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    Switched to Python unbound Mode and now have issue

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      serbus @RonpfS
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      @ronpfs said in Switched to Python unbound Mode and now have issue:

      Bad idea, Unbound or pfblockerNG services are not happy with it.

      Hello!

      Unbound is listed as standard option for Service Watchdog. What sort of issues are there?

      John

      Lex parsimoniae

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        RonpfS @serbus
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        @serbus Search the forum to get more info. ;-)

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          thezfunk @RonpfS
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          @ronpfs said in Switched to Python unbound Mode and now have issue:

          @thezfunk Updating/Re-installing pfblockerNG while it is active is prone to fail.
          Disable pfblockerNG before, update, review settings, enable, run Force Update, Force Reload All.

          That is exactly what I did do originally. I was following the instructions laid out after other people had issues.

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            Gertjan @serbus
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            @serbus said in Switched to Python unbound Mode and now have issue:

            Unbound is listed as standard option for Service Watchdog. What sort of issues are there?

            You'll enter into timing critical issues, and these are, by there nature, very hard to debug.

            The service watchdog exists to create a controlled major fail of the entire system .... and have it running to the bitter (close !) end.

            See it like drilling extra holes into a sinking ship's hull to permit it to sink horizontally.
            Remember Titanic ? Evacuation on a more then 45 ° deck angle is hard.

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            a core pfBlockerNG-devel file can't be found. or, per instructions, unbound needs it to start.
            It /var/unbound/pfb_unbound.py, should be there, after a pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_8 install or upgrade. Things go bad without it.

            No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
            Edit : and where are the logs ??

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              BBcan177 Moderator @Gertjan
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              @gertjan said in Switched to Python unbound Mode and now have issue:

              It /var/unbound/pfb_unbound.py, should be there, after a pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_8 install or upgrade. Things go bad without it.

              If the OP has Ramdisks enabled, that would wipe the /var/unbound folder and delete the Python script.

              The Pkg needs to be re-installed and RamDisk option disabled.

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                thezfunk @BBcan177
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                @bbcan177 said in Switched to Python unbound Mode and now have issue:

                @gertjan said in Switched to Python unbound Mode and now have issue:

                It /var/unbound/pfb_unbound.py, should be there, after a pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_8 install or upgrade. Things go bad without it.

                If the OP has Ramdisks enabled, that would wipe the /var/unbound folder and delete the Python script.

                The Pkg needs to be re-installed and RamDisk option disabled.

                I did not but a reinstall did fix my issue.

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                  netblues @thezfunk
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                  I have a slight different issue
                  The py script is in place, however I get
                  File "pfb_unbound.py", line 1147, in operate if qstate_valid and pfb['safeSearchDB']: KeyError: 'safeSearchDB'

                  And unbound fails to start.

                  Playing with options for safesearch didn't do any difference

                  Disabling the python module "resolves" the issue

                  pfsense 2.5 stable, pdblockerngdevel ver 3.0.0_15

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                    McFuzz @netblues
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                    @netblues said in Switched to Python unbound Mode and now have issue:

                    I have a slight different issue
                    The py script is in place, however I get
                    File "pfb_unbound.py", line 1147, in operate if qstate_valid and pfb['safeSearchDB']: KeyError: 'safeSearchDB'

                    And unbound fails to start.

                    Playing with options for safesearch didn't do any difference

                    Disabling the python module "resolves" the issue

                    pfsense 2.5 stable, pdblockerngdevel ver 3.0.0_15

                    Wanted to point out that I have the same issue with 2.5, 3.0.0_15 and python...

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                      BBcan177 Moderator @McFuzz
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                      @mcfuzz
                      Can you post the contents of this file when Unbound python mode is enabled: /var/unbound/pfb_py_ss.txt

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                        netblues @BBcan177
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                        @bbcan177 No such file exists
                        Even tried touching and disabling - reenabling.

                        Is the file name correct?

