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    • SebMS
      SebM
      last edited by SebM

      Version: pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_5

      In the Log Browser section, no matter what combination of "Log/File type" and "Log/File selection" I select, the Log window is always empty.

      Did I misconfigure something? Any suggestion?

      Screen Shot.png

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      • johnpozJ
        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @SebM
        last edited by johnpoz

        And what are you picking for the section?

        logs.png

        It will show you what log file you loaded - not all of them will always exist

        logloaded.png

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        • SebMS
          SebM @johnpoz
          last edited by

          @johnpoz
          Thanks for you're response.
          As per my initial post, whatever I pick, it's empty.

          I went ahead and replicated your screenshot - it was empty.

          Although I did notice that your "Log/FIle Details" section populates with the path to the file that is being loaded, which I have never seen before.

          Is it possible that log file creation/reading is not set up properly on my system?

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          • johnpozJ
            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @SebM
            last edited by johnpoz

            @sebm what specific parts of pfblocker have you setup? Is it running? You have it enabled?

            For example - I am only using it for aliases, etc.. So some sections are not there in the logs

            2020-12-15_165936.png

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            • SebMS
              SebM @johnpoz
              last edited by SebM

              @johnpoz
              I confirm: pfBlockerNG is enabled and running.

              • DNSBL is enabled and running, with the appropriate groups I need
              • IP section is configured, and MaxMind GeoIP set up
              • Feeds are enabled

              The Reports section populates with data for DNSBL and IP, and I've been successfully whitelisting domains for a while. In addition the dashboard widget displays ongoing activity as expected.

              Please note:
              I noticed that on your last screenshot, it tells you when the log file is empty or does not exit - as per my initial screenshot, no matter what I select, the section "Log/File Details" also remain empty.

              Screen Shot 2.png

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                stepheng @SebM
                last edited by

                @sebm I have exactly the same problem as sebm. The files always appear empty and the section of the page for log file/details is always empty. I believe that it used to work for me at some point in the past but hasn’t recently. I’m on the 3.0 series - may not be quite up to date and on current pfSense.

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                • RonpfSR
                  RonpfS @SebM
                  last edited by

                  @sebm Go to the shell or Diagnostics / Command prompt :

                  ls -al /var/log/pfblockerng
                  
                  total 41989
                  drwxr-xr-x  2 unbound  unbound        13 Dec 15 17:15 .
                  drwxr-xr-x  7 root     wheel          30 Oct  2 19:39 ..
                  -rw-------  1 unbound  unbound  56569458 Dec 15 18:22 dns_reply.log
                  -rw-------  1 unbound  unbound  12481370 Dec 15 18:19 dnsbl.log
                  -rw-------  1 unbound  unbound   3320732 Mar 29  2019 dnsbl.log_old
                  -rw-------  1 root     wheel    15909775 Dec 15 17:15 dnsbl_parsed_error.log
                  -rw-------  1 root     wheel      626075 Dec 15 17:15 error.log
                  -rw-------  1 root     wheel      180038 Dec 15 17:15 extras.log
                  -rw-------  1 root     wheel    20548660 Dec 15 18:21 ip_block.log
                  -rw-------  1 root     wheel      330794 Dec 15 17:15 ip_permit.log
                  -rw-r--r--  1 root     wheel         120 Dec 10 04:00 maxmind_ver
                  -rw-------  1 root     wheel    10299841 Dec 15 17:15 pfblockerng.log
                  -rw-r--r--  1 unbound  unbound         0 Oct  2 18:53 py_error.log
                  

                  2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
                  Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
                  Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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                  • johnpozJ
                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @RonpfS
                    last edited by

                    ^ Exactly.. good check!

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                    • SebMS
                      SebM @RonpfS
                      last edited by

                      @ronpfs Thanks for your comment.
                      This is the output I get for that command:

                      total 13696
                      drwxr-xr-x  2 root  wheel      512 Dec 15 15:10 .
                      drwxr-xr-x  7 root  wheel     1024 Jun  2  2020 ..
                      -rw-------  1 root  wheel  2382734 Dec 15 15:24 dnsbl.log
                      -rw-------  1 root  wheel    16336 Dec 15 15:01 dnsbl_parsed_error.log
                      -rw-------  1 root  wheel   664071 Dec 15 15:10 error.log
                      -rw-------  1 root  wheel     3331 Dec 15 15:01 extras.log
                      -rw-------  1 root  wheel  3011054 Dec 15 15:01 ip_block.log
                      -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel      120 Dec 13 15:01 maxmind_ver
                      -rw-------  1 root  wheel   730595 Dec 15 15:01 pfblockerng.log
                      
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                      • johnpozJ
                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @SebM
                        last edited by johnpoz

                        @sebm Well you should be able to view those.. call up say the maxmind ver

                        Your not logged in as some other account other than admin into the webgui are you?

