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Where can I find information on the backup/restore XML schema?

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    imthenachoman @noplan
    last edited by Jan 31, 2021, 4:48 PM

    @noplan Okay. So I was wrong.

    When I import my XML and then reboot, they do not work. I import the working backup copy and reboot and they do work.

    If I import and don't reboot, they keep working but I assume that's cause of some caching or something.

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      imthenachoman @noplan
      last edited by Jan 31, 2021, 4:52 PM

      @noplan I just saw that there is an error after importing my XML:

      There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:177: syntax error - The line in question reads [177]: block return in log quick on $LAN inet proto any from !192.168.1.0/24 to any tracker 1609008158 label "USER_RULE: reject anything not from net"
      @ 2021-01-31 11:42:07
      

      And this is the rule for that tracker ID:

          <rule>
                  <type>reject</type>
                  <interface>lan</interface>
                  <ipprotocol>inet</ipprotocol>
                  <protocol>any</protocol>
                  <source>
                      <network>lan</network>
                      <not />
                  </source>
                  <destination>
                      <any />
                  </destination>
                  <log />
                  <descr><![CDATA[reject anything not from net]]></descr>
                  <tracker>1609008158</tracker>
                  <statetype><![CDATA[keep state]]></statetype>
              </rule>
      

      Not sure what is wrong...

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        imthenachoman @noplan
        last edited by Feb 4, 2021, 3:56 AM

        @noplan So I think I figured it out.

        Unlike the pfsense backup XML file, my code was not creating empty nodes.

        So I fixed that. I create empty nodes.

        Now it seems to be working.

        Thanks!

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          noplan @imthenachoman
          last edited by Feb 4, 2021, 6:02 AM

          @imthenachoman

          Cool thing!
          Glad u were able to fix it
          BrNP

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            timblaktu @noplan
            last edited by Aug 30, 2023, 1:53 AM

            @imthenachoman did you ever find any official xml schema to base this work on?

            Im working on a solution to fully automate the installation/configuration of virtualized pfsense routers, and today i learned that all i have to do is generate a custom config.xml and mount it on boot. So the remaining part for me is to figure out the proper format. All i can find so far is the default confix.xml file in the main pfsense code base. This is workable, but i was hoping to find official xml schema or other spec/tools that would aid in this automation.

            Thanks!
            Tim

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              Patch @timblaktu
              last edited by Patch Aug 30, 2023, 3:00 AM Aug 30, 2023, 2:42 AM

              @timblaktu said in Where can I find information on the backup/restore XML schema?:

              So the remaining part for me is to figure out the proper format. All i can find so far is the default confix.xml file

              I suggest in pfsense manually configuring several of your installations. Create a back up of each and look at the backup file format. That should clarify what you need for the general case.

              Then use https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/backup/restore-during-install.html

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                timblaktu @Patch
                last edited by Aug 30, 2023, 3:28 AM

                @Patch thanks. My issue is less "what to configure?" and more the actual mechanics of correctly and automatically generating the xml representation. I can reverse engineer a solution from the latest default config.xml in the pfsense repo but this feels archaic in this day and age. I feel this has to be a solved problem..

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                  imthenachoman @timblaktu
                  last edited by Aug 30, 2023, 5:30 PM

                  @timblaktu No. I never did. :(

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                    Patch @timblaktu
                    last edited by Aug 30, 2023, 10:44 PM

                    @timblaktu said in Where can I find information on the backup/restore XML schema?:

                    I can reverse engineer a solution from the latest default config.xml in the pfsense repo

                    Why on earth start there.
                    Start by comparing backup configuration files for the range of installation you actually require.

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                      timblaktu @Patch
                      last edited by Aug 31, 2023, 11:42 PM

                      @Patch I'll definitely be looking at example configs pulled from manually-configured pfsense installs, and refining what I need to include in the config.xml. The point of what I'm doing is to fully-automate the pfsense installation, like described here in the docs by providing the installer a config.xml file to apply. This config.xml will be different for different installations on different machines, so I must generate it programatically, which is why I'm asking about the xml schema and/or other config generation tools.

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