*BUG* Arpwatch / Status_Traffic_Totals - Incorrect Error Message
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Arpwatch keeps sending these error emails every 5 minutes.
router - Arpwatch Notification : Cron <root@CPExxxxxx> /usr/local/bin/vnstat -u X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh> X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/etc:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin> X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/root> X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=root> X-Cron-Env: <USER=root> Error: Database load failed even when using backup (No such file or directory). Aborting. code
Have I done something wrong, or missed something with the setup?
Other than these messages the package seems to be working-I get appropriate emails as hosts are discovered.
The database seems to be being populated appropriately, and a lot of the manufacturer names are being filled in correctly, but there are some entries where the vendor is UNKNOWN.
Any assistance would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
UPDATE:
(Post Title Has been changed to reflect this update.)
I turned off arpwatch, and the error messages kept being generated, so I did some poking around.When I reset the graphing totals on Status /Traffic Totals the email stopped. So the problem appears to have been in whatever package that generates this cron entry:
*/5 * * * * root /usr/local/bin/vnstat -u
not putting a correct subject on it's error message emails. The label Arpwatch Notification : is not correct.
My pfSense appears to be oprating correctly now that I cleared the graphing data, and I suspect the issue might have been created by updating NTOPNG . (I installed arpwatch and updated ntopng at the same time.)
I suspect that a bug report should be filed, but I'm unclear about exactly what is going on and how to file the report correctly.