[SOLVED] PFSense stopped logging
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I just noticed the same problem on 2.2 release and came to the forums to get help.
My last log was on Jan 31, 5 days ago. I now went to the log settings page and turned off "Show log entries in reverse order (newest entries on top)", saved, and then turned it back on, and now the logging is working again. It looks like the logging service must have died for some reason on Jan 31 and never restarted itself or warned me about the problem.
Below is my log starting from when I fixed the problem:
Feb 5 13:58:18 kernel: calcru: runtime went backwards from 1394 usec to 705 usec for pid 68539 (sleep) Feb 5 13:58:18 kernel: done. Feb 5 13:58:18 syslogd: kernel boot file is /boot/kernel/kernel Jan 31 09:08:28 syslogd: exiting on signal 15 Jan 31 09:08:28 php: rc.bootup: Creating rrd update script Jan 31 09:08:28 snmpd[34837]: disk_OS_get_disks: adding device 'cd0' to device list Jan 31 09:08:28 snmpd[34837]: disk_OS_get_disks: adding device 'da0' to device list Jan 31 09:08:28 kernel: done. Jan 31 09:08:28 snmpd[34837]: disk_OS_get_disks: adding device 'ada0' to device list Jan 31 09:08:24 kernel: .done. Jan 31 09:08:24 kernel: ... Jan 31 09:08:23 kernel: done. Jan 31 09:08:23 check_reload_status: Updating all dyndns Jan 31 09:08:23 kernel: done. Jan 31 09:08:23 php: rc.bootup: ROUTING: setting default route to [SNIPPED MY PUBLIC IP] Jan 31 09:08:22 kernel: done. Jan 31 09:08:21 kernel: done. Jan 31 09:08:20 php-fpm[246]: /rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: Info: starting on ovpns2. Jan 31 09:08:20 php-fpm[246]: /rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: Info: starting on ovpns1. Jan 31 09:08:19 kernel: .done. Jan 31 09:08:19 kernel: .. Jan 31 09:08:19 kernel: . Jan 31 09:08:19 kernel: pflog0: promiscuous mode enabled Jan 31 09:08:19 check_reload_status: rc.newwanip starting ovpns2 Jan 31 09:08:19 check_reload_status: rc.newwanip starting ovpns1 Jan 31 09:08:19 kernel: ovpns2: link state changed to UP Jan 31 09:08:19 kernel: ovpns1: link state changed to UP Jan 31 09:08:19 kernel: tun2: changing name to 'ovpns2' Jan 31 09:08:18 php: rc.bootup: Resyncing OpenVPN instances. Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: tun1: changing name to 'ovpns1' Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: hn2: link state changed to UP Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/da0s1a [rw]... Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched! Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: da0: 5120MB (10485760 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 652C) Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: da0: Command Queueing enabled Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: da0: 300.000MB/s transfers Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: da0: <msft virtual="" disk="" 1.0="">Fixed Direct Access SCSI-4 device Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: da0 at blkvsc0 bus 0 scbus2 target 0 lun 0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: cd0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: cd0: 16.700MB/s transfers (WDMA2, ATAPI 12bytes, PIO 65534bytes) Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: cd0: <msft virtual="" cd="" rom="" 1.0="">Removable CD-ROM SCSI-5 device Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: cd0 at ata1 bus 0 scbus1 target 0 lun 0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: ada0: Previously was known as ad0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: ada0: 5120MB (10485760 512 byte sectors: 16H 63S/T 10402C) Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: ada0: 16.700MB/s transfers (WDMA2, PIO 65536bytes) Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: ada0: <virtual hd="" 1.1.0="">ATA-8 device Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: ada0 at ata0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: random: unblocking device. Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: hn2: <synthetic network="" interface="">on vmbus0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: hn1: <synthetic network="" interface="">on vmbus0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: hn0: <synthetic network="" interface="">on vmbus0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: hyperv-utils3: Hyper-V Service attaching: Hyper-V Time Synch Service Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: hyperv-utils3 on vmbus0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: hyperv-utils2: Hyper-V Service attaching: Hyper-V Shutdown Service Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: hyperv-utils2 on vmbus0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: hyperv-utils1: Hyper-V Service attaching: Hyper-V KVP Service Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: hyperv-utils1 on vmbus0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: hyperv-utils0: Hyper-V Service attaching: Hyper-V Heartbeat Service Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: hyperv-utils0 on vmbus0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: storvsc0 on vmbus0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing. Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: Timecounter "Hyper-V" frequency 10000000 Hz quality 10000000 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: ppc0: cannot reserve I/O port range Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: vga0: <generic isa="" vga="">at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300> Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: sc0: <system console="">at flags 0x100 on isa0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: orm0: <isa option="" rom="">at iomem 0xc0000-0xcbfff on isa0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: fdc0: <floppy drive="" controller="" (fde)="">port 0x3f0-0x3f5,0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on acpi0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: uart1: <16550 or compatible> port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on acpi0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: uart0: <16550 or compatible> port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on acpi0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: psm0: model IntelliMouse Explorer, device ID 4 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: psm0: [GIANT-LOCKED] Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: psm0: <ps 2="" mouse="">irq 12 on