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.