# Start/stop wireguard by shell **URL:** \ **Category:** Router\ **Created:** [March 25, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/start-stop-wireguard-by-shell/10256 "2020-03-25T07:33:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![antifascista](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@antifascista](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/antifascista)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/start-stop-wireguard-by-shell/10256/1 "2020-03-25T07:33:27Z")
Hi, I have a B-1300. In shell I run: uci set wireguard.@proxy[0].enable=‘0’ uci commit wireguard /etc/init.d/wireguard stop Wireguard stopping correctly and in ui I can see the button connect. In shell I run: uci set wireguard.@proxy[0].enable=‘1’ uci commit wireguard /etc/init.d/wireguard restart Wirguard starting but not connecting and in ui I can see error and button abort. I have to reboot router to connecting again by wireguard. Where is my error? Perhaps because I have several wireguard connection profile? thanks ---
**Author:** ![antifascista](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@antifascista](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/antifascista)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/start-stop-wireguard-by-shell/10256/2 "2020-03-25T17:32:21Z")
This is the output for stopping: root@GL-B1300:~# /etc/init.d/wireguard stop md5sum: can’t open ‘/etc/os-release’: No such file or directory - Clearing IPv4 filter table - Clearing IPv4 nat table - Clearing IPv4 mangle table - Clearing IPv4 raw table - Populating IPv4 filter table - Zone ‘lan’ - Zone ‘wan’ - Zone ‘guestzone’ - Rule ‘Allow-DHCP-Renew’ - Rule ‘Allow-Ping’ - Rule ‘Allow-IGMP’ - Rule #7 - Rule #8 - Rule ‘guestzone\_DHCP’ - Rule ‘guestzone\_DNS’ - Rule ‘safe\_mode\_lan’ - Rule ‘safe\_mode\_guest’ - Forward ‘lan’ → ‘wan’ - Forward ‘guestzone’ → ‘wan’ - Populating IPv4 nat table - Zone ‘lan’ - Zone ‘wan’ - Zone ‘guestzone’ - Populating IPv4 mangle table - Zone ‘lan’ - Zone ‘wan’ - Zone ‘guestzone’ - Populating IPv4 raw table - Zone ‘lan’ - Zone ‘wan’ - Zone ‘guestzone’ - Clearing IPv6 filter table - Clearing IPv6 mangle table - Clearing IPv6 raw table - Populating IPv6 filter table - Zone ‘lan’ - Zone ‘wan’ - Zone ‘guestzone’ - Rule ‘Allow-DHCPv6’ - Rule ‘Allow-MLD’ - Rule ‘Allow-ICMPv6-Input’ - Rule ‘Allow-ICMPv6-Forward’ - Rule #7 - Rule #8 - Rule ‘guestzone\_DHCP’ - Rule ‘guestzone\_DNS’ - Rule ‘safe\_mode\_lan’ - Rule ‘safe\_mode\_guest’ - Forward ‘lan’ → ‘wan’ - Forward ‘guestzone’ → ‘wan’ - Populating IPv6 mangle table - Zone ‘lan’ - Zone ‘wan’ - Zone ‘guestzone’ - Populating IPv6 raw table - Zone ‘lan’ - Zone ‘wan’ - Zone ‘guestzone’ - Set tcp\_ecn to off - Set tcp\_syncookies to on - Set tcp\_window\_scaling to on - Running script ‘/etc/firewall.user’ uci: Entry not found uci: Entry not found iptables: No chain/target/match by that name. iptables: No chain/target/match by that name. ipset v6.24: The set with the given name does not exist - Running script ‘/var/etc/gls2s.include’ ! Skipping due to path error: No such file or directory - Running script ‘/usr/bin/glfw.sh’ - Running script ‘/usr/sbin/glqos.sh’ ! Skipping due to path error: No such file or directory - Running script ‘/var/etc/mwan3.include’ - Flushing conntrack table … /etc/rc.common: eval: line 1: =: not found Command failed: Not found killall: iface-mgr: no process killed cat: can’t open ‘/sys/class/net/ath0/address’: No such file or directory sh: bad number Interface doesn’t accept private ioctl… stafwd (8BE0): Invalid argument Error for wireless request “Set ESSID” (8B1A) : SET failed on device ath0 ; Invalid argument. sh: 0: unknown operand sh: 0: unknown operand OK Interface doesn’t accept private ioctl… setHwaddr (8BE4): Device or resource busy cat: can’t open ‘/sys/class/net/ath1/address’: No such file or directory sh: bad number Interface doesn’t accept private ioctl… stafwd (8BE0): Invalid argument Error for wireless request “Set ESSID” (8B1A) : SET failed on device ath1 ; Invalid argument. sh: 0: unknown operand sh: 0: unknown operand OK Interface doesn’t accept private ioctl… setHwaddr (8BE4): Device or resource busy Command failed: Not found uci: Entry not found rm: can’t remove ‘/tmp/dnsmasq.d/resolvfile’: No such file or directory cat: can’t open ‘/tmp/resolv.conf.vpn’: No such file or directory sh: bad number cat: can’t open ‘/tmp/resolv.conf.vpn’: No such file or directory cat: can’t open ‘/tmp/resolv.conf.vpn’: No such file or directory uci: Entry not found uci: Entry not found cat: can’t open ‘/tmp/resolv.conf.vpn’: No such file or directory uci: Entry not found This is the outputo for restarting (not working): root@GL-B1300:~# /etc/init.d/wireguard restart uci: Entry not found uci: Entry not found uci: Entry not found uci: Entry not found uci: Entry not found uci: Entry not found uci: Entry not found - Clearing IPv4 filter table - Clearing IPv4 nat table - Clearing IPv4 mangle table - Clearing IPv4 raw table - Populating IPv4 filter table - Zone ‘lan’ - Zone ‘wan’ - Zone ‘guestzone’ - Rule ‘Allow-DHCP-Renew’ - Rule ‘Allow-Ping’ - Rule ‘Allow-IGMP’ - Rule #7 - Rule #8 - Rule ‘guestzone\_DHCP’ - Rule ‘guestzone\_DNS’ - Rule ‘safe\_mode\_lan’ - Rule ‘safe\_mode\_guest’ - Forward ‘lan’ → ‘wan’ - Forward ‘guestzone’ → ‘wan’ - Populating IPv4 nat table - Zone ‘lan’ - Zone ‘wan’ - Zone ‘guestzone’ - Populating IPv4 mangle table - Zone ‘lan’ - Zone ‘wan’ - Zone ‘guestzone’ - Populating IPv4 raw table - Zone ‘lan’ - Zone ‘wan’ - Zone ‘guestzone’ - Clearing IPv6 filter table - Clearing IPv6 mangle table - Clearing IPv6 raw table - Populating IPv6 filter table - Zone ‘lan’ - Zone ‘wan’ - Zone ‘guestzone’ - Rule ‘Allow-DHCPv6’ - Rule ‘Allow-MLD’ - Rule ‘Allow-ICMPv6-Input’ - Rule ‘Allow-ICMPv6-Forward’ - Rule #7 - Rule #8 - Rule ‘guestzone\_DHCP’ - Rule ‘guestzone\_DNS’ - Rule ‘safe\_mode\_lan’ - Rule ‘safe\_mode\_guest’ - Forward ‘lan’ → ‘wan’ - Forward ‘guestzone’ → ‘wan’ - Populating IPv6 mangle table - Zone ‘lan’ - Zone ‘wan’ - Zone ‘guestzone’ - Populating IPv6 raw table - Zone ‘lan’ - Zone ‘wan’ - Zone ‘guestzone’ - Set tcp\_ecn to off - Set tcp\_syncookies to on - Set tcp\_window\_scaling to on - Running script ‘/etc/firewall.user’ uci: Entry not found uci: Entry not found iptables: No chain/target/match by that name. iptables: No chain/target/match by that name. ipset v6.24: The set with the given name does not exist - Running script ‘/var/etc/gls2s.include’ ! Skipping due to path error: No such file or directory - Running script ‘/usr/bin/glfw.sh’ - Running script ‘/usr/sbin/glqos.sh’ ! Skipping due to path error: No such file or directory - Running script ‘/var/etc/mwan3.include’ - Flushing conntrack table … /etc/rc.common: eval: line 1: =: not found Command failed: Not found killall: iface-mgr: no process killed cat: can’t open ‘/sys/class/net/ath0/address’: No such file or directory sh: bad number Interface doesn’t accept private ioctl… stafwd (8BE0): Invalid argument Error for wireless request “Set ESSID” (8B1A) : SET failed on device ath0 ; Invalid argument. sh: 0: unknown operand sh: 0: unknown operand OK Interface doesn’t accept private ioctl… setHwaddr (8BE4): Device or resource busy cat: can’t open ‘/sys/class/net/ath1/address’: No such file or directory sh: bad number Interface doesn’t accept private ioctl… stafwd (8BE0): Invalid argument Error for wireless request “Set ESSID” (8B1A) : SET failed on device ath1 ; Invalid argument. sh: 0: unknown operand sh: 0: unknown operand OK Interface doesn’t accept private ioctl… setHwaddr (8BE4): Device or resource busy Command failed: Not found uci: Entry not found rm: can’t remove ‘/tmp/dnsmasq.d/resolvfile’: No such file or directory cat: can’t open ‘/tmp/resolv.conf.vpn’: No such file or directory sh: bad number cat: can’t open ‘/tmp/resolv.conf.vpn’: No such file or directory cat: can’t open ‘/tmp/resolv.conf.vpn’: No such file or directory uci: Entry not found uci: Entry not found cat: can’t open ‘/tmp/resolv.conf.vpn’: No such file or directory uci: Entry not found ---
**Author:** ![antifascista](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@antifascista](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/antifascista)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/start-stop-wireguard-by-shell/10256/3 "2020-03-26T00:59:30Z")
I have revolver deleting uci set wireguard.@proxy[0].enable=‘0’ uci set wireguard.@proxy[0].enable=‘1’ during stop and start wireguard and it’s ok. ---
**Author:** ![bruce](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bruce/32/35649_2.png) [@bruce](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bruce)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/start-stop-wireguard-by-shell/10256/4 "2025-10-29T04:10:16Z")