                        maxmind.png

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                        • RonpfSR
                          RonpfS @SebM
                          last edited by RonpfS

                          @sebm

                          tail /var/log/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.log
                          
                          [ SCANR_Shodan_v4 ]		 exists.
                          [ SCANR_ISC_Onyphe_v4 ]		 exists.
                          [ DNSBLIP_v4 ]			 exists.
                          
                          ===[  Aliastables / Rules  ]==========================================
                          
                          No changes to Firewall rules, skipping Filter Reload
                          No Changes to Aliases, Skipping pfctl Update
                          
                           UPDATE PROCESS ENDED
                          

                          Then check System log, Console to see if any errors are displayed.
                          No Crash report in the Dashboard ?

                          2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
                          Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
                          Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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                          • SebMS
                            SebM @johnpoz
                            last edited by

                            @johnpoz I confirm being logged in as admin, and do not even have other users created.

                            I tried to open that very file after having enabled MaxMind the other day, before posting here.

                            Here's the sad screenshot of what I see:
                            Screen Shot 3.png

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                            • johnpozJ
                              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @SebM
                              last edited by johnpoz

                              Can you try it with a different browser? Are you using any sort of addons in your browser that could block stuff?

                              An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
                              If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                              Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
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                              • SebMS
                                SebM @RonpfS
                                last edited by

                                @ronpfs There you go my friend:

                                Shell Output - tail /var/log/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.log

                                Alias table IP Counts
                                -----------------------------
                                   22091 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_PRI1_v4.txt
                                
                                pfSense Table Stats
                                -------------------
                                table-entries hard limit   400000
                                Table Usage Count         140261
                                
                                 UPDATE PROCESS ENDED [ 12/15/20 15:01:40 ]
                                

                                I don't see any errors in Status / System Logs / System / General

                                No crash report in Dashboard that I can see.

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                                • RonpfSR
                                  RonpfS @SebM
                                  last edited by

                                  @sebm Try F5 or CTRL-F5 to refresh the code.

                                  Maybe something went wrong last time you upgraded. Disable pfBlockerNG, reinstall pfBlockerNG, enable pfBlockerNG.

                                  2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
                                  Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
                                  Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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                                  • SebMS
                                    SebM @johnpoz
                                    last edited by

                                    @johnpoz I use Safari and have no Extensions enabled.

                                    Just tried the same with a clean Firefox, same problem.
                                    Nothing in the Log/File Details or Log sections...

                                    Should I try a reboot? 😰

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                                    • SebMS
                                      SebM @RonpfS
                                      last edited by

                                      @ronpfs said in Log Browser always empty:

                                      Maybe something went wrong last time you upgraded. Disable pfBlockerNG, reinstall pfBlockerNG, enable pfBlockerNG.

                                      As suggested:

                                      1. disabled
                                      2. uninstalled
                                      3. re-installed
                                      4. re-enabled

                                      Same problem...

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                                      • RonpfSR
                                        RonpfS @SebM
                                        last edited by RonpfS

                                        @sebm You can view files with Diagnostics / Edit File tab.
                                        You can also download File with the Diagnostics / Command Prompt tab.

                                        2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
                                        Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
                                        Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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                                        • SebMS
                                          SebM @SebM
                                          last edited by

                                          @sebm said in Log Browser always empty:

                                          Should I try a reboot?

                                          FYI,
                                          I did the unimaginable after a 120 days uptime: rebooted.
                                          Same problem persists...

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                                          • SebMS
                                            SebM @RonpfS
                                            last edited by

                                            @ronpfs said in Log Browser always empty:

                                            @sebm You can view files with Diagnostics / Edit File tab.
                                            You can also download File with the Diagnostics / Command Prompt tab.

                                            That's right my friend: I confirm I was able to open or download any files from the /var/log/pfblockerng/ folder using these two methods.

                                            Is that your subtle way to say "forget about it", use a workaround? 😉

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