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

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

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

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        jaltman @stephenw10
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        @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.

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          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. 🤔

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

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

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              jaltman @stephenw10
              last edited by

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

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

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

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                  MissV @stephenw10
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                    bcdouglas
                    last edited by 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.

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                      jaltman @bcdouglas
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                      @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

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                        bcdouglas @jaltman
                        last edited by 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.

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Glad to see you're up and running again.

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                          • Dobby_D
                            Dobby_ @jaltman
                            last edited by

                            @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.

                            #~. @Dobby

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                              pst @stephenw10
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                              @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.

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                              • Bob.DigB
                                Bob.Dig LAYER 8
                                last edited by 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

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @Bob.Dig
                                  last edited by

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

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                                  • Bob.DigB
                                    Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @stephenw10
                                    last edited by 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.

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                      last edited by

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

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                                      • Bob.DigB
                                        Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @stephenw10
                                        last edited by

                                        @stephenw10 It is the same output.

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                                        • stephenw10S
                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                          last edited by

                                          Hmm, I expect something more there. Maybe try just: pfSense-upgrade -d
                                          You can still choose not to upgrade if it actually works. Though I expect it to fail.

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                                          • Bob.DigB
                                            Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @stephenw10
                                            last edited by

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

                                            Hmm, I expect something more there.

                                            Still the same output but it might be a special case, see this thread of mine.
                                            But still "Another instance of pfSense-upgrade is running" was introduced when I tried to uninstall something, in this case the vmware package.

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