here then and didn't get any real replies, I also tried installing on similar raw hardware and had the same issue. I have also clean installed twice which seems to suggest to me some config issue that transfers.

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          • stephenw10S Offline
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            Is there anything logged immediately before that?

            You actually saw the same identical errors when running bare metal?

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              whinis @stephenw10
              last edited by

              I did see the exact same error with this config on bare metal.
              Here is the full php error log for the latest crashes it seems

              Crash report begins.  Anonymous machine information:

amd64
14.0-CURRENT
FreeBSD 14.0-CURRENT amd64 1400094 #1 RELENG_2_7_2-n255948-8d2b56da39c: Wed Dec  6 20:45:47 UTC 2023     root@freebsd:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-CE-snapshots-2_7_2-main/obj/amd64/StdASW5b/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-CE-snapshots-2_7_2-main/sources/F

Crash report details:

PHP Errors:
[02-May-2025 19:45:00 US/Eastern] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught ValueError: Path cannot be empty in /etc/inc/notices.inc:135
Stack trace:
#0 /etc/inc/notices.inc(135): fopen('', 'w')
#1 /etc/inc/config.lib.inc(95): file_notice('config.xml', 'No config.xml f...', 'pfSenseConfigur...', '')
#2 /etc/inc/config.gui.inc(53): parse_config()
#3 /etc/inc/auth.inc(34): require_once('/etc/inc/config...')
#4 /etc/inc/openvpn.inc(36): require_once('/etc/inc/auth.i...')
#5 /etc/inc/filter.inc(30): require_once('/etc/inc/openvp...')
#6 /etc/inc/ipsec.inc(25): require_once('/etc/inc/filter...')
#7 /etc/inc/gwlb.inc(27): require_once('/etc/inc/ipsec....')
#8 /etc/inc/functions.inc(35): require_once('/etc/inc/gwlb.i...')
#9 /etc/inc/notices.inc(26): require_once('/etc/inc/functi...')
#10 /etc/inc/config.inc(37): require_once('/etc/inc/notice...')
#11 /usr/local/www/xmlrpc.php(32): require_once('/etc/inc/config...')
#12 {main}
  thrown in /etc/inc/notices.inc on line 135
[02-May-2025 19:45:00 US/Eastern] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught ValueError: Path cannot be empty in /etc/inc/notices.inc:135
Stack trace:
#0 /etc/inc/notices.inc(135): fopen('', 'w')
#1 /etc/inc/config.lib.inc(1154): file_notice('phperror', 'PHP ERROR: Type...', 'PHP errors')
#2 [internal function]: pfSense_clear_globals()
#3 {main}
  thrown in /etc/inc/notices.inc on line 135
[02-May-2025 21:10:00 US/Eastern] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught ValueError: Path cannot be empty in /etc/inc/notices.inc:135
Stack trace:
#0 /etc/inc/notices.inc(135): fopen('', 'w')
#1 /etc/inc/config.lib.inc(95): file_notice('config.xml', 'No config.xml f...', 'pfSenseConfigur...', '')
#2 /etc/inc/config.gui.inc(53): parse_config()
#3 /etc/inc/auth.inc(34): require_once('/etc/inc/config...')
#4 /etc/inc/openvpn.inc(36): require_once('/etc/inc/auth.i...')
#5 /etc/inc/filter.inc(30): require_once('/etc/inc/openvp...')
#6 /etc/inc/ipsec.inc(25): require_once('/etc/inc/filter...')
#7 /etc/inc/gwlb.inc(27): require_once('/etc/inc/ipsec....')
#8 /etc/inc/functions.inc(35): require_once('/etc/inc/gwlb.i...')
#9 /etc/inc/notices.inc(26): require_once('/etc/inc/functi...')
#10 /etc/inc/config.inc(37): require_once('/etc/inc/notice...')
#11 /usr/local/www/xmlrpc.php(32): require_once('/etc/inc/config...')
#12 {main}
  thrown in /etc/inc/notices.inc on line 135
[02-May-2025 21:10:00 US/Eastern] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught ValueError: Path cannot be empty in /etc/inc/notices.inc:135
Stack trace:
#0 /etc/inc/notices.inc(135): fopen('', 'w')
#1 /etc/inc/config.lib.inc(1154): file_notice('phperror', 'PHP ERROR: Type...', 'PHP errors')
#2 [internal function]: pfSense_clear_globals()
#3 {main}
  thrown in /etc/inc/notices.inc on line 135
[03-May-2025 04:03:00 US/Eastern] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught ValueError: Path cannot be empty in /etc/inc/notices.inc:135
Stack trace:
#0 /etc/inc/notices.inc(135): fopen('', 'w')
#1 /etc/inc/config.lib.inc(95): file_notice('config.xml', 'No config.xml f...', 'pfSenseConfigur...', '')
#2 /etc/inc/config.gui.inc(53): parse_config()
#3 /etc/inc/auth.inc(34): require_once('/etc/inc/config...')
#4 /etc/inc/openvpn.inc(36): require_once('/etc/inc/auth.i...')
#5 /etc/inc/filter.inc(30): require_once('/etc/inc/openvp...')
#6 /etc/inc/ipsec.inc(25): require_once('/etc/inc/filter...')
#7 /etc/inc/gwlb.inc(27): require_once('/etc/inc/ipsec....')
#8 /etc/inc/functions.inc(35): require_once('/etc/inc/gwlb.i...')
#9 /etc/inc/notices.inc(26): require_once('/etc/inc/functi...')
#10 /etc/inc/config.inc(37): require_once('/etc/inc/notice...')
#11 /usr/local/www/xmlrpc.php(32): require_once('/etc/inc/config...')
#12 {main}
  thrown in /etc/inc/notices.inc on line 135
[03-May-2025 04:03:00 US/Eastern] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught ValueError: Path cannot be empty in /etc/inc/notices.inc:135
Stack trace:
#0 /etc/inc/notices.inc(135): fopen('', 'w')
#1 /etc/inc/config.lib.inc(1154): file_notice('phperror', 'PHP ERROR: Type...', 'PHP errors')
#2 [internal function]: pfSense_clear_globals()
#3 {main}
  thrown in /etc/inc/notices.inc on line 135



