upgrade from 23.09 to 23.09.1 failed /var/cache too small
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Hi I have a netgate applicance I purchased with pfsense+ and when I go to upgrade from 23.09 to 23.09.1 It fails because /var/cache/pkg needs 159MB however the File system is only sized at 157MB.
Is there a way to resize that or get past that. My appliance is fairly new past past the support period.
I already did the package clean command and it appears only 104k is in use in that file system.
Any tips appreciated, thank you in advance
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If it's quite new it may have been installed as ZFS by default. If it's an 1100 and has relatively small storage check System > Boot Environments. The available space may be filled with old snapshots. If so remove some and retry.
Steve
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@stephenw10 you nailed it, I'm abit of a newbie.
Yes it was zfs and a 2100 device.I went into system/boot environments as you mentioned and there were about 10 or so there,
I removed the oldest ones and boom! I had 4.6GB free all of a sudden.Thanks for the quick response!! much appreciated. I'll have to read these forums and
learn as I go, thus far I've picked up much knowledge.Thank you everyone in the forums here and their patience for newbie people.
I did search the forums alot to make sure this wasn't answered somewhere - I was
mostly looking for disk space type topics.Thanks again
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@markwis it’s at https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/backup/zfsbe/space.html not under troubleshooting. It’s a relatively new problem for most people because the BEs create at upgrades. The most obvious sign is the dashboard widget shows a smaller than expected disk size. (Capacity not space used…which is not necessary obvious)
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Yes I've hit that myself a few times and it can be confusing! There is work on-going to improve how that is handled.
