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    Wireguard fails after reboot (2.8.0)

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      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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      So what new logs appear there if you try to start WG when it fails?

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        Buffalo0207 @stephenw10
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        @stephenw10 This is immediately after I tried restarting WG (and fails) from the UI Service Status page, without restarting dpinger.

        EaseUS_2025_08_18_02_00_48.png

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          Hmm, that was some time it booted?

          It's triggering a bunch of rc.bootup events which seems odd. Perhaps you have something preventing it ever reaching 'bootup complete'.

          Do you see 'bootup complete' in the system logs after booting?

          Do you see /var/run/booting still present?

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            Buffalo0207 @stephenw10
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            @stephenw10 Can you tell me exactly where I can see this information?

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              Bootup Complete should appear in the main system log like:
              Screenshot from 2025-08-20 15-17-33.png

              You can check the boot file from the CLI like:

              [2.8.0-RELEASE][admin@t70.stevew.lan]/root: ls /var/run
              charon.ctl                                      ld-elf.so.hints
              charon.pid                                      ld-elf32.so.hints
              charon.vici                                     log
              charon.wlst                                     logpriv
              check_reload_status                             miniupnpd.pid
              cron.pid                                        nginx-webConfigurator.pid
              daemon-charon.pid                               ntpd.pid
              daemon_sshguard.pid                             openvpn_server1.pid
              devd.pid                                        pfSense_version
              devd.pipe                                       pfSense_version.rc
              devd.seqpacket.pipe                             php-fpm.pid
              dhclient.igb0.pid                               php-fpm.socket
              dmesg.boot                                      ping_hosts.pid
              dnsbl.pid                                       powerd.pid
              dnsmasq.pid                                     sshd.pid
              dpinger_VTI0_VTIV4~10.66.11.1~10.66.11.2.pid    sshguard.pid
              dpinger_VTI0_VTIV4~10.66.11.1~10.66.11.2.sock   suricata-ctrl-socket-60565
              dpinger_WAN_DHCP~172.21.16.239~172.21.16.1.pid  suricata_igb160565.pid
              dpinger_WAN_DHCP~172.21.16.239~172.21.16.1.sock syslog.pid
              expire_accounts.pid                             unbound.pid
              filter_reload_status                            update_alias_url_data.pid
              filterdns.pid                                   updaterrd.sh.pid
              filterlog.pid                                   utmp
              ipsec_keepalive.pid                             utx.active
              
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                Buffalo0207 @stephenw10
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                @stephenw10 Sorry for the delayed reply - I have just got back from a business trip. Anyway, this is the output from the CLI

                [2.8.1-RC][root@pfSense.mymain.local]/root: ls /var/run
                check_reload_status
                cron.pid
                daemon_sshguard.pid
                devd.pid
                devd.pipe
                devd.seqpacket.pipe
                dhclient.igb0.pid
                dmesg.boot
                dnsbl.pid
                dpinger_VPNUNLIMITED_L2TP~10.240.0.2~10.240.0.1.pid
                dpinger_VPNUNLIMITED_L2TP~10.240.0.2~10.240.0.1.sock
                dpinger_WANV6_TUNNELV6~2001:470:1f08:84a::2~2001:470:1f08:84a::1.pid
                dpinger_WANV6_TUNNELV6~2001:470:1f08:84a::2~2001:470:1f08:84a::1.sock
                dpinger_WAN_DHCP~82.13.203.142~82.13.202.1.pid
                dpinger_WAN_DHCP~82.13.203.142~82.13.202.1.sock
                dpinger_wg1GW~10.102.1.114~10.102.1.114.pid
                dpinger_wg1GW~10.102.1.114~10.102.1.114.sock
                dpinger_wg2GW~10.102.100.206~10.102.100.206.pid
                dpinger_wg2GW~10.102.100.206~10.102.100.206.sock
                expire_accounts.pid
                filter_reload_status
                filterlog.pid
                ipsec_keepalive.pid
                kea
                kea2fib6.cache
                kea4-ctrl-socket
                kea4-ctrl-socket.lock
                kea6-ctrl-socket
                kea6-ctrl-socket.lock
                l2tp_opt9.pid
                ld-elf.so.hints
                ld-elf32.so.hints
                log
                logpriv
                mdns-bridge.pid
                miniupnpd.pid
                nginx-webConfigurator.pid
                ntpd.pid
                pfSense_version
                pfSense_version.rc
                php-fpm.pid
                php-fpm.socket
                ping_hosts.pid
                radvd.pid
                sshd.pid
                sshguard.pid
                syslog.pid
                unbound.pid
                update_alias_url_data.pid
                updaterrd.sh.pid
                utmp
                utx.active
                wireguardd.pid
                [2.8.1-RC][root@pfSense.mymain.local]/root: [2.8.1-RC][root@pfSense.mymain.local]/root: ls /var/run
                kea4-ctrl-socket.lock
                kea6-ctrl-socket
                kea6-ctrl-socket.lock
                l2tp_opt9.pid
                [2.8.1-RC][root@pfSense.mymain.local]/root:: Too many arguments.
                [2.8.1-RC][root@pfSense.mymain.local]/root: check_reload_status
                ld-elf.so.hints
                ld-elf32.so.hints
                log
                logpriv
                mdns-bridge.pid
                miniupnpd.pid
                nginx-webConfigurator.pid
                ntpd.pid
                pfSense_version
                pfSense_version.rc
                php-fpm.pid
                php-fpm.socket
                ping_hosts.pid
                radvd.pid
                sshd.pid
                sshguard.pid
                syslog.pid
                unbound.pid
                update_alias_url_data.pid
                updaterrd.sh.pid
                utmp
                utx.active
                wireguardd.pid

