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    No access after update to 23.09.1

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • aaronsshA
      aaronssh
      last edited by

      Tried again an hour later and now see this on web GUI but no change to SSH:
      Screenshot 2023-12-16 at 11.33.45 AM.png

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      • JonathanLeeJ
        JonathanLee @aaronssh
        last edited by JonathanLee

        @aaronssh log on with console run pfctl -d and access GUI check your config.xml file search for separators check to see if they are listed correctly.

        I had ghost ones that were deleted years ago and where mixing up the order on my firewall when I updated.

        1702718335218-screenshot-2023-12-15-at-10.19.31-pm-resized.png 1702718357432-screenshot-2023-12-15-at-10.53.07-pm-resized.png

        Make sure to upvote

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        • G
          GeorgeCZ58
          last edited by

          I have same issue. I thought that it is because o USB NIC. But maybe I have some issue in config. Is there some way, how to check config file, that do not contain issues?

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          • JonathanLeeJ
            JonathanLee @GeorgeCZ58
            last edited by

            @GeorgeCZ58 you got to do it by hand, I used a diff checker for before and after that helps pinpoint issues

            Make sure to upvote

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            • aaronsshA
              aaronssh
              last edited by

              The question was: is there a way to do this without physical access. The building is locked and I can't get in.

              I can SSH into the system but the menu doesn't display like it usually does. Instead it's just a black screen that lets me type but doesn't seem to respond to anything that I type. Is there some kind of command I can type to get back to the regular menu? I've never seen SSH to pfSense do that before.

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              • JonathanLeeJ
                JonathanLee @aaronssh
                last edited by

                @aaronssh try pfctl -d to disable the firewall rules temporarily

                Make sure to upvote

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                • aaronsshA
                  aaronssh @JonathanLee
                  last edited by

                  @JonathanLee said in No access after update to 23.09.1:

                  pfctl -d

                  Screenshot 2023-12-16 at 7.29.59 PM.png

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                  • JonathanLeeJ
                    JonathanLee @aaronssh
                    last edited by JonathanLee

                    @aaronssh that is not good its like its not responding. Can you directly access it?? You need to plug in the console cable at this point

                    Make sure to upvote

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                    • aaronsshA
                      aaronssh
                      last edited by

                      If anyone is curious, I got physical access today and the router was having a kernel panic on every boot:
                      Screenshot 2023-12-17 at 12.05.35 PM.png

                      I did a clean install of 23.09.1 and restored from backup and then all was well.

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                      • JonathanLeeJ
                        JonathanLee @aaronssh
                        last edited by

                        @aaronssh great job

                        Make sure to upvote

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Hmm, that looks like a drive issue. Check the SMART status. Consider replacing it.

                          Steve

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