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    Snapshot on 11th Jan 2011 GUI not work

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved 2.0-RC Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
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      LostInIgnorance
      last edited by

      So, JimP, the 14th's early morning snap should fix the problem with the web gui?

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by

        I'm not entirely sure, but it's worth trying.

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          iFloris
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          Accessing the gui over https is working again for me using 2.0-BETA5 (i386) built on Thu Jan 13 19:33:19 EST 2011.
          Thanks jimp!

          one layer of information
          removed

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            siey2005
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            I just tried the build now.. still failed.
            Thanks.

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              LostInIgnorance
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              Doesn't work for me either?

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              • jimpJ
                jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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                What errors are showing up in the system log now? What about /var/log/lighttpd.error.log?

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                  LostInIgnorance
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                  System Log

                  Jan 14 10:23:53 	php: /system_advanced_admin.php: webConfigurator configuration has changed. Restarting webConfigurator.
                  Jan 14 10:23:53 	check_reload_status: webConfigurator restart in progress
                  Jan 14 10:23:55 	php: : The command '/usr/local/sbin/lighttpd -f /var/etc/lighty-webConfigurator.conf' returned exit code '255', the output was '2011-01-14 10:23:55: (network.c.565) SSL: error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason(0) /var/etc/ca.pem'
                  Jan 14 10:23:55 	php: : Creating rrd update script
                  Jan 14 10:25:14 	check_reload_status: syncing firewall
                  

                  /var/log/lighttpd.error.log

                  2011-01-14 10:17:40: (log.c.166) server started 
                  2011-01-14 10:17:46: (log.c.166) server started 
                  2011-01-14 10:23:55: (log.c.166) server started 
                  2011-01-14 10:25:18: (log.c.166) server started 
                  2011-01-14 10:25:20: (log.c.166) server started 
                  
                  
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                    uncon
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                    I've been able to work around this by commenting out the following line from /var/etc/lighty-webConfigurator.conf:

                    ssl.ca-file = "/var/etc/ca.pem"
                    

                    Then, restarting lighttpd:

                    lighttpd -f /var/etc/lighty-webConfigurator.conf
                    

                    It appears that the CA cert / key pair do not survive.

                    uncon

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                    • jimpJ
                      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                      last edited by

                      That's the thing, with the default webgui cert there is no ca, so that line isn't there. I have no such line on mine.

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                      • jimpJ
                        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                        last edited by

                        Does /var/etc/ca.pem exist? If it does, is it empty? Or does it actually have the ca certificate in it?

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                          uncon
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                          When this issue occurs, the file ("/var/etc/ca.pem") exists and is empty.  I think this is only an issue if you create your own CA and subsequently a certificate for use with the webgui.

                          uncon

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                          • jimpJ
                            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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                            When you do "ls -l /var/etc/ca.pem" does it show as 0 bytes, or does it actually have some (blank) content in it like spaces or blank lines?

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                            • jimpJ
                              jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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                              I've made a cert from an existing CA and used it and it was OK, and I made a fresh CA and cert and used it and it was still OK… so if there is something happening it's likely related to your config in some way.

                              I can add some extra safety belts around writing out the CA. It already checks if it's empty (as in empty string, "") but it should probably actually be using php's empty() call instead.

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                                uncon
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                                I can't seem to reproduce this now, but IIRC, the file was 0 bytes.

                                uncon

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                                  LostInIgnorance
                                  last edited by

                                  @jimp:

                                  That's the thing, with the default webgui cert there is no ca, so that line isn't there. I have no such line on mine.

                                  JimP, like you, I have no such line in my /var/etc/lighty-webConfigurator.conf

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                                  • jimpJ
                                    jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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                                    @LostInIgnorance:

                                    JimP, like you, I have no such line in my /var/etc/lighty-webConfigurator.conf

                                    To get the error you posted earlier, you have to have the ca line in the lighty config. If it wasn't there, you wouldn't get the error about ca.pem.

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                                      LostInIgnorance
                                      last edited by

                                      If I understand correctly, I should have that line in my file?

                                      EDIT: I can't verify if it is in there because when I change the login to HTTPS I get a timeout on my browser and have to reset it using the "Set interface(s) IP address" on the console to revert back to HTTP.

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                                      • jimpJ
                                        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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                                        You posted that you had an error referencing ca.pem, in order for that error to happen, you have to have a line in the lighty config file that references ca.pem.

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                                          LostInIgnorance
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                                          It is due to a CA getting deleted.  My main CA that was created to access the webgui was deleted, but I am questioning why it has been deleted on two different machines with different configurations.  Wondering if it happened with one of the upgrades because it has been in there since I initially configured the firewall.

                                          EDIT: All is working now that I recreated the CA.  Thanks JimP!!

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                                          • jimpJ
                                            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                                            last edited by

                                            I've never had a CA go missing, and I have VMs with up to 10 CAs on them that I use when testing the cert manager…

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