cron job "pihole flush once quiet" produces missing conf file error

[fsantiago07044]

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Expected behaviour:

for cron job to complete successfully and silently, or at least without error

Actual behaviour:

each run of this cron job:

00 00 * * * root PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/bin/" pihole flush once quiet

produces error message:

sed: can't read /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf: No such file or directory

Steps to reproduce:

run said cron job without conf file present

Debug token provided by uploading pihole -d log:

nqd3o5l882

Troubleshooting undertaken, and/or other relevant information:

I could simply create the missing file but am unsure of its content or syntax. why is this file missing? I'm running on fedora 27, and recently uninstalled and reinstalled. i have never noticed this error before. Is it a problem? Thanks.

[dschaper]

@bcambl You recently did a fresh install on Fed 27, did you have to adjust anything when you installed?

[fsantiago07044]

On April 20, 2018 8:24:18 PM EDT, Dan Schaper ***@***.***> wrote: @bcambl You recently did a fresh install on Fed 27, did you have to adjust anything when you installed?

No, not that I recall. It just worked. -- Thanks, Fabian S. OpenPGP: 3C3FA072ACCB7AC5DB0F723455502B0EEB9070FC

[bcambl]

No adjustments made. That said, the file in question is missing on both my devices:

OPZ w/ Armbian:

root@orangepizero:~# stat /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf
stat: cannot stat '/etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf': No such file or directory
root@orangepizero:~# pihole -v
  Pi-hole version is v3.2.1-148-g82d5afe (Latest: v3.3.1)
  AdminLTE version is v3.2.1-123-g89090261 (Latest: v3.3)
  FTL version is vDev-d1c163e (Latest: v3.0)
root@orangepizero:~# 

RPI3 w/ Fedora 27 Server:

[root@localhost ~]# stat /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf
stat: cannot stat '/etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf': No such file or directory
[root@localhost ~]# pihole -v
  Pi-hole version is v3.3.1-74-g557372b (Latest: v3.3.1)
  AdminLTE version is v3.3 (Latest: v3.3)
  FTL version is vDev-02b987c (Latest: v3.0)
[root@localhost ~]# 

[technicalpyro]

iirc FTL.conf is not created unless the user creates an populates it @DL6ER ? can probably confimr better than i can

[bcambl]

This has already been fixed in the development branch with the following commit: d8f85a8

[subfission]

Simple workaround until next release:

touch /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf

[fsantiago07044]

On April 27, 2018 7:40:26 AM EDT, "Zach :(){ :|: & };:" ***@***.***> wrote: Simple workaround until next release: ```sh ***@***.***─[~] └──╼ # touch /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf ```

Done. Thanks. -- Fabian A. Santiago OpenPGP: 0x643082042dc83e6d94b86c405e3daa18a1c22d8f (current key) 0x3c3fa072accb7ac5db0f723455502b0eeb9070fc (to be retired / revoked)