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                  OK so the file is not present which indicates it has completed boot.

                  Do you see the 'bootup complete' line in the system logs?

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                    @stephenw10 EaseUS_2025_09_ 4_14_59_20.png

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                        @stephenw10 I decided to do a fresh install of pfsense 2.8.1, and restored my original config.xml. The PHP_errors have now completely disappeared. However, the wireguard package still does not start at bootup.

                        I installed the shellcmd package and noticed that wireguard has an earlyshellcmd at bootup. I think it starts, but then immediately stops as I noticed that both my wireguard gateways that I have setup on tun_wg1 and tun_wg2 in System>Routing are 'stopped' (greyed out) after a reboot - I have to manually start them both and then start Wireguard on the opening GUI page.

                        I have uninstalled wireguard and reinstalled it, but the issue still persists.

                        Could there be an issue in my config.xml file? I am happy to send you the relevant parts of the xml file if you tell me what to send.

                        Otherwise, in the meantime, would you know the line of code that i can use in shellcmd to autommatically restart the two wireguard gateway interfaces so I don't have to manually start them on every reboot?

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                          It feels more like some sort of race condition at boot. Like Wireguard tries to start on an interface that hasn't been setup yet, maybe a VPN or other tunnel type. That GIF tunnel perhaps? Can you try disabling that as a test?

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                              @stephenw10 I think we are getting somewhere and maybe to the route of the issue.

                              I disabled the GIF tunnel (Hurricane Electric) as you suggested, rebooted, and the wireguard gateways and wireguard service status were stopped. However, when i started the GIF tunnel again, the wireguard gateways and wireguard service status automatically started up.

                              There is a secondary issue however - once the wireguard service starts, the GIF Tunnel changes to 'Offline, Packetloss'. If I then restart the GIF tunnel, it remains 'Offline, Packetloss'.

                              There definitely seems to be a link between the wireguard service and the GIF tunnel.

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                                Hmm, is there some IP/subnet conflict between the GIF and Wireguard tunnels?

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                                  @stephenw10 Not that I can see. The GIF tunnel (Hurricane Electric) is using 216.66.80.26 and the two wireguard tunnels use 10.102.1.114 and 10.102.100.206.

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                                      @stephenw10 @stephenw10 I decided to consult chatgpt and have it write a bash script that runs immediately after boot in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/restart_gateways.sh. The wireguard tunnels now start automatically without any manual intervention. It seems that it was just a timing issue all along. The bash script works perfectly by first stopping and then restarting dpinger, and then waiting 20 secs to give the wireguard tunnels time to fully enable, before starting the wireguard service.

                                      I did try to use the shellcmd package, but it didn't work as a delay is needed between making sure the wireguard gateways have fully started, before enabling the wireguard service.

                                      #!/bin/sh
                                      #
                                      # Restart dpinger 5 sec after boot, then delay starting WireGuard by 20 secs
                                      #
                                      
                                      case "$1" in
                                          start)
                                              # Wait 5 secs before stopping dpinger
                                              /bin/sleep 5
                                              /usr/local/sbin/pfSsh.php playback svc stop dpinger
                                              /usr/local/sbin/pfSsh.php playback svc start dpinger
                                      
                                              # Wait 20 secs before starting WireGuard
                                              /bin/sleep 20
                                              /usr/local/sbin/pfSsh.php playback svc start wireguard
                                              ;;
                                          stop)
                                              # Nothing special on stop
                                              ;;
                                          restart)
                                              $0 stop
                                              $0 start
                                              ;;
                                      esac
                                      

                                      I haven't had any issues with the GIF tunnel (Hurricane Electric) since - i think it was just an anomally, as I have tested this script many times and it has started online every time since.

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                                        You could try an afterfilterchange shellcmd to trigger a script. That would be triggered when any tunnel comes up.

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