No FreeBSD crash data found.
			```
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              • stephenw10S Offline
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                Is there anything in the system log just before that though? Maybe something common to all the crashes? For some reason there it's unable to open the filesystem which is triggering those php errors but they are a symptom of some other issue.

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                  whinis @stephenw10
                  last edited by

                  Nothing that jumps out. From the system log there is only one pattern I see

                   /getstats.php: No config.xml found, attempting last known config restore.
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: /getstats.php: PHP ERROR: Type: 1, File: /etc/inc/notices.inc, Line: 135, Message: Uncaught ValueError: Path cannot be empty in /etc/inc/notices.inc:135
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: Stack trace:
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: #0 /etc/inc/notices.inc(135): fopen('', 'w')
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: #1 /etc/inc/config.lib.inc(95): file_notice('config.xml', 'No config.xml f...', 'pfSenseConfigur...', '')
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: #2 /etc/inc/config.gui.inc(53): parse_config()
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: #3 /etc/inc/auth.inc(34): require_once('/etc/inc/config...')
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: #4 /etc/inc/openvpn.inc(36): require_once('/etc/inc/auth.i...')
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: #5 /etc/inc/filter.inc(30): require_once('/etc/inc/openvp...')
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: #6 /etc/inc/ipsec.inc(25): require_once('/etc/inc/filter...')
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: #7 /etc/inc/gwlb.inc(27): require_once('/etc/inc/ipsec....')
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: #8 /etc/inc/functions.inc(35): require_once('/etc/inc/gwlb.i...')
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: #9 /etc/inc/notices.inc(26): require_once('/etc/inc/functi...')
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: #10 /etc/inc/config.inc(37): require_once('/etc/inc/notice...')
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: #11 /usr/local/www/includes/functions.inc.php(27): require_once('/etc/inc/config...')
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: #12 /usr/local/www/getstats.php(38): include_once('/usr/local/www/...')
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]: #13 {main}
May  2 13:00:00 pfsense php-fpm[68498]:   thrown

                  Some thing attempts to load config.xml, its not found and then the stack trace.

                  May  2 16:18:00 pfsense php-fpm[29876]: /xmlrpc.php: No config.xml found, attempting last known config restore.
May  2 16:18:00 pfsense php-fpm[29876]: /xmlrpc.php: PHP ERROR: Type: 1, File: /etc/inc/notices.inc, Line: 135, Message: Uncaught ValueError: Path cannot be empty in /etc/inc/notices.inc:135
May  2 16:18:00 pfsense php-fpm[29876]: Stack trace:
May  2 16:18:00 pfsense php-fpm[29876]: #0 /etc/inc/notices.inc(135): fopen('', 'w')

                  May  2 19:45:00 pfsense php-fpm[53488]: /xmlrpc.php: No config.xml found, attempting last known config restore.
May  2 19:45:00 pfsense php-fpm[53488]: /xmlrpc.php: PHP ERROR: Type: 1, File: /etc/inc/notices.inc, Line: 135, Message: Uncaught ValueError: Path cannot be empty in /etc/inc/notices.inc:135
May  2 19:45:00 pfsense php-fpm[53488]: Stack trace:

                  Here is one with several hours and no obvious error

                  May  3 00:47:22 pfsense kernel: arp: 192.168.0.64 moved from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx to xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx on bridge0
May  3 01:47:52 pfsense kernel: arp: 192.168.0.64 moved from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx to xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx on bridge0
May  3 01:54:00 pfsense sshguard[91998]: Exiting on signal.
May  3 01:54:00 pfsense sshguard[50666]: Now monitoring attacks.
May  3 02:15:00 pfsense sshguard[50666]: Exiting on signal.
May  3 02:15:00 pfsense sshguard[79301]: Now monitoring attacks.
May  3 02:38:00 pfsense sshguard[79301]: Exiting on signal.
May  3 02:38:00 pfsense sshguard[4925]: Now monitoring attacks.
May  3 02:48:22 pfsense kernel: arp: 192.168.0.64 moved from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx to xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx on bridge0
May  3 02:59:00 pfsense sshguard[4925]: Exiting on signal.
May  3 02:59:00 pfsense sshguard[45638]: Now monitoring attacks.
May  3 03:01:00 pfsense php-cgi[52259]: rc.periodic: New alert found: The following CA/Certificate entries are expiring:
May  3 03:01:00 pfsense php-cgi[52259]: Certificate: webConfigurator default (62294113a9989) (62294113a9989): Expiring soon, in 21 days
May  3 03:03:00 pfsense sshguard[45638]: Exiting on signal.
May  3 03:03:00 pfsense sshguard[54381]: Now monitoring attacks.
May  3 03:48:53 pfsense kernel: arp: 192.168.0.64 moved from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx to xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx on bridge0
May  3 04:03:00 pfsense php-fpm[53488]: /xmlrpc.php: No config.xml found, attempting last known config restore.
May  3 04:03:00 pfsense php-fpm[53488]: /xmlrpc.php: PHP ERROR: Type: 1, File: /etc/inc/notices.inc, Line: 135, Message: Uncaught ValueError: Path cannot be empty in /etc/inc/notices.inc:135
May  3 04:03:00 pfsense php-fpm[53488]: Stack trace:
May  3 04:03:00 pfsense php-fpm[53488]: #0 /etc/inc/notices.inc(135): fopen('', 'w')
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                  • stephenw10S Offline
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    Hmm, that's very odd. What hypervisor are you using?

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                      whinis @stephenw10
                      last edited by

                      Proxmox

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                      • GPz1100G Offline
                        GPz1100 @stephenw10
                        last edited by

