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      mfld LAYER 8 @stephenw10
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      @stephenw10 said in Package List Empty:

      running pfSense-upgrade -c will pull a new cert.

      Is that instant / real-time ? Because I see this on a working box:

      mv /etc/ssl/pfSense-repo-custom.cert /etc/ssl/pfSense-repo-custom.cert.TESTING

pfSense-upgrade -c
>>> Updating repositories metadata... done.
Your system is up to date

      It seemingly completed fine. But now there is no /etc/ssl/pfSense-repo-custom.cert

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        That's the cert for the CE > Plus upgrade repo. The dynamic repo cert is passed with the repo details and, yes, it's updated close to instantly:

        [23.05-DEVELOPMENT][admin@plusdev.stevew.lan]/root: ls -ls /usr/local/etc/pfSense/pkg/repos
total 29
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    16 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-23.05-Devel.abi
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    17 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-23.05-Devel.altabi
5 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   547 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-23.05-Devel.conf
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    36 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-23.05-Devel.descr
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    11 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-23.05-Devel.name
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    16 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-prev.abi
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    17 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-prev.altabi
5 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   498 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-prev.conf
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    31 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-prev.descr
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     4 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-prev.name
5 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  2053 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-stable-cert.pem
5 -rw-------  1 root  wheel  3243 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-stable-key.pem
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    16 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-stable.abi
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    17 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-stable.altabi
5 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   506 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-stable.conf
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     1 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-stable.default
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    29 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-stable.descr
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     6 Mar 12 01:08 pfSense-repo-stable.name
[23.05-DEVELOPMENT][admin@plusdev.stevew.lan]/root: pfSense-upgrade -c
>>> Updating repositories metadata... done.
Your system is up to date
[23.05-DEVELOPMENT][admin@plusdev.stevew.lan]/root: ls -ls /usr/local/etc/pfSense/pkg/repos
total 29
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    16 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-23.05-Devel.abi
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    17 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-23.05-Devel.altabi
5 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   547 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-23.05-Devel.conf
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    36 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-23.05-Devel.descr
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    11 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-23.05-Devel.name
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    16 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-prev.abi
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    17 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-prev.altabi
5 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   498 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-prev.conf
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    31 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-prev.descr
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     4 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-prev.name
5 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  2053 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-stable-cert.pem
5 -rw-------  1 root  wheel  3243 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-stable-key.pem
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    16 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-stable.abi
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    17 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-stable.altabi
5 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   506 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-stable.conf
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     1 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-stable.default
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    29 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-stable.descr
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     6 Mar 12 02:09 pfSense-repo-stable.name

        Steve

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          mfld LAYER 8 @stephenw10
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          @stephenw10 said in Package List Empty:

          That's the cert for the CE > Plus upgrade repo. The dynamic repo cert is passed with the repo details and, yes, it's updated close to instantly:

          Weird.

          pfSense-upgrade -d -c
......ERROR: It was not possible to determine pkg remote version
>>> Updating repositories metadata...
Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
pkg-static: https://pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-core/meta.txz: Authentication error
repository pfSense-core has no meta file, using default settings
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
pkg-static: https://pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-core/packagesite.pkg: Authentication error
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
pkg-static: https://pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-core/packagesite.txz: Authentication error
Unable to update repository pfSense-core
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
pkg-static: https://pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-pfSense_plus_v23_01/meta.txz: Authentication error
repository pfSense has no meta file, using default settings
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
pkg-static: https://pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-pfSense_plus_v23_01/packagesite.pkg: Authentication error
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com
34937565184:error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_01-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_23_01/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1921:
pkg-static: https://pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-pfSense_plus_v23_01/packagesite.txz: Authentication error
Unable to update repository pfSense
Error updating repositories!
ERROR: It was not possible to determine pfSense remote version
ERROR: It was not possible to determine pfSense-base remote version
ERROR: It was not possible to determine pfSense-kernel-pfSense remote version
Your system is up to date

          But the time stamps of those certs DID update!

