• Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • Users
  • Search
  • Register
  • Login
Netgate Discussion Forum
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • Users
  • Search
  • Register
  • Login

ubuntu curl issue, needing linux gurus

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Off-Topic & Non-Support Discussion
7 Posts 4 Posters 744 Views
Loading More Posts
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • B
    beachbum2021
    last edited by beachbum2021 Mar 12, 2021, 3:41 AM Mar 12, 2021, 3:38 AM

    Hello,

    I am trying to download the GeoLite2-City.tar.gz mmdb so that I can setup a GeoIP Plugin within GrayLog for my PfSense firewall logs. When I run curl -O on the DL location of this file ubuntu is storing the document as the URL name. If I specify the name explicitly, I am returned an error that the file is ascii format. I've tried downloading the file directly to my windows pc, then reuploading it as mmdb for DL off a google drive location, the error is the same, the file is not gz format. What am I missing here?

    https://www.maxmind.com/en/accounts/406354/geoip/downloads
    fdc5b01d-e5c6-487b-822e-66f68576586d-image.png
    -O 85c0cbc3-4c70-4f6f-ae39-e8c8211f160f-image.png

    f3c3bf56-492e-4f19-ae56-d4609315905d-image.png

    bbc0b8a9-baf8-4847-a62a-d8ddcaa2e717-image.png

    G 1 Reply Last reply Mar 12, 2021, 6:43 AM Reply Quote 0
    • G
      Gertjan @beachbum2021
      last edited by Mar 12, 2021, 6:43 AM

      @beachbum2021

      And what's in that ASCI file ?

      @beachbum2021 said in ubuntu curl issue, needing linux gurus:

      I am returned an error that the file is ascii format. I've tried downloading the file directly to my windows pc, then reuploading it as mmdb for DL off a google drive location, the error is the same

      So, it's not CURL, as 'Windows' (a browser ?) also gets an ASCI file.
      So most probably : 'GEOIP' sends you an ASCI file.

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

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
      • S
        serbus
        last edited by serbus Mar 12, 2021, 8:30 AM Mar 12, 2021, 8:30 AM

        Hello!

        Try the "Get Permalinks" option for a more curl friendly link.
        Check the -O curl option to make sure that is really what you want.

        Something like this should work :

        curl -o fubar.tar.gz "https://download.maxmind.com/app/geoip_download?edition_id=GeoLite2-City&license_key=YOUR_LICENSE_KEY&suffix=tar.gz"
        

        If the download comes out as ascii...

        [2.5.0-RELEASE][admin@pfSense.localdomain]/tmp: file fubar.tar.gz
        fubar.tar.gz: ASCII text
        

        Cat it to see where you messed up...

        [2.5.0-RELEASE][admin@pfSense.localdomain]/tmp: cat fubar.tar.gz
        Invalid license key
        

        John

        Lex parsimoniae

        G B 2 Replies Last reply Mar 12, 2021, 9:40 AM Reply Quote 1
        • G
          Gertjan @serbus
          last edited by Mar 12, 2021, 9:40 AM

          @serbus said in ubuntu curl issue, needing linux gurus:

          Invalid license key

          That's far better as saying : [some tool said] : ASCI file.
          The tool - file - was right.
          It doesn't look like an asci file.
          And I bet it has a size of 18 bytes (or the gz file header is already more then 1 kilo bytes).

          Here I can introduce :pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!

          So, you could use curl.
          But you have to include parameters, like the licence key as geoip isn't accessible without it.
          The geo server needs to know who you are - entitled to download.

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

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
          • B
            beachbum2021
            last edited by Mar 12, 2021, 11:42 PM

            This post is deleted!
            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • B
              beachbum2021 @serbus
              last edited by Mar 12, 2021, 11:49 PM

              @serbus that did the trick
              a628270d-7f06-49fa-9513-ce75c10a9f8c-image.png

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • C
                cristinaparker Banned
                last edited by May 4, 2021, 10:27 AM

                This post is deleted!
                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • First post
                  Last post
                Copyright 2025 Rubicon Communications LLC (Netgate). All rights reserved.
                  This community forum collects and processes your personal information.
                  consent.not_received