SOLVED - problem with dynamic DNS updates

[axel2078]

I logged into OPNSense and checked my Dynamic DNS settings and I noticed that it was not able to retrieve an IP.  Upon checking the dynamic DNS logs, I can see logs of errors like this:

2024-08-30T17:20:16-05:00   Notice   ddclient   WARNING: Could not determine an IP for <myDomain>   
2024-08-30T17:20:16-05:00   Notice   ddclient   WARNING:<myDomain>: unable to determine IP address with strategy use=ip   
2024-08-30T17:20:16-05:00   Notice   ddclient   WARNING: found neither IPv4 nor IPv6 address   
2024-08-30T17:20:16-05:00   Notice   ddclient   WARNING: '' is not a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address

I realized that I changed my password not too long ago and I probably never added the new one in the OPNsense config, so I just put it in, clicked Apply, and restarted the service.  I'm still seeing the same errors.  I then logged into my no-ip account to make sure the credentials are still good and they worked, but when I logged in, I got the MFA screen where I had to enter a TOTP code and it made me wonder....is OPNsense not able to pull updates anymore because I enabled MFA in my no-ip account?

[axel2078]

Update: It must not be because of the 2FA enabled on my no-ip account because I just disabled it, restarted the Dynamic DNS service in OPNsense and I'm still seeing the same errors.

[axel2078]

Update 2: ok, it's working now.  I just changed the backend method from ddclient to native and restarted the service and it grabbed the IP instantly. Marking thread as solved.

[TXTad]

How do you, "[change] the backend method from ddclient to native"?

[TXTad]

Never mind...I had never noticed the tabs before on the top of the Services -> Dynamic DNS -> Settings page.