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I've noticed in the /tmp folder on my firewall a large number of files accumulating and I think they are related to ARP collection.

My system has been up since upgrading to 26.1.3 for 5 days, 16:15. The number of these files is currently 16316 and are being generated on average every 30 seconds.

Hi Larry,

> src/opnsense/service/modules/actions/script_output.py:    temp_prefix = 'tmpcfd_'

It's for the background service.  A peek into the files may help with who is requesting them.

The backend log will also show how many times something is requested:

# opnsense-log -f configd


Cheers,
Franco

Quote from: franco on March 10, 2026, 03:16:12 PMHi Larry,

The backend log will also show how many times something is requested:

# opnsense-log -f configd


Cheers,
Franco

Could be 'request arp table' but not every time.

-rw-------  1 root wheel  4233 Mar 10 22:39:17 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_8kdanosl
-rw-------  1 root wheel  4233 Mar 10 22:39:48 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_0sgm5bur
-rw-------  1 root wheel  4232 Mar 10 22:40:19 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_jj1uzk8m
-rw-------  1 root wheel  4232 Mar 10 22:40:49 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_wn8rez9i
-rw-------  1 root wheel  4233 Mar 10 22:41:20 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_6o5ga9xl

<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:53+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320232"] [e5b7bb5b-1113-465a-90d2-00be38fe3568] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:53+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320233"] [baa385eb-9508-4869-a4d2-59396a1cbba3] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:54+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320234"] [81be3cbc-c6ab-44f4-8e17-01525f7b8315] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:54+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320235"] [4b7824f1-4e0b-4dba-babf-48c32ced43e2] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:54+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320236"] [2f3b4927-adb0-4606-8e9d-ce195a91989f] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:56+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320237"] [761b705a-d76d-4b39-96b1-2b1c83452914] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:56+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320238"] [5b49612f-9f8b-4930-a593-5a144e57ecb1] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:56+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320239"] [7f697ada-5ead-4b09-b517-d215e89fd056] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:56+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320240"] [29693ea1-a251-40f0-83cd-a9604c2e38dc] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:57+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320241"] [5e35a063-4200-4a39-b49d-fb0f013e91dd] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:57+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320242"] [015c9b10-3081-4387-85a8-f7b95e73f471] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:57+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320243"] [4090e0b1-0d2e-4b0d-9ab0-37d45b911e2b] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:58+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320244"] [f9fec04b-23b2-4d64-803b-61b27ced7d78] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:59+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320245"] [96960158-8ff3-4ed5-bc68-a8d8e5e929b3] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:59+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320246"] [86d8370c-5a85-45eb-8a03-f54e24d64373] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:39:59+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320247"] [794c30fa-10d2-4d11-80eb-985e9b394bfa] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:00+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320248"] [7daa0120-d1ec-45bc-bb73-3a0e8b8b703d] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:00+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320249"] [16b4cbc2-22a9-40e4-85d8-7d9acea9b80a] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:00+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320250"] [b3a020d1-33f5-4443-a9bc-d84e563c988c] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:00+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320251"] [0bcadd5a-0f3e-427c-9009-076394f695c2] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:03+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320252"] [cab12f25-d725-4c71-96ca-c92aa545a791] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:03+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320253"] [546c2c52-e78b-4feb-a536-e345ab807c66] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:04+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320254"] [5ebb63f8-835a-4b66-bf50-b287b59dad83] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:04+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320255"] [331b29ed-1623-4649-815a-970f7bd81992] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:04+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320256"] [81a8b51c-315a-4e51-b030-0176ab679bd2] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:06+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320257"] [b09626ae-9118-4945-b006-7bc738360649] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:06+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320258"] [a6749288-67d2-495a-a361-adc616dac351] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:06+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320259"] [7d4671c5-8bcb-486b-af57-b289a7a29b38] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:06+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320260"] [be14c046-fca4-4afb-8b25-3f64a0306707] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:08+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