                        @stephenw10 If some part of the config (config.xml) was causing this issue. How would one even begin to troubleshoot that?

                        Restore portions of it to a new install until crash is triggered or is there a better way?

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                        • stephenw10S Offline
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Nothing should ever result in the config file being inaccessible. It looks like some filesystem or drive issue though because in addition to not being able to open the config file the PHP error is being unable to open the notices file to post an alert for it. 🤔

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                            whinis @stephenw10
                            last edited by

                            Just to be proactive, the SSD its on is at 30% wearout, I moved it to another ssd in the VM and still same issue. I checked the logs on the VM host (proxmox) and the sys logs of pfsense and no obvious errors in either.

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                              whinis @whinis
                              last edited by

                              And here is the error that occasionally occurs that causes the config to be reloaded

                              May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_service.inc: XML error: no pfsense or pfsense object found!
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: 
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_service.inc: pfSense is restoring the configuration /cf/conf/backup/config-1746449192.xml
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_service.inc: New alert found: pfSense is restoring the configuration /cf/conf/backup/config-1746449192.xml
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_service.inc: PHP ERROR: Type: 1, File: /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_globals.inc, Line: 197, Message: Uncaught Error: Cannot use a scalar value as an array in /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_globals.inc:197
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: Stack trace:
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: #0 /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_globals.inc(238): wg_init_config_arr(-1, Array)
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: #1 /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg.inc(345): wg_globals()
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: #2 /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_service.inc(360): wg_resolve_endpoints()
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: #3 /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_service.inc(294): wg_service_daemon()
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: #4 /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_service.inc(60): wg_service_cli_start(false)
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: #5 {main}
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]:   thrown
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_service.inc: New alert found: PHP ERROR: Type: 1, File: /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_globals.inc, Line: 197, Message: Uncaught Error: Cannot use a scalar value as an array in /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_globals.inc:197
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: Stack trace:
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: #0 /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_globals.inc(238): wg_init_config_arr(-1, Array)
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: #1 /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg.inc(345): wg_globals()
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: #2 /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_service.inc(360): wg_resolve_endpoints()
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: #3 /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_service.inc(294): wg_service_daemon()
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: #4 /usr/local/pkg/wireguard/includes/wg_service.inc(60): wg_service_cli_start(false)
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]: #5 {main}
May  5 21:12:00 pfsense php_wg[93764]:   thrown
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                              • stephenw10S Offline
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by

                                Hmm, you've only seen this in 2.7.2?

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                                  whinis @stephenw10
                                  last edited by

                                  As far as I know. This config I think used to be 23. Something and then I rebuilt it once I stopped using commercial for my home.

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                                  • stephenw10S Offline
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                    last edited by

                                    Are you able to test 2.8-Beta?

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                                      whinis @stephenw10
                                      last edited by

                                      I can if I have a guide of how to update to it

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                                      • stephenw10S Offline
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        You just have to select it in the repo branch in System > Update.

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                                          whinis @stephenw10
                                          last edited by

                                          Cool, ill try this tonight after the work day ends. Joy of working from home.

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                                            whinis @whinis
                                            last edited by

                                            So, we are now a few days into the 2.8-Beta version and no more crashes have happened. Hopefully this is somewhat helpful for you but unsure if it is.

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