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      tarun
      last edited by

      Hi Steve, basically we are running pfSense 2.1.5-RELEASE (i386) on supermicro box and booting from a hard drive.

      When I have logged in via console on pfsense box then found below error, can you please suggest how to resolve this issue without reinstalling the firewall.

      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.ccoOV4, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_lock failed: in Unknown on line 0
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_unlock failed: in Unknown on line 0
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.QLoRQD, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.aWv6Ra, O_RDWR|O_CREA
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_lock failed: in Unknown on line 0
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_unlock failed: in Unknown on line 0
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.sgK0ch, O_RDWR|O_CREA
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.BEhNIf, O_RDWR|O_CREA
      Fatal error: Unknown: apc_fcntl_rdlock failed: in Unknown on line 0

      1. Logout (SSH only)                  8 ) Shell
      2. Assign Interfaces                  9) pfTop
      3. Set interface(s) IP address      10) Filter Logs
      4. Reset webConfigurator password    11) Restart webConfigurator
      5. Reset to factory defaults        12) pfSense Developer Shell
      6. Reboot system                    13) Upgrade from console
      7. Halt system                      14) Disable Secure Shell (sshd)
      8. Ping host                        15) Restore recent configuration

      Enter an option: 8

      /etc/rc.initial: /bin/tcsh: Device not configured
      /: write failed, filesystem is full
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.PA8GQF, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_lock failed: in Unknown on line 0
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_unlock failed: in Unknown on line 0
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.LMIIbh, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.I7p46p, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_lock failed: in Unknown on line 0
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_unlock failed: in Unknown on line 0
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.UPJxwV, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.tZet8w, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
      Fatal error: Unknown: apc_fcntl_rdlock failed: in Unknown on line 0

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by 

        /: write failed, filesystem is full

        This looks like a boot device failure of some sort. Re-reading your first post I see you're booting from a hard drive. How did you install to the HD?

        Have you moved /tmp to a ram drive? (an advanced  gui option)

        If it were me I would re-install faced with errors like that and run some low level disc check utility. It's not hard to re-install and restore the config.

        Steve

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          Iahmad
          last edited by

          i am getting the same error i left the office with everthing fine but in the morning i get the same error image is attached. according to my experiance it is HD error now i will try with new harddisk than update you soon

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            tarun
            last edited by

            Hi Steve, Thanks for your reply.

            We have fresh installed pfsense with cd and this is a brand new hardware with new HDD, also i would like to update you that we have 8 locations where we installed pfsense firewall and this is 3rd time on 3rd location where I get same error. Its seems some bug which is creating this issue.

            If I reboot the firewall with error, its got crash and then it needs to reinstall again.

            Please let me know if there is any solution for this issue.

            Also please find the attached Screen shot or error.

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              Iahmad
              last edited by

              i tried with other HD 500 gb sata but still get the same error next morning.
              now i install old 40gb ide let ce what happen now.

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                Iahmad
                last edited by

                again failed after 30 minute of online.

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                  Iahmad
                  last edited by

                  anybody is there for help please

                  every morning i amgetting the pfsense box down. i have tried 5 different harddisk assuming that it is hd error.

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    Hmm. It could be complete coincidence but there seem to be an unusually large number of reports of similar failures on the forum at the moment.

                    If you've tried multiple hard drives perhaps it's a cabling or disk controller issue?

                    Steve

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                      phil.davis
                      last edited by

                      The "no inodes free" message in your console screenshot makes me think something is creating many many little files, probably in /tmp or /var somewhere.
                      Use console menu option 8 to get a command prompt. Then look around /var/ and /tmp and see if some folder has many many little files. Report back what they are and we can then think about why it is happening.

                      As the Greek philosopher Isosceles used to say, "There are 3 sides to every triangle."
                      If I helped you, then help someone else - buy someone a gift from the INF catalog http://secure.inf.org/gifts/usd/

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        Ah, well spotted I missed that. That's on Tarun's screenshot?

                        Steve

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                          phil.davis
                          last edited by

                          @stephenw10:

                          Ah, well spotted I missed that. That's on Tarun's screenshot?

                          Yes, Tarun's screenshot has a "create symlink failed - no inodes free"

                          I guess something is creating many many little files or?

                          As the Greek philosopher Isosceles used to say, "There are 3 sides to every triangle."
                          If I helped you, then help someone else - buy someone a gift from the INF catalog http://secure.inf.org/gifts/usd/

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            Yep. I don't see any inode warnings from ishtiaqaj though, here or anywhere else.
                            The fstat command referenced here looks appropriate for this:

                            [2.2-RC][root@xtm5.localdomain]/root: fstat | awk '\!/CMD/{print $2} END{printf("* Total files open: %d", NR)}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -n
   1 * Total files open: 511
   2 kernel
   2 md0
   2 md1
   3 init
   4 getty
   6 rrdtool
   7 apinger
   7 awk
   7 cron
   7 sort
   7 uniq
   8 fstat
   8 login
   8 sshlockout_pf
  12 sleep
  13 powerd
  14 dnsmasq
  15 LCDd
  15 filterlog
  15 lcdproc
  15 lighttpd
  16 check_reload_status
  16 devd
  16 tcsh
  17 inetd
  20 dhcpd
  22 sshd
  23 ntpd
  36 dhclient
  36 minicron
  42 php-fpm
  42 syslogd
  47 sh

                            Nothing too extreme on my test 2.2 box.

                            Steve

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                            • DerelictD
                              Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                              last edited by

                              what does df -i show?