320261"] [10ad5333-0e17-4b0e-9182-a14696ebbd0e] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:08+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320262"] [8bb77b70-5f7a-4d32-88e2-d65d06ee9904] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:08+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320263"] [389b327d-06c9-4bfd-b671-b0af7735d3fe] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:09+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320264"] [50f2d415-b3ff-495c-a9b7-922c8d28f51f] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:09+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320265"] [15cb4849-9c47-4c18-849d-d8677a15028a] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:09+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320266"] [885c7086-a09f-4929-b905-db7c15d038ad] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:09+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320267"] [c34517a3-6af2-4a86-b130-ad16281cc14a] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:10+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320268"] [2a03bfeb-b80f-4811-be17-217bb5bbe812] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:10+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320269"] [1cc78cd2-7ef4-4b9f-8134-7f6901b03496] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:11+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320270"] [50fc40d6-fbda-470b-8bbb-6b6e20dbfb25] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:11+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320271"] [9ab454f3-907a-4562-bebf-62fce9ca0807] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:13+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320272"] [9e3c5287-e942-4db8-b5e4-7aa53d18fae3] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:13+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320273"] [2ada19fe-2ea4-46dc-8d2f-b67a7b612e18] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:13+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320274"] [1bfce9c5-bdcc-477e-b3c0-c575d40b6c13] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:14+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320275"] [3fe92c37-7d99-46f3-92c9-d5a291264c23] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:14+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320276"] [20a9b2f9-c10b-4e60-95f9-cf0d3a1b43ff] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:15+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320277"] [0fa45d0b-c937-4ee3-a86b-52988dd3b064] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:16+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320278"] [f1fb43db-2dad-4068-9d76-814dbc75d12a] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:16+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320279"] [8da1a044-ca1c-4d15-999f-84830e8e609a] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:16+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320280"] [8507d79b-3e13-4175-9742-69fe9b501baf] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:16+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320281"] [93328cc8-962b-4ce0-9d53-87524d61ebcf] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:18+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320282"] [0ce93f46-214a-40cb-b8aa-bb1da18bd921] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:18+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320283"] [8b29ae2e-84d3-40ea-b432-3c6730e0e577] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:18+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320284"] [b6bde1a0-f5c5-431b-9a7a-31389751c206] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:19+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320285"] [624b6430-01bc-4df0-861c-cfc265b60450] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:19+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320286"] [7db1c799-e374-4ec9-889d-a02b1f131b4c] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:19+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320287"] [a571d9a5-afb4-41f7-8c4a-aad67a7c128b] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:19+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320288"] [9d5e568e-3247-43a8-bc30-9c98c601f0ba] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:20+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320289"] [fe6040b4-b2c0-442f-9dc2-184fbf79da9a] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:20+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320290"] [a6bd7b19-c825-4d4e-8484-4814e38b30d7] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:21+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320291"] [066b6a12-b8c9-43f6-8c5a-e24e125cd111] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:21+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320292"] [16e97963-09cd-4844-834f-64ea537781b8] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:23+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320293"] [3de14fc4-879d-4484-9556-57c062aa70db] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:23+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320294"] [bb2714d7-f118-4559-b86a-01c4bfe78b75] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:24+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320295"] [6ec3e384-c440-4f60-8379-9ec5bfc09ac3] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:25+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320296"] [80b2cb44-f0a7-46d0-ac24-9d3418a383a8] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:25+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320297"] [57614362-96ef-4b46-a0dc-532e4bfa5570] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:26+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320298"] [c2dd9a77-1400-40f1-b438-8398c4bbcd5a] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:26+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320299"] [14d15699-cdaf-40ee-9146-f80094e20c1b] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