          ls -ls /usr/local/etc/pfSense/pkg/repos
total 16
5 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  2057 Mar 12 14:52 pfSense-repo-stable-cert.pem
5 -rw-------  1 root  wheel  3243 Mar 12 14:52 pfSense-repo-stable-key.pem
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    16 Mar 12 14:52 pfSense-repo-stable.abi
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    17 Mar 12 14:52 pfSense-repo-stable.altabi
5 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   506 Mar 12 14:52 pfSense-repo-stable.conf
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     1 Mar 12 14:52 pfSense-repo-stable.default
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    29 Mar 12 14:52 pfSense-repo-stable.descr
1 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     6 Mar 12 14:52 pfSense-repo-stable.name

          Will DM you the NDI

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            mfld LAYER 8
            last edited by mfld

            Went nuclear after nothing worked.

            mkdir /root/backup && cp -r /usr/local/etc/pfSense/pkg/repos /root/backup/ && rm -rf /usr/local/etc/pfSense/pkg/repos && pfSense-upgrade -c -d

            Resolved it on that instance.

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              overlordchex @stephenw10
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              @stephenw10

              I'm having this same issue as I mistakenly acquired a new token thinking I would need one after changing out the OS Drive. the system automatically activates itself with the old token and then drops the SSL certs after about a week. the registration option is grayed out so I have no means of fixing it

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                bavcon22
                last edited by rcoleman-netgate

                This post is like I posted in, look at link below: https://forum.netgate.com/post/1097286

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                  overlordchex @bavcon22
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                  @bavcon22 , not quite. mine is automatically registered for PFsense+ and will install the PFsense+ upgrade after being reinstalled from disk, but after about a week it loses access to the PFsense+ package repo until I reinstall the entire thing again. additionally, because it thinks it's registered already it wont let me input a new activation key.

                  Thank you though!

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                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                    What error are you actually seeing when this happens?

                    If you send me your NDI in chat I can check it.

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                      mfld LAYER 8 @overlordchex
                      last edited by mfld

                      @overlordchex

                      Try this

                      mkdir /root/backup && cp -r /usr/local/etc/pfSense/pkg/repos /root/backup/ && rm -rf /usr/local/etc/pfSense/pkg/repos && pfSense-upgrade -c -d
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                        @mfld

                        @stephenw10 was able to help me resolve it but i'm pretty sure this would have fixed it also.
                        Many thanks!

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                          jasongreb
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                          I am having this same issue. I'm building out a new pfSense setup, started on CE and installed a few packages. Applied my Plus configuration and upgraded to 23.01. Now I can no longer see any available packages. It's is resolving, but the certificate is apparently not being passed as I'm getting a 400 Bad Request error. Has this been resolved yet? Is there something I should be doing differently?

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                            overlordchex @jasongreb
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                            @jasongreb

                            try the above post from @mfld or the instructions on this page. https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/14137

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                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                              Yup try the instructions on that bug report first, resave the update repo path. If you just upgraded that's probably the cause.

                              Steve

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                                t41k2m3 @stephenw10
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                                @stephenw10 said in Package List Empty:

                                What device do you have? If you send me your NDI in chat I can check it.
                                Experiencing same issue, will send NDI via chat as well if you could please help and check. Thank you.

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                                  jasongreb
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                                  Hey everyone, this was fixed for me by going to System / Update / Update Settings and clicking the Save button without making any changes. Once I did that, the package list came up (I may have forced a refresh too).

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                                    really2002 @jasongreb
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                                    @jasongreb it works!!!!

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                                      level4 @jasongreb
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                                      @jasongreb Works like a charm, thank you!

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                                        eschwitter @jasongreb
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                                        @jasongreb
                                        This also fixed it for me! Thank you!

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                                          McMacaron
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                                          Hello guys,

                                          Nothing helped. But in the end, I went to Diagnostics-Backup & Restore and at the bottom is Reinstall all packages. Suddenly everything started to work properly.

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                                            sgorbach @jasongreb
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                                            @jasongreb Same over here in 4 different installs on different customers plus my homelab, went from pfsense CE to pfsense Plus a few days ago, empty "Avaliable packages" list, tried other options (at least the ones that didn't seem too drastic) but this one is the one that worked. Thanks!

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