Dnsbl_error.log growth rate /size

[Valeriy]

I can confirm that issue exist, 43GB log file after 8 hours ))

[beynon]

I'm seeing this problem now also.  Twice now actually, the latest today.  I'm now on pfsense 2.4.3-RELEASE and pfBlockerNG 2.1.2_2.

Anyone know if this log growth problem is fixed in 2.1.2_2 or if the next release will include it?

[MingoDynasty]

I've been having this issue every few days. Last time it filled up in like 3 days? Each time, the /var/log/pfblockerng/dnsbl_error.log file grows to 4.3 GB, which maxes out my Pfsense disk and then causes things to crash and my DNS server to go down.

Problem goes away if I restart pfblockerng service, which automatically clears the log file, and then follow that with a reboot. Unfortunately I cannot really keep constant tabs on the disk usage, so I've simply resorted to keeping the pfblockerng service disabled until this issue gets resolved.

Strangely I've been running pfblockerng for several months now and never had any issues until now.

[bbrendon]

Is there a ticket/bug to track this issue?

[BBcan177]

@bbrendon:

Is there a ticket/bug to track this issue?

This is fixed in the next major release… Its been submitted and is under review. Once approved it will be published as a "devel" release, followed by a full release shortly after...

https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/pull/515

[ada4u]

@nickd hello, still, can't figure out why this logs keeps growing, but in our case to reduce the size, we send this command:
echo "..." > /var/log/pfblockerng/dnsbl_error.log every hour from the cron, this way you dont have to reinit or anything,

[BBcan177]

@ada4u Install pfBlockerNG-devel which doesn't use that functionality.

[ada4u]

@BBcan177 said in Dnsbl_error.log growth rate /size:

pfBlockerNG

Thank you so much...

that did the trick

[4o4rh]

This issue is back again. My /var ram drive is becoming full from it, but this has only started since i installed malwarebytes on a PC.

2020-11-13 06:16:12: (configfile-glue.c.581) === start of condition block === 
2020-11-13 06:16:12: (configfile-glue.c.282) go parent global/SERVERsocket==0.0.0.0:8443 
2020-11-13 06:16:12: (configfile-glue.c.500) 2 (cached) result: true 
2020-11-13 06:16:12: (configfile-glue.c.449) HTTP["host"] ( telemetry.malwarebytes.com ) compare to  .* 
2020-11-13 06:16:12: (configfile-glue.c.493) 3 (uncached) result: true

[RonpfS]

@gwaitsi said in Dnsbl_error.log growth rate /size:

malwarebytes

Search for malwarebytes in the forum :
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/152239/pfblockerng-high-cpu/83

[4o4rh]

@RonpfS terrific, thanks

[RonpfS]

@gwaitsi
Have a look at https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/comments/jt9k89/pfblockerng_malwarebytes_telementery_increased/