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    (SOLVED) pfSense+ Plus upgrade from 23.01 to 23.05

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Plus 23.05 Development Snapshots (Retired)
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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      If you install the Feb 15th 2.7 snapshot and then upgrade to 23.01 from there dircetly it will work because the php versions match, both php81.

      If you update to the current 2.7 snapshot it uses php82 and will require a forced package upgrade after upgrading to 23.01. Or wait for 23.05.

      Steve

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      • Dobby_D
        Dobby_ @stephenw10
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        @stephenw10 said in pfSense+ Plus upgrade from 23.01 to 23.05:

        If you install the Feb 15th 2.7 snapshot and then upgrade to 23.01 from there dircetly it will work because the php versions match, both php81.

        If you update to the current 2.7 snapshot it uses php82 and will require a forced package upgrade after upgrading to 23.01. Or wait for 23.05.

        Steve

        Sadly said it is not my week stephen!

        The register system is down or unreachable to go from
        2.6 -> 23.01 and with the 2.7 upgrade I will wait until
        23.05 is ready

        #~. @Dobby

        Turris Omnia - 4 Ports - 2 GB RAM / TurrisOS 7 Release (Btrfs)
        PC Engines APU4D4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense CE 2.7.2 Release (ZFS)
        PC Engines APU6B4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense+ (Plus) 24.03_1 Release (ZFS)

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          If you just reinstalled you might just be hitting the time limit on cert updates. It will clear by itself or if you send me your NDI in chat I can clear it now.

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          • artooroA
            artooro
            last edited by

            I'm having the same issue as OP

            1. Fresh install on a box of pfSense 2.6 CE
            2. Activated pfSense Plus key and upgraded to v23.01
            3. Attempted to upgrade to v23.05.b.20230502.0600 in System / Update

            Screenshot 2023-05-02 at 20.36.58.png

            I've confirmed using ps that there are no pkg or pfsense-upgrade processes running in the background.

            When using shell option 13

            pkg-static: No package(s) matching pfSense-pkg-*
            pfSense-repoc-static: cannot get package information
            failed to collect the system information.
            failed to update the repository settings!!!
            failed to update the repository settings!!!
            

            Tried to re-install pfSense-repo pfSense-upgrade which did not make a difference.

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              So the upgrade from 2.6 to 23.01 was successful?

              It only failed after you set the update branch to 23.05?

              Is there anything in the system logs at that point?
              I would expect it to show some pkg updates when you changed the branch.

              Steve

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              • artooroA
                artooro @stephenw10
                last edited by artooro

                @stephenw10 yeah correct, upgrade from CE 2.6 to Plus 23.01 no issue. All I did is make some interface changes in between, no packages or anything installed.

                In the system log there is only two lines that shows up

                May  3 10:06:51 pfsense php-fpm[44992]: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Configuration Change: admin@10.1.2.3 (Local Database): Creating restore point before upgrade.
                May  3 10:06:51 pfsense check_reload_status[435]: Syncing firewall
                

                Setting the update branch back to 23.01, then running pkg-static clean -ay; pkg-static install -fy pkg pfSense-repo pfSense-upgrade and then running option 13 from the console allows the update script to run without errors.

                Now if I set the branch to 23.05 in the system log it shows:

                May  3 10:26:15 pfsense pkg-static[57146]: pkg upgraded: 1.18.4_4 -> 1.19.1_1
                

                But the webGUI shows Unable to check for updates
                Screenshot 2023-05-03 at 10.27.48.png

                Reloading the page shows version 23.05.b.20230503.0600 available. Nothing is logged.
                Screenshot 2023-05-03 at 10.28.40.png

                I click Confirm to upgrade, and the system.log shows

                May  3 10:29:23 pfsense php-fpm[394]: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Configuration Change: admin@10.1.2.3 (Local Database): Creating restore point before upgrade.
                May  3 10:29:23 pfsense check_reload_status[423]: Syncing firewall
                May  3 10:29:31 pfsense pkg-static[30438]: pfSense-upgrade upgraded: 1.0_59 -> 1.0_65 
                

                And the webGUI shows
                Screenshot 2023-05-03 at 10.29.58.png

                Subsequent attempts to run it again bring me back to the beginning where all the log shows is Creating restore point.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Ok, thanks. Let me see if I can replicate it.....

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    Replicated it. Digging....

