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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??

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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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                                  matsan
                                  last edited by

                                  Just want to chime in here. Starting to see this on my pfsense running 2.3.3-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
                                  Configuration created from scratch so no "old crap" should be there. The workaround with mkdir and cp works.
                                  Reboot doesn't solve this.

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                                    maguilu
                                    last edited by

                                    So to Recap:

                                    • Reboots - DO NOT WORK

                                    • mkdir Test and cp config - Works once per saved change

                                    • move to forwarder, wipe unbound directory and return to resolver - ? ? ? ? ?

                                      Anymore suggestions

                                      This is the message I get when making any changes

                                      The following input errors were detected:
                                      The generated config file cannot be parsed by unbound. Please correct the following errors:
                                      /var/unbound/test/root.key: No such file or directory
                                      [1494245590] unbound-checkconf[4967:0] fatal error: auto-trust-anchor-file: "/var/unbound/test/root.key" does not exist in chrootdir /var/unbound
                                      

                                      I am running:

                                      2.3.4-RELEASE (amd64) 
                                      built on Wed May 03 15:13:29 CDT 2017 
                                      FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE-p19 
                                      
                                      The system is on the latest version.
                                      

                                      HELP!!!

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                                      maguilu
                                      last edited by

                                      Let me add to my previous, DNS is resolving all local addresses and appears to be working correctly.
                                      But even if I attempt to make changes directly to the dhcp.conf, hostentries.conf or dhcpleases_entries.conf the changes to not persist after a process restart.

                                      So this unbound config validator issue I more spread than I thought and more annoying than willing to deal with.

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                                        chris4916
                                        last edited by

                                        I'm facing this problem too, although not been able to clearly determine when and what triggers this.
                                        Depending on DNS configuration (but what?), I get this same error message.
                                        As far as I remember, occurred with all 2.3.x version (currently running 2.3.4)

                                        I'm also facing problem with, if I'm not wrong, DNS stopping from time to time when DHCP registration is activated.

                                        Weird  :(

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                                          CuteBoi
                                          last edited by

                                          Created redmine ticket:

                                          https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/7600

                                          Running this command lets me do it before each save:

                                          echo 'mkdir /var/unbound/test; /usr/local/sbin/unbound-control-setup -d /var/unbound/test' | /usr/bin/su -m unbound
                                          
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                                          • jimpJ
                                            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                                            last edited by

                                            This is not a general problem that happens out of the box or with anything I have readily available. Something specific to your setups is causing this, but it's not clear yet what that is.

                                            There must be some missing detail to reliably replicate it. Please compare other system settings and setup details, like what platform/architecture is in use (e.g. NanoBSD or full), if you have /var and /tmp in RAM disks, and anything else about the setup that might be different or unusual, especially any packages you have installed.

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