23.05.r.20230511.0600 Another instance of pfSense-upgrade is running

stephenw10

Do you see that same error if you run directly:

pfSense-repoc-static -n

jaltman

@stephenw10

 pfSense-repoc-static -n
Messages:
Your Netgate device has pfSense+ as part of your device purchase.

and no new messages in /var/log/system.log

stephenw10

Hmm, yet it still throws that error trying to install a package via a package manager?

jaltman

@stephenw10 After installing udpbroadcastrelay-0.3.b the webConfiguration package manager continued to fail. After installing pfSense-pkg-udpbroadcastrelay-1.0 I didn't attempt to install a package via the webConfiguration package manager until now.

Therefore either after the installation of pfSense-pkg-udpbroadcastrelay-1.0 or the execution of "pfSense-repoc-static -n" the webConfiguration package manager was able to successfully install pfSense-pkg-arping-1.2.2_4.

stephenw10

Hmm, interesting. I would have expected running pfSense-repoc to have pulled in any required new repo data but the package manager should have done that anyway.

stephenw10

Nope it's a bug. Should be fixed shortly....

jaltman

@stephenw10 After installing 23.05.r.20230513.0132 via webConfigurator I was able to install/remove packages via webConfigurator.

stephenw10

Great to hear. Yes, it should be fixed in todays build.

MissV

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bcdouglas

Hi @stephenw10,

It's been a few days. I'm still seeing the "another instance is running" errors when trying to upgrade from 23.01 to the 23.05 RC. Today, I am offered 23.05.r.20230515.2213. Error remains. Is this fix in this build?

In this thread, you asked another user about 'pfSense-repoc-static -n'

Shell Output - pfSense-repoc-static -n
pfSense-repoc-static: invalid signature
failed to read the repo data.

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-20230512_1
pfSense-upgrade-1.0_66
php81-pfSense-module-0.91

Netgate 6100 MAX.

jaltman

@bcdouglas I would expect that you will have to install the update to get the fix. Can you perform an update from the console? Menu item 13

bcdouglas

@jaltman said in 23.05.r.20230511.0600 Another instance of pfSense-upgrade is running:

Worked! cColsole menu option 13 from the console allowed the 23.05 RC update to complete.

Thanks! I'm up and running! Appreciated.

stephenw10

Glad to see you're up and running again.

Dobby_

@jaltman said in 23.05.r.20230511.0600 Another instance of pfSense-upgrade is running:

After installing 23.05RC I decided to try installing udpbroadcastrelay but the installation failed with the following error

Please got to system > update > update settings
As shown in the image below
packet update.jpg

Make sure you were choosing the tight branch, matching to your installed pfSense version (23.05)
Make sure the "automatic create boot environment is selected" (First red arrow)
Then hit once the save button without any other action
Then go to the system > packet section and try out to
install your packet again.

Another instance of pfSense-upgrade is running. Try again later

My answer to that behaviour from @stephenw10 was the following: (So you could wait one day also)

If you just reinstalled you might just be hitting the time limit on cert updates.

pst

@stephenw10 I am still getting "Another instance running" when upgrading from 23.05.r.20230515.2213 to 23.05.r.20230519.0600 with the GUI. pkg upgrade works fine.

Bob.Dig

I get this error too, when I try to uninstall a package. It is a low RAM VPS on VMWare.
23.05.r.20230519.0600

stephenw10

At the CLI run pfSense-upgrade -c, what error is shown?

Bob.Dig

@stephenw10 said in 23.05.r.20230511.0600 Another instance of pfSense-upgrade is running:

pfSense-upgrade -c

[23.05-RC][admin@pfSense.home.arpa]/root: pfSense-upgrade -c
pfSense-repoc-static: failed to fetch the repo data
failed to read the repo data.
failed to update the repository settings!!!
failed to update the repository settings!!!

I tried to uninstall the vmware package, maybe this is a no no.

stephenw10

Hmm, nope that should work. Does pfSense-upgrade -dc show anything (helpful) further?

Bob.Dig

@stephenw10 It is the same output.