getting custom script working

[sp33dy]

in
/usr/local/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/
i added
more actions_pingtest.conf

and the script

[start]
command:/etc/pingtest.sh
parameters:
type:script
description:run custom script
message:run script


and the pingtest script

#!/bin/sh

#=====================================================================
# pingtest.sh, v1.0.1
# Created 2009 by Bennett Lee
# Released to public domain
#*/30 * * * * #
# (1) Attempts to ping several hosts to test connectivity.  After
#     first successful ping, script exits.
# (2) If all pings fail, resets interface and retries all pings.
# (3) If all pings fail again after reset, then reboots pfSense.
#
# History
# 1.0.1   Added delay to ensure interface resets (thx ktims).
# 1.0.0   Initial release.
#=====================================================================

#=====================================================================
# USER SETTINGS
#
# Set multiple ping targets separated by space.  Include numeric IPs
# (e.g., remote office, ISP gateway, etc.) for DNS issues which
# reboot will not correct.
ALLDEST="ping.sunet.se idg.se"
#ALLDEST="irc.com"
# Interface to reset, usually your WAN
BOUNCE=igb3
# Log file
LOGFILE=/tmp/pingtest.log
#=====================================================================

COUNT=1
while [ $COUNT -le 2 ]
do

        for DEST in $ALLDEST
        do
                #echo `date +%Y%m%d.%H%M%S` "Pinging $DEST" >> $LOGFILE
                ping -c1 $DEST >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
                if [ $? -eq 0 ]
                then
                        echo `date +%Y%m%d.%H%M%S` "Ping $DEST OK." >> $LOGFILE
                        exit 0
                fi
        done

        if [ $COUNT -le 1 ]
        then
                echo `date +%Y%m%d.%H%M%S` "All pings failed. Resetting interface $BOUNCE." >> $LOGFILE
                /sbin/ifconfig $BOUNCE down
                # Give interface time to reset before bringing back up
                sleep 20
                /sbin/ifconfig $BOUNCE up
                # Give WAN time to establish connection
                sleep 20
        else
                echo `date +%Y%m%d.%H%M%S` "All pings failed twice. Rebooting..." >> $LOGFILE
#                  /sbin/shutdown -r now >> $LOGFILE
                exit 1
        fi

        COUNT=`expr $COUNT + 1`
done

it runs if i do
 configctl pingtest start

any ideas why it doesent run on the 5min schedule
/s

[EdwinKM]

start with "*/5" (every 5 minutes) instead of "5" (5 past every whole hour)

[sp33dy]

if you look at the atached screenshot, should that really be that syntax

get the cron running from with crontab -e is no problem
but in order to get it persistand i was looking for this solution

/s

[EdwinKM]

good question. The other field really look "crontab-like" so if the crontab listing is correct it should be another issue.

[EdwinKM]

I now see "custom script" is not a default option. So you are "hacking" the system. This will possible break with a opnsense update. It is an appliance.

[sp33dy]

I now see "custom script" is not a default option. So you are "hacking" the system. This will possible break with a opnsense update. It is an appliance.

well, read up on that will ya
"hacking"..was that the scariest word you could come up with?

[EdwinKM]

I now see "custom script" is not a default option. So you are "hacking" the system. This will possible break with a opnsense update. It is an appliance.

well, read up on that will ya
"hacking"..was that the scariest word you could come up with?

Do you want people to actually try to help you or do you want to make snarky remarks....I spend my free time to give pointers. Maybe it is incorrect. Figure it out yourself if you know it all.

[Patrick M. Hausen]

if you look at the atached screenshot, should that really be that syntax

Of course. "Minutes: 5" means "every minute numbered '5' after each full hour". if you want every five minutes, "*/5" is what you need to put in there.

You can even specify "1/5", "2/5", etc. to specify it should run at minutes 1, 6, 11, 16, ... or 2, 7, 12, 17 ... respectively.