:26+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320300"] [e3af1fdd-fe0d-429a-a0fe-6f056e9dbd09] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:26+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320301"] [3b165464-d7b8-4458-adcc-a8eb1d787c55] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:28+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320302"] [dcd2ffb1-e136-43bf-bcc2-6193ad259d8a] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:28+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320303"] [be6f75e9-eaa5-4792-a2be-70406141ad9b] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:28+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320304"] [5c1b017d-4f19-45d1-8289-796bbd654fe5] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:29+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320305"] [ca35aba2-ec4f-4f0c-a40d-8bbc955dd870] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:29+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320306"] [70698ecd-1012-4a65-9dab-c7adfa16a6b4] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:29+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320307"] [71a1d970-7095-4aa9-a5c7-f6520407c951] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:30+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320308"] [eebeb71e-b00d-48b3-93e2-3fb0d9718dff] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:30+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320309"] [f461b7f3-647b-4a46-965d-a2254f41cba2] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:31+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320310"] [00e92cca-5838-4ea2-a337-4cd514ebb824] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:31+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320311"] [78950339-3edd-4262-8704-b25d1b1d0cb9] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:31+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320312"] [225f2420-1f7c-4e94-be78-1469737bce75] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:34+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320313"] [83bf7386-3c43-4e38-9127-c706d2c6edcb] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:34+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320314"] [36c216ee-ab1f-46f5-847b-73740b19a886] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:35+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320315"] [4e8e9697-54bd-4b98-b48b-0c1dbfc3406c] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:35+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320316"] [8b21cfae-dba9-41db-8794-da69ad78f468] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:35+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320317"] [75380787-a3d7-477c-8406-331f75dbbfb7] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:36+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320318"] [2023c982-a870-469c-89ea-898ccd76c9fd] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:36+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320319"] [bf78cacb-d90a-4121-b235-873ad4e7337b] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:36+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320320"] [c488162c-c864-428d-80a6-72d540fb245e] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:36+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320321"] [4d77e7fc-c360-4550-94ca-9b3bd5d0ee2c] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:38+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320322"] [07c0022b-c643-41ca-91e7-18431d5cf196] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:38+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320323"] [cce751fc-b3fc-4f3a-8487-707115a52793] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:38+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320324"] [3a081f75-1df4-47cd-ad49-f6802a5c3226] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:39+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320325"] [77597f68-01e6-4f39-be95-cf481730af2f] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:39+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320326"] [21a3c99f-4955-408b-ae3c-5cd5fd4dced7] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:40+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320327"] [1fccc4d8-0e88-4e47-bffd-3f185641d5c2] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:40+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320328"] [5524dc41-45ad-4d69-a09c-6a63347250f1] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:40+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320329"] [a4e14728-2022-49e2-aff9-3d926c972d89] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:41+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320330"] [7fe1e59a-4e60-4b74-bee7-e78e628a8463] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:41+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320331"] [3803deb0-c9a3-4258-be68-6693b4d344e7] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:41+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320332"] [3a1e79ec-a7aa-4c7d-90c5-14de51c7c237] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:41+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320333"] [6355fe34-752b-4b04-b442-1567486b8019] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:44+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320334"] [66a42d19-adb8-4c69-8ac4-460821890747] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:44+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320335"] [b6af836b-ebe1-4157-9374-8ec2ebdbae70] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:46+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320336"] [e6ea3f6b-164e-4399-9385-b4ed76ed1e4d] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:46+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320337"] [b405a1cd-47fa-467b-a2ce-110fe398dbc6] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:46+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320338"] [dd52b8b5-ef15-4685-9c8f-