Perform changes/settings from CLI/Shell?

CDuv

I've recently been unable to use webGUI (because of down Internet connections making the webGUI unresponsive: unavailable LDAP auth server I guess) but SSH shell was working fine.

Is there a proper way to perform via the shell the same actions available to me via the webGUI?

Example:

Set gateway monitoring IP/delays
Add/remove gateways from Gateway Groups
Add/edit/remove firewall rules

stephenw10

You can do all that by running the correct commands in the developer shell (option 12 in the console menu):
https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Using_the_PHP_pfSense_Shell

You can also edit the config file directly and then force a config reload.

Both those options are open to error! ;)

Steve

CDuv

A viconfig && /etc/rc.reload_all would then be the best solution?

stephenw10

Yes, that should work, if you're familiar with vi. (Did you mean vi config?)

ee /conf/config.xml

For the rest of us! ;)

As I said this is very open to some typo that breaks your box.

Steve

divsys

Actually, it looks like a new alias snuck into the command line.

viconfig

Now automatically opens vi on /cf/conf/config.xml, quite handy.
I don't know exactly which version brought it in, but it's definitely in 2.1.3.
I'm still hunting down exactly where it gets linked in, for now it's an Easter Egg….. ;)

Edit: There she be - /usr/local/bin/viconfig (gawd, it's been around since 1.2.X! at least 6 years)

Ah, the things you learn.....

CDuv

@divsys:

Ah, the things you learn…..

Glad I could give some knowledge back ;)

stephenw10

Yep, did not know that. Thanks. :)

Ready for eeconfig though!

Steve