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                    • artooroA
                      artooro @stephenw10
                      last edited by

                      @stephenw10 have you found anything more on this? I just tested it again now trying to update to 23.05.r.20230509.2241 and still having the same issue.

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        From 23.01? That should be working now as expected. It's possible you are stuck on an older version of the pfSense-upgrade package. Setting the repo back to 23.01 and then running:

                        pkg-static clean -ay; pkg-static install -fy pkg pfSense-repo pfSense-upgrade
                        

                        Should allow it to then pull in the current version when you switch back.

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                        • artooroA
                          artooro @stephenw10
                          last edited by

                          @stephenw10 done that. You said above you had replicated it so I thought maybe you found a solution.

                          Just getting this

                          >>> Updating repositories metadata... 
                          Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
                          Fetching meta.conf: . done
                          Fetching packagesite.pkg: . done
                          Processing entries: .. done
                          pfSense-core repository update completed. 15 packages processed.
                          Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
                          Fetching meta.conf: . done
                          Fetching packagesite.pkg: .......... done
                          Processing entries: 
                          Processing entries............. done
                          pfSense repository update completed. 549 packages processed.
                          All repositories are up to date.
                          >>> Upgrading pfSense-upgrade... done.
                          pkg-static: No package(s) matching pfSense-pkg-*
                          pfSense-repoc-static: cannot get package information
                          failed to collect the system information.
                          failed to update the repository settings!!!
                          failed to update the repository settings!!!
                          Netgate pfSense Plus - Serial: xxxx - Netgate Device ID: xxxx
                          
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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            Yes, we found an issue there and fixed it. It should be working OK now.
                            What output do you see from: pkg-static info -x pfSense

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                            • artooroA
                              artooro @stephenw10
                              last edited by

                              @stephenw10 ok interesting.
                              So here's what it shows when I have the update channel set to 23.05-RC

                              pfSense-23.01
                              pfSense-Status_Monitoring-1.8
                              pfSense-base-23.01
                              pfSense-boot-23.01
                              pfSense-default-config-serial-23.01
                              pfSense-kernel-pfSense-23.01
                              pfSense-rc-23.01
                              pfSense-repo-23.01
                              pfSense-repoc-20230418_1
                              pfSense-upgrade-1.0_66
                              php81-pfSense-module-0.91
                              

                              And setting the channel back to 23.01 Stable and re-installing the upgrade package, it shows:

                              pfSense-23.01
                              pfSense-Status_Monitoring-1.8
                              pfSense-base-23.01
                              pfSense-boot-23.01
                              pfSense-default-config-serial-23.01
                              pfSense-kernel-pfSense-23.01
                              pfSense-rc-23.01
                              pfSense-repo-23.01
                              pfSense-repoc-20230418_1
                              pfSense-upgrade-1.0_61
                              php81-pfSense-module-0.91
                              
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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by

                                Hmm, that looks correct. What happens if you try to upgrade from the CLI using: pfSense-upgrade -d ?
                                It should at least show you the real error there.

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                                • artooroA
                                  artooro @stephenw10
                                  last edited by

                                  @stephenw10

                                  pkg-static: No package(s) matching pfSense-pkg-*
                                  pfSense-repoc-static: cannot get package information
                                  failed to collect the system information.
                                  failed to update the repository settings!!!
                                  failed to update the repository settings!!!
                                  

                                  Now I just noticed that if I run pkg-static bootstrap -f that it shows authentication errors.

                                  Bootstrapping pkg from pkg+https://pfsense-plus-pkg.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_05_amd64-pfSense_plus_v23_05, please wait...
                                  Certificate verification failed for /C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)/OU=pfSense Plus/CN=pfsense-plus-pkg01.atx.netgate.com
                                  48986704949248: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:
                                  ...
                                  

                                  I verified that date and time is correct. Oddly it was able to see that there was the new 23.05.r.20230509.2241 build today so it's able to connect to some degree.

                                  If nobody else is dealing with this issue upgrading to 23.05-RC then I'll just re-install this box and start over.

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                                  • stephenw10S
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                    last edited by

                                    Mmm, that particular issue has been fixed but you seem to be stuck in a dead-end somehow.

                                    Reinstalling is going to be quicker.

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                                      bcdouglas @stephenw10
                                      last edited by bcdouglas

                                      @stephenw10 I seem to be stuck as well. "pkg-static clean -ay; pkg-static install -fy pkg pfSense-repo pfSense-upgrade" didn't do the trick for me.