34cb218fa1fe] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:46+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320339"] [016a3cb8-ecc0-47da-9745-636556be5e58] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:46+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320340"] [7bff458f-f4bb-435c-8571-1c4a3b770bde] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:46+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320341"] [4e9515a5-0317-4941-bfaf-2b03e9d1aefb] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:46+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320342"] [5a0f26fc-9ed1-4e91-9600-a2d539c9f7bb] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:48+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320343"] [3d5ecb4a-db53-4515-9bfc-36f0e5fa6e20] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:48+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320344"] [9e3f1fa7-c31a-4ef4-8a56-3cf8da5ac8c4] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:48+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320345"] [3b922214-9003-47ed-9f3b-61f85ee355bb] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:49+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320346"] [2b363b3c-f480-41aa-86aa-599214222de4] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:50+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320347"] [fd7ff911-756e-4ec7-84c3-18400289aa14] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:50+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320348"] [149c5ed0-e368-46ca-a590-ee3b1991e6bf] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:50+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320349"] [a7956170-ea2c-4b35-acf7-5a96ec582498] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:51+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320350"] [6f426e08-072c-4364-80d7-ca79b23ca0e1] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:51+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320351"] [826e7bd3-2300-4185-8726-aa058f5c9e32] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:52+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320352"] [b76b7341-ce0d-4e01-9879-d76d3a6194dd] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:52+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320353"] [fdac2308-e095-4fcf-9c9a-b01ca6c6901a] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:54+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320354"] [da5c822a-5582-4dc5-be4e-7cc3e66ecca3] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:54+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320355"] [ddaeb078-41d2-4e4b-af3a-df51ac40e0de] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:56+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320356"] [b6b77c50-4486-40a3-860e-4a46699ee754] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:56+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320357"] [4e17c6f3-f8e1-4f03-93f5-5e1cf81b7c97] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:56+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320358"] [d9a077ec-0326-4807-908f-775a8449ab99] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:57+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320359"] [759bad0b-3d9c-4804-aaa1-fc5463ebbd48] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:57+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320360"] [a5fa679e-5e34-44a4-9749-3470509fcfa3] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:57+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320361"] [178aae76-33ed-4063-a361-7d87c605ca79] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:57+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320362"] [fd900541-1ac5-492a-af69-ccf1cf644cd4] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:59+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320363"] [29bf9ee8-1fbf-434e-8a54-7c1b04922bcf] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:59+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320364"] [232870a4-e827-420a-9227-21a5b2c582c1] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:40:59+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320365"] [eedaabed-0f98-43e9-ae03-8d10d5dfe587] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:00+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320366"] [4951e3e4-134d-4147-933f-eb3bd27f57ec] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:00+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320367"] [9165bccb-f63a-4e03-9cae-a89c411a6779] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:00+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320368"] [06e4c57b-3da8-4b3c-b31d-e796fb87bfde] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:00+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320369"] [30e808f3-e528-49d7-a501-377ec28ca50b] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:01+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320370"] [39a91c72-0933-4bc5-82dc-7306493b8bfb] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:01+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320371"] [52e7ff30-c9ad-4807-ab3c-a7e7429a8b6d] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:02+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320372"] [b949e5c7-9597-4832-b12a-830201d80dd6] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:02+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320373"] [a623b182-13a0-40f7-9475-7801e685994c] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:04+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320374"] [df759146-c178-4b00-ae92-feb727547dfb] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:04+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320375"] [b08c3317-d974-439c-b459-a338e2153f6d] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:06+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320376"] [d095be4a-1577-47f1-97e3-66d5e73bff95] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:06+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