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    Log file of pfSense startup script

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    • NetViciousN
      NetVicious
      last edited by

      I know with dmesg command I could see the kernel boot.

      But I want to see (without going to the console) the results of the starting pfSense script which runs after the kernel boot. Is this information logged in some file?

      I was hitting with a wall with a problem not starting all the services and not starting the webconfigurator correctly. It was due to a non existant squid.inc, called from a php which uses it with require_once called by /usr/local/pkg/squidguard_configurator.inc (i think it was a old config from a previously installed package). If I could see this log I saved a lot of hours travelling to the CPD :-(

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      • NetViciousN
        NetVicious
        last edited by

        I answer myself:

        /tmp/PHP_errors.log
        and
        /tmp/bootup_messages

        I think they're on /tmp thinking on pfSense installations with RAM disks.

        I removed all the files related with squidguard on /usr/local/pkg and now all my services are running correctly after a restart.

        Sorry for bugging. I wait this info helps someone with my same problem.

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          sayap
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          I have the exact same problem. Removing /usr/local/pkg/squidguard* followed by a reboot get things back to normal. Thanks for the tip!

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