                                      Shell Output - pkg-static info -x pfSense

                                      pfSense-23.01
                                      pfSense-Status_Monitoring-1.8
                                      pfSense-base-23.01
                                      pfSense-boot-23.01
                                      pfSense-default-config-serial-23.01
                                      pfSense-kernel-pfSense-23.01
                                      pfSense-pkg-Cron-0.3.8_3
                                      pfSense-pkg-Netgate_Firmware_Upgrade-0.56
                                      pfSense-pkg-Service_Watchdog-1.8.7_1
                                      pfSense-pkg-Status_Traffic_Totals-2.3.2_3
                                      pfSense-pkg-System_Patches-2.2.2
                                      pfSense-pkg-arping-1.2.2_4
                                      pfSense-pkg-arpwatch-0.2.1
                                      pfSense-pkg-pfBlockerNG-3.2.0_4
                                      pfSense-rc-23.01
                                      pfSense-repo-23.01
                                      pfSense-repoc-20230418_1
                                      pfSense-upgrade-1.0_66
                                      php81-pfSense-module-0.91

                                      Shell Output pfSense-upgrade -d

                                      pfSense-repoc-static: invalid signature
                                      failed to read the repo data.
                                      failed to update the repository settings!!!
                                      failed to update the repository settings!!!

                                      Still seeing "Another instance of pfSense-upgrade is running. Try again later" when trying a GUI update from 23.01 to today's RC (May 12)

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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        If you set it back to 23.01 does it still show an error?

                                        Does pkg-static -d update also error out?

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                                          bcdouglas @stephenw10
                                          last edited by

                                          @stephenw10

                                          Oh interesting...with Update set to 23.01 "pkg-static -d update" shows the following.

                                          Shell Output - pkg-static -d update
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> pkg initialized
                                          Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> PkgRepo: verifying update for pfSense-core
                                          pkg-static: Repository pfSense-core has a wrong packagesite, need to re-create database
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> PkgRepo: need forced update of pfSense-core
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Pkgrepo, begin update of '/var/db/pkg/repo-pfSense-core.sqlite'
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Request to fetch pkg+https://pfsense-plus-pkg.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-core/meta.conf
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> opening libfetch fetcher
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Fetch > libfetch: connecting
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Fetch: fetching from: https://pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-core/meta.conf with opts "i"
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Fetch: fetcher chosen: https
                                          Fetching meta.conf: . done
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Request to fetch pkg+https://pfsense-plus-pkg.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-core/packagesite.pkg
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> opening libfetch fetcher
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Fetch > libfetch: connecting
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Fetch: fetching from: https://pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-core/packagesite.pkg with opts "i"
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Fetch: fetcher chosen: https
                                          Fetching packagesite.pkg: . done
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> PkgRepo: extracting packagesite.yaml of repo pfSense-core
                                          DBG(1)[10728]> PkgRepo: extracting signature of repo in a sandbox
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Pkgrepo, reading new packagesite.yaml for '/var/db/pkg/repo-pfSense-core.sqlite'
                                          Processing entries: .. done
                                          pfSense-core repository update completed. 15 packages processed.
                                          Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> PkgRepo: verifying update for pfSense
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Pkgrepo, begin update of '/var/db/pkg/repo-pfSense.sqlite'
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Request to fetch pkg+https://pfsense-plus-pkg.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-pfSense_plus_v23_01/meta.conf
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> opening libfetch fetcher
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Fetch > libfetch: connecting
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Fetch: fetching from: https://pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-pfSense_plus_v23_01/meta.conf with opts "i"
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Request to fetch pkg+https://pfsense-plus-pkg.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-pfSense_plus_v23_01/packagesite.pkg
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> opening libfetch fetcher
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Fetch > libfetch: connecting
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Fetch: fetching from: https://pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-pfSense_plus_v23_01/packagesite.pkg with opts "i"
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Request to fetch pkg+https://pfsense-plus-pkg.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-pfSense_plus_v23_01/packagesite.txz
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> opening libfetch fetcher
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Fetch > libfetch: connecting
                                          DBG(1)[10594]> Fetch: fetching from: https://pfsense-plus-pkg00.atx.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v23_01_amd64-pfSense_plus_v23_01/packagesite.txz with opts "i"
                                          pfSense repository is up to date.
                                          All repositories are up to date.

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                            last edited by

                                            And pfSense-upgrade -dc also?

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