25.7.8 Pulseway code 11 when started by rc.conf, runs fine if started manual

[pbk]

Hi there,

here's an issue which seems related to 25.7.8. If the Pulseway RMM (or Kaseya VSA) is installed on an OPNsense system, it'll fail starting the service on boot up. Service is started by rc.conf.

25.7.8 was installed on one system only so far.

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<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain kernel - - [meta sequenceId="324"] <118>[26] Starting pulseway.
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 73890 - [meta sequenceId="325"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $mpd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 78128 - [meta sequenceId="326"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $dhcp6c_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain kernel - - [meta sequenceId="327"] <118>[26] Starting lldpd.
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain kernel - - [meta sequenceId="328"] <118>[26] pulseway already running?  (pid=22825).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain kernel - - [meta sequenceId="329"] <118>[26] >>> Invoking start script 'syslog'
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain kernel - - [meta sequenceId="330"] <118>[26] >>> Invoking start script 'xen'
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain kernel - - [meta sequenceId="331"] <118>[26] Starting xenguest.
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain kernel - - [meta sequenceId="332"] <118>[27] >>> Invoking start script 'carp'
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain kernel - - [meta sequenceId="333"] <118>[27] >>> Invoking start script 'cron'
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 90361 - [meta sequenceId="334"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $unbound_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 93123 - [meta sequenceId="335"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $radvd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 37088 - [meta sequenceId="336"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $configd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 49328 - [meta sequenceId="337"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $openvpn_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 50789 - [meta sequenceId="338"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $openssh_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<45>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain syslog-ng 13690 - [meta sequenceId="1"] Configuration reload request received, reloading configuration;
<45>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain syslog-ng 13690 - [meta sequenceId="2"] Configuration reload finished;
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 59564 - [meta sequenceId="3"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $dhcpd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 61028 - [meta sequenceId="4"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $dhcpd6_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 62616 - [meta sequenceId="5"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $strongswan_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 65911 - [meta sequenceId="6"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $snmptrapd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 67926 - [meta sequenceId="7"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $snmpd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 70971 - [meta sequenceId="8"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $rrdcached_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 83400 - [meta sequenceId="9"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $kpropd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 86704 - [meta sequenceId="10"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $samplicator_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 88919 - [meta sequenceId="11"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $xenguest_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 91219 - [meta sequenceId="12"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $choparp_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 93550 - [meta sequenceId="13"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $lighttpd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 97460 - [meta sequenceId="14"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $php_fpm_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain kernel - - [meta sequenceId="15"] OK
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 39706 - [meta sequenceId="16"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $mpd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 42364 - [meta sequenceId="17"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $dhcp6c_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 55528 - [meta sequenceId="18"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $unbound_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 57465 - [meta sequenceId="19"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $radvd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain opnsense 59989 - [meta sequenceId="20"] /usr/local/sbin/pluginctl: plugins_configure crl (1)
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:26+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain opnsense 59989 - [meta sequenceId="21"] /usr/local/sbin/pluginctl: plugins_configure crl (execute task : core_trust_crl(1))
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 84561 - [meta sequenceId="22"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $configd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 93146 - [meta sequenceId="23"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $openvpn_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 95159 - [meta sequenceId="24"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $openssh_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 1440 - [meta sequenceId="25"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $dhcpd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<12>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain opnsense 59903 - [meta sequenceId="26"] /usr/local/sbin/pluginctl: warning: ignoring missing default tunable request: vm.pmap.pti
<12>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain opnsense 59903 - [meta sequenceId="27"] /usr/local/sbin/pluginctl: warning: ignoring missing default tunable request: hw.ibrs_disable
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 3069 - [meta sequenceId="28"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $dhcpd6_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 5221 - [meta sequenceId="29"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $strongswan_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 7231 - [meta sequenceId="30"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $snmptrapd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 9190 - [meta sequenceId="31"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $snmpd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 11137 - [meta sequenceId="32"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $rrdcached_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain kernel - - [meta sequenceId="33"] <118>[27] >>> Invoking start script 'openvpn'
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain kernel - - [meta sequenceId="34"] <118>[27] >>> Invoking start script 'sysctl'
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain opnsense 59989 - [meta sequenceId="35"] /usr/local/sbin/pluginctl: plugins_configure crl (execute task : openvpn_refresh_crls(1))
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 21310 - [meta sequenceId="36"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $kpropd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 22332 - [meta sequenceId="37"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $samplicator_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 23532 - [meta sequenceId="38"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $xenguest_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 24823 - [meta sequenceId="39"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $choparp_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 26010 - [meta sequenceId="40"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $lighttpd_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain root 27649 - [meta sequenceId="41"] /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $php_fpm_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain kernel - - [meta sequenceId="42"] <118>[27] Service `sysctl' has been restarted.
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain kernel - - [meta sequenceId="43"] <118>[27] >>> Invoking start script 'beep'
<11>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain pulsewayd 22825 - [meta sequenceId="44"] Signal handled: 11
<13>1 2025-11-28T16:33:27+01:00 OPNsensePlayground.localdomain kernel - - [meta sequenceId="45"] <6>[28] pid 22825 (pulsewayd), jid 0, uid 0: exited on signal 11 (no core dump - bad address)

If the Pulseway service is started after OPNsense is fully stated up, it starts and runs:

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root@OPNsensePlayground:~ # service pulseway start
Starting pulseway.
root@OPNsensePlayground:~ # service pulseway status
pulseway is running as pid 77088.

If the system is reverted back to 25.7.7_4, everything works again and the service is started during boot up.


I'm posting it here because it might not be Pulseway's fault because the service does start fine manually. And the release notes for 28.7.8 said we should report weird behaviour which might be related to the newer kernel.

[franco]

We use "service" once for restarting configd on package updates. I'm not sure what's going on in your install, but 25.7.x shouldn't make a difference.

"pulseway" is not in FreeBSD ports either if I checked correctly. That means it's highly unlikely the update did anything.


Cheers,
Franco

[pbk]

I dug around a bit... If you create a Monit task to check for the service, you can at least start it automagically – but this is only a workaround.

So if anybody else is affected by this issue (there are not many RMM tools out there supporting BSD), the Monit task settings:


Type: Process
Match: pulsewayd
Start: /etc/rc.d/pulseway start
Stop: /etc/rc.d/pulseway stop
Tests: Nothing selected
Depends: Nothing selected


Hope this helps others until a better solution becomes available :-)