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tcpdump: no such file or directory

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Hi all,

I have some problems with the tcpdump command/option.

When I start an tcpdump at the GUI nothing will happen. I didn't see any pcap files being created.

When I stop de capture and start an new capture via the CLI, I still didn't see any files being created.

When I use the command "debug dataplane packet-diag show setting" I see the capture is enabled and also that there is data being captured.

But when I want to view the files with  "view-pcap filter-pcap <file>" I didn't see any files. I see the following error "tcpdump: /opt/panlogs/session/pan/filters/dr_temp: No such file or directory"

I am running since friday 13th september version 5.07, this is the first time I want to use the packet capture.

Thanks a lot,

Best Regards

Patrick Pater

CLI ouput:

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)> debug dataplane packet-diag set filter match source 172.24.22.145 destination 206.221.218.106

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)> debug dataplane packet-diag set filter on

debug packet filter: on

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)> debug dataplane packet-diag set capture stage firewall file fw_temp

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)> debug dataplane packet-diag set capture stage drop file dr_temp

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)> debug dataplane packet-diag set capture on

Packet capture is enabled

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)>

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)>

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)>

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)> debug dataplane packet-diag show setting

DP 0:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Packet diagnosis setting:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Packet filter

  Enabled:                   yes

  Match pre-parsed packet:   no          

  Index 1: 172.18.100.196[0]->172.19.0.172[0], proto 0

           ingress-interface any, egress-interface any, exclude non-IP

  Index 2: 172.19.0.172[0]->172.18.100.196[0], proto 0

           ingress-interface any, egress-interface any, exclude non-IP

  Index 3: 172.24.22.145[0]->206.221.218.106[0], proto 0

           ingress-interface any, egress-interface any, exclude non-IP

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Logging

  Enabled:                   no

  Log-throttle:              no

  Sync-log-by-ticks:         yes          

  Features:

  Counters:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Packet capture

  Enabled:                   yes

  Snaplen:                   0           

  Stage receive           :  file rc_temp

    Captured:     packets - 175971894   bytes - -393362184

    Maximum:      packets - 0          bytes - 0         

  Stage firewall          :  file fw_temp

    Captured:     packets - 7          bytes - 1672      

    Maximum:      packets - 0          bytes - 0         

  Stage transmit          :  file tr_temp

    Captured:     packets - 141006802   bytes - 1012398910

    Maximum:      packets - 0          bytes - 0         

  Stage drop              :  file dr_temp

    Captured:     packets - 0          bytes - 0         

    Maximum:      packets - 0          bytes - 0         

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DP 1:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Packet diagnosis setting:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Packet filter

  Enabled:                   yes

  Match pre-parsed packet:   no          

  Index 1: 172.18.100.196[0]->172.19.0.172[0], proto 0

           ingress-interface any, egress-interface any, exclude non-IP

  Index 2: 172.19.0.172[0]->172.18.100.196[0], proto 0

           ingress-interface any, egress-interface any, exclude non-IP

  Index 3: 172.24.22.145[0]->206.221.218.106[0], proto 0

           ingress-interface any, egress-interface any, exclude non-IP

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Logging

  Enabled:                   no

  Log-throttle:              no

  Sync-log-by-ticks:         yes          

  Features:

  Counters:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Packet capture

  Enabled:                   yes

  Snaplen:                   0          

  Stage receive           :  file rc_temp

    Captured:     packets - 131565138   bytes - 1029127097

    Maximum:      packets - 0          bytes - 0         

  Stage firewall          :  file fw_temp

    Captured:     packets - 735        bytes - 681271    

    Maximum:      packets - 0          bytes - 0         

  Stage transmit          :  file tr_temp

    Captured:     packets - 139289247   bytes - 1629492578

    Maximum:      packets - 0          bytes - 0         

  Stage drop              :  file dr_temp

    Captured:     packets - 0          bytes - 0         

    Maximum:      packets - 0          bytes - 0         

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)> view-pcap filter-pcap tem

  <No files available>  Directory is empty

  <Enter>               Finish input

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)> view-pcap filter-pcap dr

  <No files available>  Directory is empty

  <Enter>               Finish input

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)> view-pcap filter-pcap dr_temp

tcpdump: /opt/panlogs/session/pan/filters/dr_temp: No such file or directory

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)>

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)>

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)>

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)>

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)> view-pcap filter-pcap dr_temp

tcpdump: /opt/panlogs/session/pan/filters/dr_temp: No such file or directory

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)>

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)>

admpatc@nwc-pan01(active)>

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Accepted Solutions

L5 Sessionator

Hello ppater,

I see the packets getting captured for receive, firewall and transmit stage. 

Could you please perform the following steps and let us if it helped:

1.) Clear packet filter logs

debug dataplane packet-diag clear all

2.) Delete any remaining files

> delete debug-filter file *

3.) Restart vardata-receiver process. FYI, this restart of this process will be non-intrusive.

> debug software restart vardata-receiver

4.) Set filter and capture and test.

Regards,

Kunal Adak

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L5 Sessionator

Hello ppater,

I see the packets getting captured for receive, firewall and transmit stage. 

Could you please perform the following steps and let us if it helped:

1.) Clear packet filter logs

debug dataplane packet-diag clear all

2.) Delete any remaining files

> delete debug-filter file *

3.) Restart vardata-receiver process. FYI, this restart of this process will be non-intrusive.

> debug software restart vardata-receiver

4.) Set filter and capture and test.

Regards,

Kunal Adak

Hello Kunal,

Thank you very much, this works!

Superb!!

Best Regards

Patrick Pater

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