Error - "There were error(s) loading the rules"

[fmroeira86]

I'm getting this warning every hour:

There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:26: cannot load "/var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt": Invalid argument - The line in question reads [26]: table <pfb_top_v4>persist file "/var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt"

How can I solve it?

Thank you!</pfb_top_v4>

[Grimson]

https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=145990.0 next time search the forum yourself.

[fmroeira86]

pfSense Table Stats
–-----------------
table-entries hard limit  4000000
Table Usage Count        4018

[fmroeira86]

No hints?

[jimp]

Does /var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt exist?
Is /var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt a regular file?
Are the contents of /var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt OK?

That would be coming from pfBlocker, so you might need to kick something in there to update/refresh that file. Maybe manually remove it (rm /var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt) and then force a pfBlocker update

[motific]

A reload of the IP and DNS in pfBlocker’s update tab should recreate that file and any others affected for you.

[fmroeira86]

1 - Yes it does
2 - Yes
3 - As far as I can understand, yes.
4 - Already tried to reload it, but the error comes again after some time

Thanks

@jimp:

Does /var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt exist?
Is /var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt a regular file?
Are the contents of /var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt OK?

That would be coming from pfBlocker, so you might need to kick something in there to update/refresh that file. Maybe manually remove it (rm /var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt) and then force a pfBlocker update

[fmroeira86]

@motific:

A reload of the IP and DNS in pfBlocker’s update tab should recreate that file and any others affected for you.

Yes but the error comes again after some time.

[BBcan177]

Try to re-download the MaxMind database:

php -f /usr/local/www/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.php dc

Then run a Force Reload - ALL

[fmroeira86]

@BBcan177:

Try to re-download the MaxMind database:

php -f /usr/local/www/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.php dc

Then run a Force Reload - ALL

UPDATE PROCESS START [ 05/04/18 10:05:00 ]

Clearing all DNSBL Feeds…
** DNSBL Disabled **

===[  Continent Process  ]============================================

[ pfB_Top_v4 ] Changes found… Updating

===[  IPv4 Process  ]=================================================

[ ET_Block_IP_Ranges ] Reload [ 05/04/18 10:05:01 ] . completed ..

[ ET_Com_IPs ] Reload . completed ..

[ BD_IPs ] Reload . completed ..

[ Firehol3 ] Reload . completed ..

[ Firehol2 ] Reload . completed ..

[ RW_IPBL ] Reload [ 05/04/18 10:05:02 ] . completed ..

===[  IPv6 Process  ]=================================================

===[  Aliastables / Rules  ]==========================================

No changes to Firewall rules, skipping Filter Reload

Updating: pfB_Top_v4
533 addresses added.90 addresses deleted.
Updating: pfB_EmergingThreatsDShield
no changes.
Updating: pfB_BinaryDefense
no changes.
Updating: pfB_Firehol3
no changes.
Updating: pfB_Firehol2
no changes.
Updating: pfB_ransomwaretrackerabusech
no changes.

===[ FINAL Processing ]=====================================

[ Original IP count  ]  [ 85691 ]

===[ Deny List IP Counts ]===========================

85692 total
  34564 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/pfB_Top_v4.txt
  24207 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/Firehol3.txt
  18064 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/Firehol2.txt
    5469 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/BD_IPs.txt
    2231 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/ET_Block_IP_Ranges.txt
    856 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/ET_Com_IPs.txt
    301 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/RW_IPBL.txt

====================[ Last Updated List Summary ]==============

May 3 04:30 ET_Block_IP_Ranges
May 3 04:30 ET_Com_IPs
May 3 11:00 Firehol3
May 3 11:00 Firehol2
May 4 09:55 RW_IPBL
May 4 10:00 BD_IPs
May 4 10:05 pfB_Top_v4

IPv4 alias tables IP count
–---------------------------
85692

IPv6 alias tables IP count

0

Alias table IP Counts

85692 total
  34564 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt
  24207 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_Firehol3.txt
  18064 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_Firehol2.txt
    5469 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_BinaryDefense.txt
    3087 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_EmergingThreatsDShield.txt
    301 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_ransomwaretrackerabusech.txt

pfSense Table Stats

table-entries hard limit  4000000
Table Usage Count        89341

UPDATE PROCESS ENDED [ 05/04/18 10:05:03 ]

I'll give you feedback asap…

[fmroeira86]

Same problem:

There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:27: cannot load "/var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt": Invalid argument - The line in question reads [27]: table <pfB_Top_v4> persist file "/var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt"
@ 2018-05-05 10:00:04

[BBcan177]

@fmroeira86:

Same problem:

There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:27: cannot load "/var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt": Invalid argument - The line in question reads [27]: table <pfB_Top_v4> persist file "/var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt"
@ 2018-05-05 10:00:04

If you goto the pfSense Firewall Interface rules and hover over this rule, do you get a popup showing the IPs?

View the file and see if you find any non-IP lines ```
/var/db/aliastables/pfB_Top_v4.txt

[ViniciusBr]

Hi,

I am having a similar issue, please tell me if I need to create another thread.

Here is the issue:

There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:30: cannot load "/var/db/aliastables/pfB_Asia_v4.txt": Invalid argument - The line in question reads [30]: table <pfB_Asia_v4> persist file "/var/db/aliastables/pfB_Asia_v4.txt"

Any help is welcome!

[SteveITS]

I've not tried to read a file directly, but since the country aliases were created as URL aliases I copied that to create https://127.0.0.1:443/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.php?pfb=pfB_GeoIPUSv4. Can you try loading via URL? Our Asia alias for instance is https://127.0.0.1:443/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.php?pfb=pfB_Asia_v4 and I'm pretty sure I didn't create that one.