6.9.2 prompts to reboot when viewing VM Manager in Settings

[nraygun]

If I simply go to the VM Manager page under the Settings tab, I immediately get prompted to reboot the server even though nothing was changed.

I'm told this is not normal.

Can someone confirm this is not normal behavior and help me understand why I see this behavior?

[trurl]

Did you update Unraid recently?

[nraygun]

No. I've been on 6.9.2 since it came out. I don't recall if I had this issue on the prior version.

And I'm holding off on going to 6.10.3 given recent events. Maybe going to the new version will clear this up?

[trurl]

1 hour ago, nraygun said:

prompted to reboot

post screenshot

[nraygun]

[nraygun]

And now it's on every page. I didn't change anything - I just clicked the VM Manager icon.

[trurl]

If you reboot does it go away?

[SimonF]

8 minutes ago, nraygun said:

I suspect you have turned on option in the advanced settings that needs a reboot i.e. acs overirde.

Edited July 6, 2022 by SimonF

[trurl]

What do you get from command line with this?

cat /boot/config/domain.cfg

 

[nraygun]

If I reboot it goes away. Until I hit the VM Manager icon again. When I look at it, it's in Basic View.

 

root@server:~# cat /boot/config/domain.cfg
SERVICE="enable"
IMAGE_FILE="/mnt/user/system/libvirt/libvirt.img"
IMAGE_SIZE="1"
DEBUG="no"
DOMAINDIR="/mnt/user/domains/"
MEDIADIR="/mnt/user/isos/"
VIRTIOISO="/mnt/user/isos/virtio-win-0.1.190-1.iso"
BRNAME="br0"
VMSTORAGEMODE="auto"
HOSTSHUTDOWN="shutdown"
TIMEOUT="180"

 

Edited July 6, 2022 by nraygun

[nraygun]

I see the time/date stamp for the domain.cfg file change when I visit that area and don't change anything. Using diff, they contain the same content.

Hmmm...

[nraygun]

I tried a few things and still get the reboot message at the top:

 

1. Copied the domain.cfg to domain.old, deleted the file, then had unRaid recreate the file. I rebooted, then went to the VM Manager area, and it still has the reboot message at the top.
2. Tried uninstalling the My Server plugin (read somewhere that was causing issues for someone) and I still get the message.
3. Tried a different browser - PaleMoon in MX Linux

Edited July 6, 2022 by nraygun

[trurl]

Do you have any other browsers or tabs on this or other computers or mobile devices accessing your server?

[nraygun]

14 hours ago, trurl said:

Do you have any other browsers or tabs on this or other computers or mobile devices accessing your server?

Not that I'm aware of.

[Squid]

Make a change to the ACS settings in VM Settings, apply, then revert the setting back to what it was.  Reboot.

 

With luck, the reboot message should be permanently gone.  Otherwise, post your diagnostics

[nraygun]

Tried that. Twice. Still get the notice to reboot upon looking at the VM Manager area.

It's in this state now. I'll reboot again to get rid of it.

 

Diags attached.

 

(Appreciate the help!)

 

server-diagnostics-20220707-2013.zip

Edited July 8, 2022 by nraygun

[nraygun]

I also tried changing each setting, then setting it back, then rebooted.

Still shows the reboot prompt.

[nraygun]

Any other ideas? Just concerned that if this is not working correctly, what else could be going wrong?

[nraygun]

Just to make sure, I created another trial instance and booted a laptop with an extra USB to act as the array.

I went into Settings, then VM Manager, and it did NOT display the reboot message.

 

So I guess there's something wrong with my main unRaid system. 😞

 

Since I purchased a license for my main system, is there some sort of formal support path I need to engage? I'd like to get this resolved.

[trurl]

Maybe there is something wrong with domain.cfg that doesn't up in the webUI or diagnostics, or get fixed when you edit it. Try renaming it so it doesn't get loaded when you reboot.

[nraygun]

On 7/19/2022 at 4:50 PM, trurl said:

Maybe there is something wrong with domain.cfg that doesn't up in the webUI or diagnostics, or get fixed when you edit it. Try renaming it so it doesn't get loaded when you reboot.

I tried moving domain.cfg around before.

On 7/6 I tried this: "Copied the domain.cfg to domain.old, deleted the file, then had unRaid recreate the file. I rebooted, then went to the VM Manager area, and it still has the reboot message at the top."

 

This time, if I read your suggestion correctly, I just deleted the domain.cfg file then rebooted. When I went to go look at the VM Settings, I got the prompt again at the top to reboot.

 

I just put the settings back to the way they were (had copied the original domain.cfg somewhere else) and tested a few VMs to make sure they still work. They do.

 

Not sure where to go from here.

[nraygun]

Tried a few more things.

1. Tried Edge from a Windows VM. Thought maybe Firefox in Linux was doing something weird. Nope. Same problem.

2.I see the following in the HTML/script of the page. Is that php script changing the file for no reason? I can see the file change when entering the page and upon reload. Is there a way to see this "data" object before and after it goes to the php script? Note that I don't know Javascript nor PHP.

 $.post("/plugins/dynamix.vm.manager/include/VMajax.php", {action:'reboot'}, function(data){
    var rebootMessage = "VM Settings: A reboot is required to apply changes";
    if (data.modified) addRebootNotice(rebootMessage); else removeRebootNotice(rebootMessage);
  });

 

[nraygun]

Tried a few more things.

I turned the PCIe ACS override off(disabled). Still get the reboot message after rebooting.

I tried deleted the virtio driver and redownloading. Still get the message after rebooting.

[nraygun]

Any other ideas?

[nraygun]

Still looking for more support on this. Hope someone can help or steer me in the right direction.