320377"] [5592db4c-77b3-471e-a728-c38a06e50c8f] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:06+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320378"] [6f418ce2-8a0a-44ff-901e-fa24e310ec7d] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:07+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320379"] [992f18a8-fee8-4231-bd28-779642d5227f] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:07+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320380"] [4064d4f5-acd1-40e7-aba6-42496523e799] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:07+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320381"] [a6728516-1894-4c04-ae94-0ec21d426793] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:07+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320382"] [438afa26-46f1-49c1-8ad5-93637e7159a1] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:09+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320383"] [971be970-8329-49b5-8e39-1301cbbea906] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:09+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320384"] [5d572047-d3ea-4640-a047-91097522bd17] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:09+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320385"] [21e6936b-9c3d-4c5b-acf1-d24cf4be19ce] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:10+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320386"] [f7153811-7a25-4a60-9cd0-fc89143247f8] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:10+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320387"] [7712f7e4-72be-47d4-944a-c02347674a54] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:10+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320388"] [a3be8698-39e8-44fe-8cf9-499e611a1ce5] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:10+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320389"] [f5f2148f-2081-471e-ac23-9d82aaab0070] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:11+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320390"] [f322ca2b-e361-44b1-ab84-bb5d92fe1e9a] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:11+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320391"] [e87f4d96-ba1a-47c5-a896-74cf9203c2f2] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:12+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320392"] [46fc6db0-6d83-44eb-b7f1-1869132aa88e] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:12+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320393"] [6037dd5a-9fb4-4d4f-838a-0aac96dd8b38] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:14+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320394"] [c1824232-0e44-4e9b-a626-ff7ff0550e43] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:14+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320395"] [0a32a220-9235-4101-8158-a9c9260cb0f4] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:14+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320396"] [6ce56edd-60ce-41ce-bb6c-73cf7150b37a] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:16+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320397"] [79e01321-ec9f-4d31-afa8-5ce1ccf9eecb] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:16+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320398"] [4787584a-5d03-4040-a1a0-f03a85ea5190] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:16+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320399"] [ceec06d9-3af4-449b-936a-0e5743adba59] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:17+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320400"] [385d2cfd-6747-484f-a508-cc350ff74fa9] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:17+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320401"] [8191900c-2c31-46f3-8697-97528ac10fd8] show WireGuard statistics [dump]
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:17+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320402"] [63a2faa5-0a27-4a51-af24-73e6fcf2064d] show system routing table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:17+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320403"] [273204c2-5680-4a17-a7f2-5bf4b6a598a2] Reading primary IP addresses of
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:19+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320404"] [4babc020-381a-451c-b6f3-5685a93142f3] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:19+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320405"] [bd7e5af7-51c5-4465-beb9-5565b1c48916] Get sysctl value(s)
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:19+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320406"] [14784bc6-8816-4de4-a9d5-301aeb550e5a] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:20+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320407"] [11e8610e-69f0-4b2a-abbc-c1664e03dbf7] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:21+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320408"] [58be29d7-dfd1-4965-b46e-89716560a7c9] request nut status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:21+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320409"] [31bdc32b-fd24-4663-834c-1c8e9e0c2870] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:21+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320410"] [fba80f81-51e5-4b05-9a39-9e930aba61d3] request arp table
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:21+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320411"] [70727266-eeb9-4074-be59-06dd51de6e72] list gateway status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:21+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320412"] [fc9e6dee-c3f6-4ef5-a659-796fd4f3b88c] retrieve ups status
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:22+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320413"] [e36178b3-2ced-4e46-b360-ddb4648b0fcd] request ifconfig
<13>1 2026-03-10T22:41:22+08:00 gatekeeper configd.py 576 - [meta sequenceId="320414"] [f7d90328-6015-494d-a367-9ed7dbeecf92] list gateway status

