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    • F
      fscms
      last edited by

      Hi, svaldes

      try to reboot the PFsense, work with me, the error dissapear.

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        Fabio72
        last edited by

        same error for me

        The following input errors were detected:
        
            The generated config file cannot be parsed by unbound. Please correct the following errors:
            /var/unbound/test/unbound_server.key: No such file or directory
            [1484640674] unbound-checkconf[16694:0] fatal error: server-key-file: "/var/unbound/test/unbound_server.key" does not exist
        
        Version 	2.3.2-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
        built on Tue Sep 27 12:13:07 CDT 2016
        FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE-p9
        
        ##########################
        # Unbound Configuration
        ##########################
        
        ##
        # Server configuration
        ##
        server:
        
        chroot: /var/unbound
        username: "unbound"
        directory: "/var/unbound"
        pidfile: "/var/run/unbound.pid"
        use-syslog: yes
        port: 53
        verbosity: 1
        hide-identity: yes
        hide-version: yes
        harden-glue: yes
        do-ip4: yes
        do-ip6: yes
        do-udp: yes
        do-tcp: yes
        do-daemonize: yes
        module-config: "validator iterator"
        unwanted-reply-threshold: 0
        num-queries-per-thread: 4096
        jostle-timeout: 200
        infra-host-ttl: 900
        infra-cache-numhosts: 10000
        outgoing-num-tcp: 10
        incoming-num-tcp: 10
        edns-buffer-size: 4096
        cache-max-ttl: 86400
        cache-min-ttl: 0
        harden-dnssec-stripped: yes
        msg-cache-size: 4m
        rrset-cache-size: 8m
        
        num-threads: 4
        msg-cache-slabs: 4
        rrset-cache-slabs: 4
        infra-cache-slabs: 4
        key-cache-slabs: 4
        outgoing-range: 4096
        #so-rcvbuf: 4m
        auto-trust-anchor-file: /var/unbound/root.key
        prefetch: no
        prefetch-key: no
        use-caps-for-id: no
        # Statistics
        # Unbound Statistics
        statistics-interval: 0
        extended-statistics: yes
        statistics-cumulative: yes
        
        # Interface IP(s) to bind to
        interface: 0.0.0.0
        interface: ::0
        interface-automatic: yes
        
        # Outgoing interfaces to be used
        
        # DNS Rebinding
        # For DNS Rebinding prevention
        private-address: 10.0.0.0/8
        private-address: 172.16.0.0/12
        private-address: 169.254.0.0/16
        private-address: 192.168.0.0/16
        private-address: fd00::/8
        private-address: fe80::/10
        
        # Access lists
        include: /var/unbound/access_lists.conf
        
        # Static host entries
        include: /var/unbound/host_entries.conf
        
        # dhcp lease entries
        include: /var/unbound/dhcpleases_entries.conf
        
        # Domain overrides
        include: /var/unbound/domainoverrides.conf
        
        # Unbound custom options
        server:include: /var/unbound/pfb_dnsbl.conf
        
        ###
        # Remote Control Config
        ###
        include: /var/unbound/remotecontrol.conf
        
        
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        • johnpozJ
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
          last edited by

          I would guess this is your problem

          server:include: /var/unbound/pfb_dnsbl.conf

          No mention that your running pfblocker…

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            Fabio72
            last edited by

            So it's a pfblocker issue?
            May I open a discussion on pfblocker thread?

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            • johnpozJ
              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
              last edited by

              Well I am not sure that is the issue, but that would be my educated guess… Why don't you remove it and see if that fixes your problem.  If so then yes you could start a thread on the packages section.

              For starters you could look to see what is being loaded from that conf file.. Since your conf doesn't point to that key file that is saying is not there, etc.

              your says
              auto-trust-anchor-file: /var/unbound/root.key

              Error says
              /var/unbound/test/unbound_server.key" does not exist

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                Fabio72
                last edited by

                The file /var/unbound/pfb_dnsbl.conf only contains a logn list of local-data/local-zone entries

                And I cannot save settings also if I remove the pfblocker include (using the gui)

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                • johnpozJ
                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                  last edited by

                  well look into any included conf files.. since fro the conf posted there is no reference to that file.

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                    Fabio72
                    last edited by

                    [2.3.2-RELEASE][admin@pfSense.arda]/var/unbound: grep -R -i unbound_server.key *
                    remotecontrol.conf:	server-key-file: "/var/unbound/unbound_server.key"
                    
                    

                    Where else can I search? Is unbound chrooted?

