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    21.02 Sudden lockup

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      bldnightowl @ffuentes
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      +1 also experiencing the hang described here. Disabling pfBlockerNg helped.

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Are you running the dev version of pfBlocker?

        Does it 'lock up' as it's running the reload or once it's completed?

        How large are you aliases/blocklists?

        I have the non-dev package running and am not seeing that but only have limited dnsbl lists loaded.

        Steve

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          bldnightowl @stephenw10
          last edited by bldnightowl

          @stephenw10 I am running pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_10. The alias/blocklists are whatever is OOTB, I didn't customize anything.

          By "lockup" I mean the LAN/WAN interfaces are completely unresponsive. Console access is fine.

          P.S. I cross posted to this thread to make sure that @BBcan177 (the developer of pfBlockerNG) is aware.

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            ffuentes @stephenw10
            last edited by ffuentes

            @stephenw10 pfBlockerNG net 2.1.4_24
            I do have several lists loading.
            My Max table Entry is: 4000000

            Another thing I notice is that vnstad keeps crashing:

            vnstatd 	Status Traffic Totals data collection daemon
            
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              mcury @stephenw10
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              @stephenw10 said in 21.02 Sudden lockup:

              Are you running the dev version of pfBlocker?

              Does it 'lock up' as it's running the reload or once it's completed?

              How large are you aliases/blocklists?

              I have the non-dev package running and am not seeing that but only have limited dnsbl lists loaded.

              Steve

              Running the pfblockerng-devel 3.0.0_10, didn't customize anything, just ran the wizard, so it's a normal amount of aliases/blocklists.
              No, it doesn't 'lock up' as it's running the reload or once it's completed, it finishes the process, and it's triggered if I reboot in this phase:

              Syncing OpenVPN settings...done.
              Configuring firewall.Segmentation fault (core dumped) <<<
              Starting CRON... done.

              dead on arrival, nowhere to be found.

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                Ah, OK so part way through the boot after loading the alises/lists?

                Can you give us an idea of the numbers? I have:

                
                ===[ Native List IP Counts ] ===================================
                
                    8513 total
                    7311 /var/db/pfblockerng/native/Google.txt
                     968 /var/db/pfblockerng/native/Spamhaus_drop.txt
                     181 /var/db/pfblockerng/native/Facebook.txt
                      53 /var/db/pfblockerng/native/Netflix.txt
                
                ===[ DNSBL Domain/IP Counts ] ===================================
                
                   21346 total
                   16998 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/Easylist_Default.txt
                    4342 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/Easylist_Privacy.txt
                       6 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/Custom_List_custom.txt
                

                Steve

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                  mcury @stephenw10
                  last edited by

                  @stephenw10 said in 21.02 Sudden lockup:

                  Ah, OK so part way through the boot after loading the alises/lists?

                  Exactly.

                  Packages installed: Acme, NUT, pfBlockerng-devel, aws-wizard, ipsec-profile-wizard.
                  It doesn't seem to be a memory issue:

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                  ===[ Deny List IP Counts ]===========================
                  
                     22138 total
                     15000 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/CINS_army_v4.txt
                      4884 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/ET_Comp_v4.txt
                      1223 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/ET_Block_v4.txt
                       732 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/Talos_BL_v4.txt
                       118 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/Abuse_Feodo_C2_v4.txt
                        94 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/Abuse_SSLBL_v4.txt
                        76 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/Spamhaus_eDrop_v4.txt
                         8 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/ISC_Block_v4.txt
                         2 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/Spamhaus_Drop_v4.txt
                         1 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/Abuse_IPBL_v4.txt
                  
                  ====================[ Empty Lists w/127.1.7.7 ]==================
                  
                  Abuse_IPBL_v4.txt
                  
                  ===[ DNSBL Domain/IP Counts ] ===================================
                  
                    349821 total
                    143310 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/Maltrail_BD.txt
                    122595 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/C19_CTC.txt
                     27951 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/SFS_Toxic_BD.txt
                     13486 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/SWC.txt
                     10871 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/EasyList.txt
                      8913 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/Adaway.txt
                      6999 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/Spam404.txt
                      6671 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/MVPS.txt
                      3031 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/EasyPrivacy.txt
                      2500 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/D_Me_ADs.txt
                      1986 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/Krisk_C19.txt
                      1478 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/Yoyo.txt
                        23 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/D_Me_Tracking.txt
                         6 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/Juniper.txt
                         1 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/D_Me_Malv.txt
                         0 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/MDS_Immortal.fail
                         0 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/MDS.fail
                         0 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/MDL.txt
                         0 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/D_Me_Malw.txt
                  
                  ====================[ IPv4/6 Last Updated List Summary ]==============
                  
                  Feb 11	04:49	Spamhaus_eDrop_v4
                  Feb 17	02:30	ET_Block_v4
                  Feb 17	02:30	ET_Comp_v4
                  Feb 18	03:33	Spamhaus_Drop_v4
                  Feb 18	18:05	Talos_BL_v4
                  Feb 18	18:18	CINS_army_v4
                  Feb 18	18:39	ISC_Block_v4
                  Feb 18	18:55	Abuse_Feodo_C2_v4
                  Feb 18	18:55	Abuse_SSLBL_v4
                  Feb 18	19:01	Abuse_IPBL_v4
                  