Busy dashboard open perhaps?

I saw this, too. The culprit may be the HomeAssistant OPNsense plugin. In its default settings, it scans every 30 seconds.

Quote from: meyergru on March 10, 2026, 07:35:46 PMI saw this, too. The culprit may be the HomeAssistant OPNsense plugin. In its default settings, it scans every 30 seconds.

I don't use HomeAssistant so I can rule that one out.

My dashboard hasn't changed in quite a long time, so I can't attribute this to any changes there.

I'm also seeing a file being created at 1-minute past the hour, every hour. I suspect this is coming from 'List syslog applications'

-rw-------  1 root wheel  996 Mar 10 20:01:00 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_4lh8ob0g
-rw-------  1 root wheel  996 Mar 10 21:01:00 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_9huvt4nu
-rw-------  1 root wheel  996 Mar 10 22:01:00 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_at5fi5vz
-rw-------  1 root wheel  996 Mar 10 23:01:00 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_qv73ag34
-rw-------  1 root wheel  996 Mar 11 00:01:00 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_gi8c4loh
-rw-------  1 root wheel  996 Mar 11 01:01:00 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_9kffqpd0
-rw-------  1 root wheel  996 Mar 11 02:01:00 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_x9_d4gxs
-rw-------  1 root wheel  996 Mar 11 03:01:00 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_t8q1_nka
-rw-------  1 root wheel  996 Mar 11 04:01:00 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_dhdxd_yw
-rw-------  1 root wheel  996 Mar 11 05:01:00 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_3mxtse4h
-rw-------  1 root wheel  996 Mar 11 06:01:00 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_vjq5o7w2
-rw-------  1 root wheel  996 Mar 11 07:01:00 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_8s7x39sc
-rw-------  1 root wheel  996 Mar 11 08:01:00 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_8wjw98ip
-rw-------  1 root wheel  996 Mar 11 09:01:00 2026 /tmp/tmpcfd_zd1xusvd

This is what's in these files:

{"captiveportal":"portalauth (captiveportal)","audit":"audit (audit)","configd.py":"configd (configd.py)","kernel":"kernel (kernel)","lighttpd":"lighttpd (lighttpd)","pkg":"pkg (pkg)","pkg-static":"pkg (pkg-static)","ppp":"ppps (ppp)","unbound":"resolver (unbound)","routed":"routing (routed)","olsrd":"routing (olsrd)","zebra":"routing (zebra)","ospfd":"routing (ospfd)","bgpd":"routing (bgpd)","hostapd":"wireless (hostapd)","ddclient":"ddclient (ddclient)","dhcpd":"dhcpd (dhcpd)","dhcrelay":"dhcrelay (dhcrelay)","dnsmasq":"dnsmasq (dnsmasq)","dpinger":"gateways (dpinger)","hostwatch":"hostwatch (hostwatch)","charon":"ipsec (charon)","kea-dhcp4":"kea (kea-dhcp4)","kea-dhcp6":"kea (kea-dhcp6)","kea-ctrl-agent":"kea (kea-ctrl-agent)","monit":"monit (monit)","ntp":"ntpd (ntp)","ntpd":"ntpd (ntpd)","ntpdate":"ntpd (ntpdate)","openvpn":"openvpn (openvpn)","firewall":"firewall (firewall)","filterlog":"filter (filterlog)","suricata":"suricata (suricata)","wireguard":"wireguard (wireguard)"}

That would be:

https://github.com/opnsense/core/blob/808eb42311f2b68f0ee4fae02c4b5e10191093c9/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_syslog.conf#L1-L6

I have to ask Ad for an opinion on this.


Cheers,
Franco

Can you try this patch and see if that's better?

    # opnsense-patch https://github.com/opnsense/core/commit/914e5a20e
    # rm /tmp/tmpcfd_*
    # service configd restart

One lingering file for each cache is expected.  On my end that's 11 files after a reboot. Shouldn't grow that substantially anymore.


Cheers,
Franco

Yup. 11 lingering files for me, as well. Intermediately, new ones get created and then deleted again.

BTW: I could not even use the rm command, because with >36.000 files, the command line was too long.

Ok, we decided to release this patch into today's 26.1.4.  Almost there.  :)


Thanks,
Franco

Quote from: franco on March 11, 2026, 11:29:14 AMCan you try this patch and see if that's better?

    # opnsense-patch https://github.com/opnsense/core/commit/914e5a20e
    # rm /tmp/tmpcfd_*
    # service configd restart

One lingering file for each cache is expected.  On my end that's 11 files after a reboot. Shouldn't grow that substantially anymore.

Thank you Franco.

I applied the patch as instructed and left it for a while. I observed two of these files in /tmp after the hour rolled over.

I later updated to 26.1.4 and also left it for a while. I now have the 11 files in /tmp

Cheers,

Larry.

Great, thanks again for the report!


Cheers,
Franco