Can't remove limiter queue

[Phil Ten]

Hello,

I have a NetGate XG7100 fw 2.4.5

When I try to remove a limiter queue I get this message (9 times):

This pipe/queue is referenced in filter rules, please remove references from there before deleting.

I removed all other limiters and queues, only this one is stuck there.
I verified all firewall rules, this limiter is not in use in a rule, I am sure.
(I only have a few as I am testing this device).

A tried all I could find, but nothing helped:

• reload filters
• I enabled the queue to see which rule it would be, I get the same message
• Reboot

Other odd point, I can't save a name for this queue, I don't get an error, but the name is not saved.

Any help to remove this limiter queue would be very appreciated

I would rather avoid a factory reset to remove a limiter queue

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Limiter infos:
Limiters:
00001: 3.000 Mbit/s 0 ms burst 0
q131073 50 sl. 0 flows (1 buckets) sched 65537 weight 0 lmax 0 pri 0 droptail
sched 65537 type FIFO flags 0x0 0 buckets 0 active

Schedulers:
00001: 3.000 Mbit/s 0 ms burst 0
sched 1 type WF2Q+ flags 0x0 0 buckets 0 active
Children flowsets: 1

Queues:
q00001 50 sl. 0 flows (256 buckets) sched 1 weight 1 lmax 0 pri 0 droptail
mask: 0x00 0x00000000/0x0000 -> 0xffffffff/0x0000
q00003 50 sl. 0 flows (256 buckets) sched 2 weight 1 lmax 0 pri 0 droptail
mask: 0x00 0xffffffff/0x0000 -> 0x00000000/0x0000

---

Thank you

Phil

[SteveITS]

I don't have a specific answer for you but try saving a backup of the config file (XML) and searching in there?

[Phil Ten]

Thank you Steve, that worked, I could export the config file, remove the xml node for this queue et restore the config file. Problem solved. Many thanks.

Phil

[viktor_g]

@Phil-Ten
Could you give more information:

1. Limiter name
2. Associated rules
3. any other info to fix this issue

[Phil Ten]

Hello Viktor,

I would be glad to help, but I am not sure what I can add to my initial post.

1. As I said there was no name for the limiter and I couldn't save a name. It remaned blank.

2. No rules was attached to the limiter. I am sure of that.

3. Below is the xml config.
   I removed the child queue, and restored the file and that solved my problem

   <dnshaper>
   <queue>
   <name>qin</name>
   <number>1</number>
   <qlimit></qlimit>
   <plr></plr>
   <description></description>
   <bandwidth>
   <item>
   <bw>3</bw>
   <burst></burst>
   <bwscale>Mb</bwscale>
   <bwsched>none</bwsched>
   </item>
   </bandwidth>
   <enabled></enabled>
   <buckets></buckets>
   <mask>none</mask>
   <maskbits></maskbits>
   <maskbitsv6></maskbitsv6>
   <delay>0</delay>
   <sched>wf2q+</sched>
   <aqm>droptail</aqm>
   <ecn></ecn>
   <queue>
   <name></name>
   <number>1</number>
   <qlimit></qlimit>
   <description><![CDATA[phil test]]></description>
   <weight></weight>
   <enabled></enabled>
   <buckets></buckets>
   <mask>none</mask>
   <maskbits></maskbits>
   <maskbitsv6></maskbitsv6>
   <aqm>droptail</aqm>
   <ecn></ecn>
   </queue>
   </queue>
   </dnshaper>

I hope this will help.

Regards,
Phil

[viktor_g]

Removing/renaming limiters fixed in upstream:
https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/3924