                    [2.3.2-RELEASE][admin@pfSense.arda]/etc/inc: grep -R /unbound_server.key *
                    unbound.inc:	server-key-file: "{$g['unbound_chroot_path']}{$cfgsubdir}/unbound_server.key"
                    [2.3.2-RELEASE][admin@pfSense.arda]/etc/inc: 
                    
                    [2.3.2-RELEASE][admin@pfSense.arda]/etc/inc: grep -R /test *
                    unbound.inc:	$cfgsubdir = "/test";
                    [2.3.2-RELEASE][admin@pfSense.arda]/etc/inc: 
                    
                    

                    content of /etc/inc/unbound.inc

                    function test_unbound_config($unboundcfg, &$output) {
                            global $g;
                    
                            $cfgsubdir = "/test";
                            unbound_generate_config($unboundcfg, $cfgsubdir);
                            unbound_remote_control_setup($cfgsubdir);
                            do_as_unbound_user("unbound-anchor", $cfgsubdir);
                    
                            $cfgdir = "{$g['unbound_chroot_path']}{$cfgsubdir}";
                    
                            $rv = 0;
                            exec("/usr/local/sbin/unbound-checkconf {$cfgdir}/unbound.conf 2>&1", $output, $rv);
                            rmdir_recursive($cfgdir);
                    
                            return $rv;
                    }
                    
                    
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                      doktornotor Banned
                      last edited by

                      Just disable DNSSEC if you cannot get it working. Are you using some kind of RAM disks or nanobsd?

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                        Fabio72
                        last edited by

                        I cannot disable DNSSEC for the same error. I'm using the full 64bit release without ramdisk.
                        DNS resolver works but I cannot make any change. Reload works.

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                          doktornotor Banned
                          last edited by

                          Have you tried to reboot as suggested above? Also, no idea why did you use this thread since you definitely do NOT have the same error.

                          Anyway.

                          
                          mkdir /var/unbound/test/
                          cp -ax /var/unbound/*.{key,pem} /var/unbound/test/
                          
                          

                          and try again.

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                            Fabio72
                            last edited by

                            Works only once: every time  /var/unbound/test/ is deleted and I have to create again before saving settings

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                              doktornotor Banned
                              last edited by

                              No idea what kind of legacy configuration crap have you imported on all of your boxes across some upgrades, sorry. You can try with 2.3.3 but I sincerely doubt it'd change anything. Other that that

                              • wipe /var/unbound altogether
                              • switch to DNS forwarder
                              • make a config backup, wipe everything between <unbound>…</unbound> tags, restore the config (will force a reboot)
                              • reconfigure the resolver from from scratch
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                                voxeljorz
                                last edited by

                                @Fabio72:

                                Works only once: every time  /var/unbound/test/ is deleted and I have to create again before saving settings

                                Same here too.

                                _The following input errors were detected:

                                The generated config file cannot be parsed by unbound. Please correct the following errors:
                                    /var/unbound/test/unbound_server.key: No such file or directory
                                    [1484738643] unbound-checkconf[70766:0] fatal error: server-key-file: "/var/unbound/test/unbound_server.key" does not exist_

                                I have to execute this everytime there are changes to be made:
                                _  mkdir /var/unbound/test/
                                  cp -ax /var/unbound/*.{key,pem} /var/unbound/test/_

                                I am also getting this error on DNS Resolver log: (a lot of them)
                                  notice: remote address is 192.168.2.245 port 53134
                                  notice: sendmsg failed: No buffer space available

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                                • johnpozJ
                                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  Not sure where this /test dir is coming from.. I look on my /var/unbound dir and I don't see any test dir..

                                  I can change my unbound conf without any issues.

                                  Are you running 2.3.3 or 2.4 of pfsense??

                                  unbounddir.png
                                  unbounddir.png_thumb

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                                    voxeljorz
                                    last edited by

                                    I am currently using 2.3.2-RELEASE-p1

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                                    • johnpozJ
                                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      So from the code it looks like that sub dir is created but then removed after the test

                                      
                                      function test_unbound_config($unboundcfg, &$output) {
                                      	global $g;
                                      	$cfgsubdir = "/test";
                                      	unbound_generate_config($unboundcfg, $cfgsubdir);
                                      	unbound_remote_control_setup($cfgsubdir);
                                      	do_as_unbound_user("unbound-anchor", $cfgsubdir);
                                      	$cfgdir = "{$g['unbound_chroot_path']}{$cfgsubdir}";
                                      	$rv = 0;
                                      	exec("/usr/local/sbin/unbound-checkconf {$cfgdir}/unbound.conf 2>&1", $output, $rv);
                                      	rmdir_recursive($cfgdir);
                                      	return $rv;
                                      }
                                      
                                      

                                      rmdir_recursive($cfgdir);

                                      So something is failing here?  Just not sure what..

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                                      • VeldkornetV
                                        Veldkornet
                                        last edited by

                                        I'm also having this problem. Setup pfSense from scratch on 2.3.3_p1.

                                        The below does indeed work once off, so I need to run it every time I change the configuration.

                                        mkdir /var/unbound/test/
                                        cp -ax /var/unbound/*.{key,pem} /var/unbound/test/
                                        

                                        Is there a bug logged for it already?

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                                          Fabio72
                                          last edited by

                                          For me the problem is gone away and I did nothing (neither reboot).
                                          After updating to 2.3.3-p1 everything is still working.

                                          But now is happening again on another site with a fresh new installation of a 2.3.3-p1  ???

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                                            Fabio72
                                            last edited by

                                            Ok, now I have the problem again.
                                            Sometimes happens and usually a reboot fixes it.

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