pc/sc smart card daemon pfsense I was investigating why my pfsense box was using over 6GB of "laundry memory" and additionally was using swap space and finally ran across this thread. Sure enough, pcscd was running on . $7.71
0 · pfSense 2.5.2
1 · pcscd leading to highcpu usage and high temperature :
2 · pcscd daemon is enabled after reboot
3 · pcscd (8): PC/SC Smart Card Daemon
4 · Todo #11933: PC/SC Smart Card Daemon ``pcscd`` running on
5 · PC/SC Smart Card Daemon restarting every minute : r/PFSENSE
6 · Bug #12468: Stopping IPsec daemon on the Status / Services
7 · "pcscd PC/SC Smart Card Daemon"
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pfSense 2.5.2
You can stop the pcscd service from starting by editing your /etc/rc.bootup file. Look for the following: /* pcscd daemon must be started before IPsec */ echo "Starting PC/SC .
I can't even locate the area in the interface to enable/configure PC/SC Smart Card daemon. .
I can't even locate the area in the interface to enable/configure PC/SC Smart Card daemon. Why is this running without being configured? Edit: This is on 2.5.2. I have another .
I was investigating why my pfsense box was using over 6GB of "laundry memory" and additionally was using swap space and finally ran across this thread. Sure enough, pcscd was running on . Not sure how long it was going on, but I found two different pfSense boxes (a SG-1100 and SG-3100) with a site-to-site IPsec VPN with this issue. On the SG-3100, we were . PC/SC Smart Card Daemon ``pcscd`` running on all devices at all times, should be optional. Added by Jim Pingle over 3 years ago. Updated about 3 years ago. Status: .
After updating to pfSense firmware version 2.5.2-RELEASE, I noticed a new service named "pcscd" with description "PC/SC Smart Card Daemon". pcscd is the daemon program .PC/SC Smart Card Daemon restarting every minute. I was looking at my system logs for something unrelated and noticed this: servicewatchdog_cron.php: Service Watchdog detected .
It allows applications to access smart cards and readers without knowing details of the card or reader. pcscd coordinates the loading of drivers for card readers. The purpose of pcsc-lite is to .I started noticing that my pfsense box was showing a high CPU usage (over 90%) all the time. The temperature widget usually would go up to 47°C, now was close to 60°C. On the console, .PC/SC daemon can be enabled optionally under vpn_ipsec_settings.php. PC/SC daemon gets restarted along with IPsec daemon and vice versa. It looks good now. I am marking this ticket . You can stop the pcscd service from starting by editing your /etc/rc.bootup file. Look for the following: /* pcscd daemon must be started before IPsec */ echo "Starting PC/SC Smart Card Services."; mwexec_bg ("/usr/local/sbin/pcscd"); echo "done.\n";
I can't even locate the area in the interface to enable/configure PC/SC Smart Card daemon. Why is this running without being configured? Edit: This is on 2.5.2. I have another 2.5.2 instance running (both are virtual) and it is not present on the other VM.I was investigating why my pfsense box was using over 6GB of "laundry memory" and additionally was using swap space and finally ran across this thread. Sure enough, pcscd was running on my box and was the culprit. PC/SC Smart Card Daemon ``pcscd`` running on all devices at all times, should be optional. Added by Jim Pingle over 3 years ago. Updated about 3 years ago. Status: Resolved. Priority: Normal. Assignee: Viktor Gurov. PC/SC Smart Card Daemon restarting every minute. I was looking at my system logs for something unrelated and noticed this: servicewatchdog_cron.php: Service Watchdog detected service pcscd stopped. Restarting pcscd.
pcscd leading to highcpu usage and high temperature :
pcscd daemon is enabled after reboot
I started noticing that my pfsense box was showing a high CPU usage (over 90%) all the time. The temperature widget usually would go up to 47°C, now was close to 60°C. On the console, top -aSH would show something like this.It allows applications to access smart cards and readers without knowing details of the card or reader. pcscd coordinates the loading of drivers for card readers. The purpose of pcsc-lite is to provide a cross compatible API (called winscard) for migrating Windows based PC/SC applications to Unix. After updating to pfSense firmware version 2.5.2-RELEASE, I noticed a new service named "pcscd" with description "PC/SC Smart Card Daemon". pcscd is the daemon program for pcsc-lite.
Not sure how long it was going on, but I found two different pfSense boxes (a SG-1100 and SG-3100) with a site-to-site IPsec VPN with this issue. On the SG-3100, we were seeing weird delays/pauses in OpenVPN traffic.
PC/SC daemon can be enabled optionally under vpn_ipsec_settings.php. PC/SC daemon gets restarted along with IPsec daemon and vice versa. It looks good now. I am marking this ticket resolved. You can stop the pcscd service from starting by editing your /etc/rc.bootup file. Look for the following: /* pcscd daemon must be started before IPsec */ echo "Starting PC/SC Smart Card Services."; mwexec_bg ("/usr/local/sbin/pcscd"); echo "done.\n"; I can't even locate the area in the interface to enable/configure PC/SC Smart Card daemon. Why is this running without being configured? Edit: This is on 2.5.2. I have another 2.5.2 instance running (both are virtual) and it is not present on the other VM.I was investigating why my pfsense box was using over 6GB of "laundry memory" and additionally was using swap space and finally ran across this thread. Sure enough, pcscd was running on my box and was the culprit.
PC/SC Smart Card Daemon ``pcscd`` running on all devices at all times, should be optional. Added by Jim Pingle over 3 years ago. Updated about 3 years ago. Status: Resolved. Priority: Normal. Assignee: Viktor Gurov. PC/SC Smart Card Daemon restarting every minute. I was looking at my system logs for something unrelated and noticed this: servicewatchdog_cron.php: Service Watchdog detected service pcscd stopped. Restarting pcscd. I started noticing that my pfsense box was showing a high CPU usage (over 90%) all the time. The temperature widget usually would go up to 47°C, now was close to 60°C. On the console, top -aSH would show something like this.
It allows applications to access smart cards and readers without knowing details of the card or reader. pcscd coordinates the loading of drivers for card readers. The purpose of pcsc-lite is to provide a cross compatible API (called winscard) for migrating Windows based PC/SC applications to Unix. After updating to pfSense firmware version 2.5.2-RELEASE, I noticed a new service named "pcscd" with description "PC/SC Smart Card Daemon". pcscd is the daemon program for pcsc-lite. Not sure how long it was going on, but I found two different pfSense boxes (a SG-1100 and SG-3100) with a site-to-site IPsec VPN with this issue. On the SG-3100, we were seeing weird delays/pauses in OpenVPN traffic.
pcscd (8): PC/SC Smart Card Daemon
Todo #11933: PC/SC Smart Card Daemon ``pcscd`` running on
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