atkbdc0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED] Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: kbd0 at atkbd0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: atkbd0: <at keyboard="">irq 1 on atkbdc0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: atkbdc0: <keyboard controller="" (i8042)="">port 0x60,0x64 irq 1 on acpi0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: vgapci0: Boot video device Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: vgapci0: <vga-compatible display="">mem 0xf8000000-0xfbffffff irq 11 at device 8.0 on pci0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: pci0: <bridge>at device 7.3 (no driver attached) Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: ata1: <ata channel="">at channel 1 on atapci0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: ata0: <ata channel="">at channel 0 on atapci0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: atapci0: <intel piix4="" udma33="" controller="">port 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6,0x170-0x177,0x376,0xffa0-0xffaf at device 7.1 on pci0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: isa0: <isa bus="">on isab0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: isab0: <pci-isa bridge="">at device 7.0 on pci0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: pci0: <acpi pci="" bus="">on pcib0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: pcib0: <acpi host-pci="" bridge="">port 0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: acpi_timer0: <32-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x408-0x40b on acpi0 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 900 Jan 31 09:08:18 kernel: Event timer "RTC" frequency 32768 Hz quality 0</acpi></acpi></pci-isa></isa></intel></ata></ata></bridge></vga-compatible></keyboard></at></ps></floppy></isa></system></generic></synthetic></synthetic></synthetic></virtual></msft></msft> -
I've had the same problem. Going to try and piz0t's "kick it in the pants" test
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Didn't seem to help mine.
/var/logs seems to have stopped for most of the logs (the only logs that show up in the UI are the filter logs, and those appear "normal" here.
Note that all of those 500k files that last updated on 2/4 (when I cleared logs) are all binary files, no user readable text.
[2.2-RELEASE][root@pfatom.home.plein.org]/var/log: ls -lahrt total 9606 -rw------- 1 root wheel 40K May 12 2014 installer.log drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512B May 12 2014 ntp -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 28B Oct 20 08:58 lastlog drwxr-xr-x 28 root wheel 512B Jan 23 23:46 .. drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 1.0K Jan 24 17:43 . -rw------- 1 root wheel 5.1K Jan 24 18:02 pflog -rw------- 1 root wheel 10K Jan 24 18:02 spamd.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 wireless.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 vpn.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 system.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 routing.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 resolver.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 relayd.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 pptps.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 ppp.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 portalauth.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 poes.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 openvpn.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 ntpd.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 lighttpd.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 l2tps.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 ipsec.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 gateways.log -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 4 23:56 dhcpd.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 7.1K Feb 5 21:14 dmesg.boot -rw------- 1 root wheel 23K Feb 5 21:14 userlog -rw------- 1 root wheel 1.1K Feb 5 22:36 utx.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 394B Feb 5 22:36 utx.lastlogin -rw------- 1 root wheel 500K Feb 5 22:38 filter.log -
Note that all of those 500k files that last updated on 2/4 (when I cleared logs) are all binary files, no user readable text.
That is NOT a bug. https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Why_can%27t_I_view_view_log_files_with_cat/grep/etc%3F_(clog)
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@piz0t:
I just noticed the same problem on 2.2 release and came to the forums to get help.
My last log was on Jan 31, 5 days ago. I now went to the log settings page and turned off "Show log entries in reverse order (newest entries on top)", saved, and then turned it back on, and now the logging is working again. It looks like the logging service must have died for some reason on Jan 31 and never restarted itself or warned me about the problem.
I run my logs in reverse, might be worth switching this back to the default reverse order to see if theres any change.
Note that all of those 500k files that last updated on 2/4 (when I cleared logs) are all binary files, no user readable text.
That is NOT a bug. https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Why_can%27t_I_view_view_log_files_with_cat/grep/etc%3F_(clog)
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Theres nothing on that page, has the text been pulled?
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The page is just fine, the forum sucks…
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OK, I understand that you can't just cat the files now.
But the files are still empty. THAT's a bug.
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Hi @ll
Well for my case I found out what has happened… my trainee has moved the logs from the PFSense box instead
of copying :oMoved the files back meanwhile but the logs don't refresh, is there any way to repair this ?
KInd regards
thafener
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Forget about it and reset the logs.
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Thank you cool, works again :)
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Update:
It's been about a week and my logs are still working. Cycling the "Show log entries in reverse order (newest entries on top)" setting got my logs working again. To be extra sure though, an hour after that, I also clicked the "Reset Log Files" button. I don't know if that made any difference, but at least my logs are still working.