How to retrieve server and rules config (and post them)?

hardware_failure

I apologize if this has been answered before, I did do a bit of searching.

Whats the best way to obtain a "running config" of pfsense so it can be posted?

I found the /cf/conf/config.xml but its huge with tons of <> that are not needed.

Thanks.

wallabybob

Whats the best way to obtain a "running config" of pfsense so it can be posted?

It depends why you want to post it. The configuration file will go a long way towards helping someone else to configure a system "functionally equivalent" but that won't be enough to build a system that will be useful in another environment: IP addresses, network masks, interface names etc will likely all need to be tweaked.

The configuration file may not be a lot of help to someone trying to help you figure out why your system is groaning under its load.

hardware_failure

Thank you for your reply, but I dont think thats quite the response I was looking for.

let me start over.

Im having a problem with site to site open vpn. Before I post my problem, I figure it would greatly help others assist me if I could copy and paste something similar to a 20-40 line cisco running config. I do not know where to obtain this from my pfsense.

Thanks again for any help.

heper

Pfsense uses 1 structured config file where everything is stored.
There are lots of command line tools to retrieve details of certain sections

GruensFroeschli

The config.xml contains everything.
From it the various config files for the services are built.
–> The built openVPN config files can be found in /var/etc/

hardware_failure

I was hoping to find something more consolidated to help me provide information for my problem which I have posted Here.

Thanks for the responses/info.

GruensFroeschli

What isn't clear with "The built openVPN config files can be found in /var/etc/ " ?
Isn't this exactly what you were looking for?

AhnHEL

More specifically I believe he's looking for the .conf files that are generated when setting up OpenVPN servers and clients.

Run the following command in the GUI: Diagnostics/Command/Execute Shell Command

find /var/etc/openvpn/ -name "*.conf"

You can then copy and paste the output to 'File to Download' to download and inspect them.