                  ====================[ DNSBL Last Updated List Summary ]==============
                  
                  Jul 31	2015	D_Me_Tracking
                  Sep 5	2018	Juniper
                  Jan 31	2020	D_Me_ADs
                  Jul 10	2020	D_Me_Malw
                  Jul 10	2020	D_Me_Malv
                  Nov 12	19:17	MDL
                  Dec 15	05:07	MVPS
                  Feb 15	02:18	Adaway
                  Feb 15	05:50	Yoyo
                  Feb 16	05:48	SWC
                  Feb 18	15:02	EasyPrivacy
                  Feb 18	15:30	Krisk_C19
                  Feb 18	17:50	C19_CTC
                  Feb 18	18:50	EasyList
                  Feb 18	19:00	SFS_Toxic_BD
                  Feb 18	19:00	Maltrail_BD
                  Feb 18	19:00	Spam404
                  ===============================================================
                  
                  Database Sanity check [  PASSED  ]
                  ------------------------
                  Masterfile/Deny folder uniq check
                  Deny folder/Masterfile uniq check
                  
                  Sync check (Pass=No IPs reported)
                  ----------
                  
                  Alias table IP Counts
                  -----------------------------
                     22138 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_PRI1_v4.txt
                  
                  pfSense Table Stats
                  -------------------
                  table-entries hard limit   400000
                  Table Usage Count         22164
                  
                   UPDATE PROCESS ENDED [ 02/18/21 19:01:58 ]
                  

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                  dead on arrival, nowhere to be found.

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                    ffuentes @stephenw10
                    last edited by

                    @stephenw10 My SG-3100 locked up again with pfblocker disabled. no cron running.

                    Unless the cron is running even though is been told to disable.
                    You guys have a bigger issue here.

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                      ffuentes @mcury
                      last edited by

                      @mcury I don't think is a pfblocker issue TBH.
                      Mine keeps locking up even though is fully disabled, I am now going to uninstall it.

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                        mcury @ffuentes
                        last edited by mcury

                        @ffuentes Try to set the pfblocker cron settings to run once a day, instead of one hour to confirm if the problem will happen to you again.
                        Or completely remove the pfblockerng package. If it happens again even without the package installed (not only disabled). We will have a better understanding about it..

                        dead on arrival, nowhere to be found.

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                          ffuentes @mcury
                          last edited by

                          @mcury I just uninstalled it. Let see how far the rabbit holes go. :/

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                            mcury @ffuentes
                            last edited by

                            @ffuentes said in 21.02 Sudden lockup:

                            @mcury I just uninstalled it. Let see how far the rabbit holes go. :/

                            Let's hope that we all here have the same problem, one fix is faster than two or more :)

                            dead on arrival, nowhere to be found.

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                              bldnightowl @mcury
                              last edited by

                              @mcury I also disabled and got a lockup again just now. This is bad news, folks. I don’t think it’s pfBlockerNG either.

                              How do I downgrade back to 2.4.5p1?

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                                mcury @bldnightowl
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                                @bldnightowl said in 21.02 Sudden lockup:

                                @mcury I also disabled and got a lockup again just now. This is bad news, folks. I don’t think it’s pfBlockerNG either.

                                How do I downgrade back to 2.4.5p1?

                                Try to remove pfblockerng package, just to make sure tick that setting to remove the configuration too, this option is inside pfblockerng.

                                dead on arrival, nowhere to be found.

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                                  ptt Rebel Alliance @bldnightowl
                                  last edited by

                                  How do I downgrade back to 2.4.5p1?

                                  Reinstall & restore Config Backup

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                                    ffuentes @mcury
                                    last edited by ffuentes

                                    @mcury said in 21.02 Sudden lockup:

                                    @ffuentes said in 21.02 Sudden lockup:

                                    @mcury I just uninstalled it. Let see how far the rabbit holes go. :/

                                    Let's hope that we all here have the same problem, one fix is faster than two or more :)

                                    Completely agree. I am trying to avoid going back to the previous version to try and help narrow this down.
                                    But is really causing a lot of pain as it seems to be very consistent. (That's good news in a technical way)

                                    I have a console up and running via USB to see if I can catch anything, but is a HARD lockup. You can't get any output at all.

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                                      mcury @ffuentes
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                                      @ffuentes said in 21.02 Sudden lockup:

                                      @mcury said in 21.02 Sudden lockup:

                                      @ffuentes said in 21.02 Sudden lockup:

                                      @mcury I just uninstalled it. Let see how far the rabbit holes go. :/

                                      Let's hope that we all here have the same problem, one fix is faster than two or more :)

                                      Completely agree. I am trying to avoid going back to the previous version to try and help narrow this down.
                                      But is really causing a lot of pain as it seems to be very consistent. (That's good news in a technical way)

                                      I have a console up and running via USB to see if I can catch anything, but is a HARD lockup. You can't get any output at all.

                                      Hm, the console also stops? You can't reboot it through the console?
                                      Did you upgrade from 2.4.5p1 or performed a clean 21.02 install?

                                      dead on arrival, nowhere to be found.

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                                        ffuentes @mcury
                                        last edited by ffuentes

                                        @mcury I did an upgrade. 2.4.5p1 -> 21.02.
                                        One hour later, instant lockup, and happily ever since (not... but you get the idea 😞 )

                                        Worth mentioning that after hours of troubleshooting I did do a factory default, and reconfigure everything. Still the same behavir.

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                                          Bulfinch @ffuentes
                                          last edited by Bulfinch

                                          @ffuentes I've been watching this thread all day. It seems the focus is turning to pfblockerNG, yet I have uninstalled all my packages. Removing PfblockerNG-devel did lengthen the time between lockups, it did not eliminate the problem.

                                          edit: I am rebooting via USB cable->putty->console

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                                            ffuentes @Bulfinch
                                            last edited by

                                            @bulfinch Thanks for this update.

                                            I suspect not a pfblocker issue, but something a bit deeper.

                                            When we get lockups like this, sometimes it hints a kernel issue.
                                            Maybe a wild process, but even then you get a ping response when the OS is running low on resources.

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