Console stucked after setting console password in webgui..?
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Good day!
Im using version 2.0.3 x86. Ive just set the pfsense console password via webgui in System>Advanced> then check password protect console menu. After setting Ive notice that on next day the console stop in "bootup Complete" message not showing all the menus. Ive unchecked the "password protect console menu" again but still nothing happens. Is there a way to reset it back?
Thank you!
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Should be a FAQ I guess? There's nothing stuck. You cannot have a shell script as password-protected shell. Run /etc/rc.initial to get the menu!
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thank you doktornotor!
But when I execute this command in Diagnostics>Command Prompt> like:
/etc/rc.initial> then Press execute, nothing happens, It just loads continuously? Is my syntax correct?Thank you!
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Password protected console doesn't actually offer much in the way of protection. When I told someone a while ago that if he wanted to make sure his pfsense wouldn't be tampered with he should lock it in a box, I wasn't joking.
Locking the console is about as much protection as locking a screen door on a house…
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But when I execute this command in Diagnostics>Command Prompt> like:
/etc/rc.initial> then Press execute, nothing happens, It just loads continuously? Is my syntax correct?No… the > certainly does not belong there.
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thank you doktornotor!
I tried /etc/rc.initial in Diagnostics>Command Prompt then press execute.. but the page is loading continuously without any result..
Ive notice this in the address bar. http://192.168.10.6/exec.php
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Uh eh huh? No, you don't run this from the webconfiguration webgui! Use SSH or (serial) console!
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I totally missed that - Good catch…
And good for a giggle.I've noticed that LOTS of people who lock the console have issue afterwards.
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Never thought people would try to run this in webgui either; LOL.
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Out of interest what hardware is this running? Some specific hardware freezes at that point for some unknown reason.
Steve
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thank you gentlemen for giving time! Forgive me if Im still newbie, I know you've been there before also..:)
I have figured it out.
Here is what I did. Enable Secure Shell in System>Advanced using default port 22. I used Putty to get access to SSH. It shows me the pfsese menu right there. Here is my screenshot:
Now Ive pressed 8(Shell), then fired in /etc/rc.initial. It shows me the menu ofcourse. But in my pfsense console, I still got these image? Which does not show the menu? only until Bootup Complete. Ive already restarted my PfsenseBox but nothing happens.
Any Idea about this?
My hardware:
Intel I3 processor
ASUS MB
SATA 500gb hardisk
PfsenseBox Running in Oracle VirtualBox -
Of course it does NOT show the menu on the physical console… I don't see how much more explicitly this should be said? That is the whole point of getting it password protected. What did you expect? Now, press enter, log on and then you can run /etc/rc.initial to see then menu.
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I want the menu to be available in physical console. Not by using SSH. The menu should be available on the physical console because Ive disabled the option in system>advanced>password protect the console menu
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Steady there killer…
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Honestly, shortest easiest way to unscrew some little glitch is to reinstall. Its fast.
If you broke something, that will fix it. -
I have plan to reinstall. But I don't want to loss all my settings especially my proxy server, cache settings, captive portal, etc. Any possible solution without reinstalling or losing my settings? I am willing to do.
Thank you!
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Before reinstall
grep admin /etc/passwdand check the last field, which is the shell.
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Interesting - You have no XML backups of your configuration?
Hmmmmmm. Best follow doktornotor's instructions for a while.
If you don't mind an ever so slightly short temper, he knows exactly what he is doing.
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How are you accessing the console? Via virtual box presumably.
Steve
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@stephenw10, yes via virtualbox. I have no problem these before until ive touched the option to password protect the console.