                              ![Screen Shot 2014-12-28 at 12.09.15 PM.png](/public/imported_attachments/1/Screen Shot 2014-12-28 at 12.09.15 PM.png)
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                              Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                              A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                              DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
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                                tarun
                                last edited by

                                Hi phil,

                                Thanks for your reply, actually when I get this error, i tried to use console menu option 8 to get a command prompt but its unable me to get into the command prompt. Its giving below error.

                                1. Logout (SSH only)                  8 ) Shell
                                2. Assign Interfaces                  9) pfTop
                                3. Set interface(s) IP address      10) Filter Logs
                                4. Reset webConfigurator password    11) Restart webConfigurator
                                5. Reset to factory defaults        12) pfSense Developer Shell
                                6. Reboot system                    13) Upgrade from console
                                7. Halt system                      14) Disable Secure Shell (sshd)
                                8. Ping host                        15) Restore recent configuration

                                Enter an option: 8

                                /etc/rc.initial: /bin/tcsh: Device not configured
                                /: write failed, filesystem is full
                                Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.PA8GQF, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_lock failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_unlock failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.LMIIbh, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.I7p46p, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_lock failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_unlock failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.UPJxwV, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.tZet8w, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                Fatal error: Unknown: apc_fcntl_rdlock failed: in Unknown on line 0

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                                  tarun
                                  last edited by

                                  As per the error shown on GUI page its clear that its some where a issue with hdd full in tmp and var directory but this issue keep coming up again and I have also read on forum some guys reported the same issue even they used 500 GB hdd. Its seems some bug which is creating this issue.

                                  When I tried to get command prompt access it given me php error as shown in my post. If I tried to restart the pfsense, its got crash and then I need to fresh install. One more thing if we tried to install pfSense on same hdd it never install on it and say I/O error, even the hdd is brand new. Please find the screen shot.

                                  This same thing was happen on 3 of our pfsense, which have brand new hardware with brand new hdd.

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                                  • DerelictD
                                    Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                    last edited by

                                    If it's brand new hardware, why are you running i386?  https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=84679.0

                                    What image are you installing?  How?

                                    Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                                    A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                                    DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                                    Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                                      tarun
                                      last edited by

                                      We are installing i386 from CD image downloaded from https://www.pfsense.org/download/mirror.php?section=downloads.

                                      Its Supermicro Model 502-2 P/N 5015A-EHF-D525 with 32 GB crucial hdd.

                                      I hope you have read all error posted by me from starting.

                                      Error Post 1

                                      after few days I cannot enter the web config page and getting below error.
                                      I typed the default password and it then give the below error and it can't login.

                                      Warning: fopen(/tmp/config.lock): failed to open stream: Device not configured in /etc/inc/util.inc on line 123 Warning: flock() expects parameter 1 to be resource, null given in /etc/inc/util.inc on line 134 Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /etc/inc/util.inc on line 135 Warning: session_start(): open(/var/tmp//sess_fd59264b4e5cf3b6ae1121f1ccf4762a, O_RDWR) failed: No space left on device (28) in /etc/inc/auth.inc on line 1254

                                      We are using Super Micro Server with 32 GB crucial hdd.

                                      Error Post 2

                                      Tried to use console menu option 8 to get a command prompt but its unable me to get into the command prompt. Its giving below error.

                                      1. Logout (SSH only)                  8 ) Shell
                                      2. Assign Interfaces                  9) pfTop
                                      3. Set interface(s) IP address      10) Filter Logs
                                      4. Reset webConfigurator password    11) Restart webConfigurator
                                      5. Reset to factory defaults        12) pfSense Developer Shell
                                      6. Reboot system                    13) Upgrade from console
                                      7. Halt system                      14) Disable Secure Shell (sshd)
                                      8. Ping host                        15) Restore recent configuration

                                      Enter an option: 8

                                      /etc/rc.initial: /bin/tcsh: Device not configured
                                      /: write failed, filesystem is full
                                      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.PA8GQF, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_lock failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_unlock failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.LMIIbh, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.I7p46p, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_lock failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_unlock failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.UPJxwV, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                      Fatal error: PHP Startup: apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.tZet8w, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: in Unknown on line 0
                                      Fatal error: Unknown: apc_fcntl_rdlock failed: in Unknown on line 0

                                      Error Post 3

                                      As per the error shown on GUI page its clear that its some where a issue with hdd full in tmp and var directory but this issue keep coming up again and I have also read on forum some guys reported the same issue even they used 500 GB hdd. Its seems some bug which is creating this issue.

                                      When I tried to get command prompt access it given me php error as shown in my post. If I tried to restart the pfsense, its got crash and then I need to fresh install. One more thing if we tried to install pfSense on same hdd it never install on it and say I/O error, even the hdd is brand new.

                                      When we format hdd then its able to reinstalled the pfsense.

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                                      • DerelictD
                                        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                        last edited by

                                        Why i386?  Why not amd64?  All those I/O errors make me think the filesystem full messages are sort of a false indicator.

                                        Looks like failing disk from here.

                                        Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                                        A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                                        DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                                        Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                                        • DerelictD
                                          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                          last edited by

                                          All modern intel processors are amd64, bro.  AMD won that one.  Install the 64-bit version. https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=84679.0

                                          I don't think the file systems are full.  I think something on a failing disk or a weird install case is reporting a disk full.

                                          Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                                          A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                                          DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                                          Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                                            phil.davis
                                            last edited by

                                            The console screen picture shows disk errors. So I expect the disk is not really full, the disk writes or reads are failing.
                                            If it was running nicely for some time and the problem has only now started, then I guess a failing disk.
                                            If the problem has always been there, then some issue between the hardware and the FreeBSD disk drivers.

                                            As the Greek philosopher Isosceles used to say, "There are 3 sides to every triangle."
                                            If I helped you, then help someone else - buy someone a gift from the INF catalog http://secure.inf.org/gifts/usd/

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