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                          BBcan177 Moderator @netblues
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                          @netblues
                          Did you enable Python mode and Safe Search? Then Run a Force Update.

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                            RonpfS @netblues
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                            @netblues Maybe save DNSBL Settings, SafeSearch Settings, Force Update / Reload ALL while monitoring pfblockerng.log.

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                              McFuzz @BBcan177
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                              @bbcan177 said in Switched to Python unbound Mode and now have issue:

                              @netblues
                              Did you enable Python mode and Safe Search? Then Run a Force Update.

                              So - this worked for me, but only after I’ve done a second time! After the first time I had the same issue and after doing the second time, it started working flawlessly. Odd... could be something on my end but so far, everything’s working well.

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                                netblues @RonpfS
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                                Enabled safesearch, enabled python mode., applied and force updated

                                Loading DNSBL Statistics... completed
                                Loading DNSBL SafeSearch... enabled
                                Loading DNSBL Whitelist... completed
                                DNSBL - SafeSearch changes found - Rebuilding!

                                -Assembling DNSBL database...... completed [ 03/29/21 22:26:48 ]
                                Removing DNSBL Unbound python integration settings
                                DNS Resolver ( enabled ) unbound.conf modifications:
                                Removed DNSBL Unbound Python mode
                                Removed DNSBL Unbound Python mode script

                                Saving DNSBL statistics... completed [ 03/29/21 22:31:10 ]
                                Resolver Live Sync analysis... completed [ 03/29/21 22:31:24 ]
                                Resolver Live Sync finalizing:

                                And hungs there, with no dns service, unbound process at 100% for 15 minutes now..

                                After killing unbound process
                                Resolver Live Sync ... FAILED!
                                Stopping Unbound Resolver
                                Unbound stopped in 1 sec.
                                Additional mounts:
                                Unmounting: /lib
                                Removing duplicate mounts (2): /dev
                                Unmounting: /var/log/pfblockerng
                                Unmounting: /usr/local/share/GeoIP
                                Removing DNSBL Unbound python mounts:
                                Unmounting: /usr/local/bin
                                Removing: /var/unbound/usr/local/bin
                                Unmounting: /usr/local/lib
                                Removing: /var/unbound/usr/local/lib
                                Removing: /var/unbound/usr/local
                                Removing: /var/unbound/usr

                                Starting Unbound Resolver... completed [ 03/29/21 22:46:33 ]
                                DNSBL update [ 801834 | PASSED ]... completed [ 03/29/21 22:46:35 ]

                                and safesearch appeared on google search
                                python mode was found disabled again.

                                Re enabled python mode in resolver at this stage
                                and
                                Mar 29 22:55:55 unbound 55552 [55552:1] error: pythonmod: Exception occurred in function operate, event: module_event_new
                                Mar 29 22:55:55 unbound 55552 [55552:1] error: pythonmod: python error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "pfb_unbound.py", line 1147, in operate if qstate_valid and pfb['safeSearchDB']: KeyError: 'safeSearchDB'

                                STILL NO FILE!!!

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                                  netblues @McFuzz
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                                  @mcfuzz Is python mode on in resolver?

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                                    RonpfS @netblues
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                                    @netblues said in Switched to Python unbound Mode and now have issue:

                                    Re enabled python mode in resolver at this stage

                                    You can not simply enable Python in DNS Resolver / General Settings tab, you have to do that in pfBlockerNG / DNSBL tab, then run a Force Update.

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                                      McFuzz @netblues
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                                      @netblues said in Switched to Python unbound Mode and now have issue:

                                      @mcfuzz Is python mode on in resolver?

                                      Yessir.

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                                        netblues @RonpfS
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                                        @ronpfs I did that, initially.
                                        exactly as instructed!

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                                          RonpfS @netblues
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                                          @netblues Same result with a Force Reload All?

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                                            netblues @RonpfS
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                                            @ronpfs it does take time doing aaforce reload

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