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    HELP! pfSense is dead after upgrade to plus

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      deanfourie
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      So, I went from devel to Plus upgrade and it seems to have destroyed pfSense.

      The web UI is not accessible, even after a reboot.
      Also, watchdog is sending me constant service failure emails about services that have stopped and been restarted. Like every 1 minute.

      I still however, have internet.

      What are my options here, SSH is not enabled.

      This is pfSense running on a Sophos hardware, no issues before.

      Thanks

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Like you went from CE 2.7 to Plus 23.01?

        That's not valid unless it was a 2.7 snapshot from Feb 15th or earlier because of the php change. You should be able to recover by running a full forced pkg reinstall if that is what you did.
        https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/upgrades.html#forced-pkg-reinstall

        Steve

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          SteveITS Galactic Empire @deanfourie
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          @deanfourie said in HELP! pfSense is dead after upgrade to plus:

          SSH is not enabled

          you can run commands in Diagnostics/Command Prompt.

          Pre-2.7.2/23.09: Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
          When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to restart, or more depending on packages and device speed.
          Upvote 👍 helpful posts!

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            ...or at the console directly.

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