System Patches Plugin
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Hello; I am wondering if its a good idea to make sure all the Patches under System\Patches are always kept up to date and "Applied".
As in, currently nothing is broken for me (on CE2.7.2) - do i leave it as is, or will updating everything benefit me?
Have their been issues with others once they applied all?
Thank you,
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The "patches" are mostly GUI updates.
If, for example, a patch updates a OpenVPN functionality, and you don't use OpenVPN, the patch isn't important for you.@CloudNode said in System Patches Plugin:
Have their been issues with others once they applied all?
These patches will be part of the upcoming version.
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The patches in the recommended list should be fine to apply and are, as the name implies
, recommended. Some of those address potential security issues so you wouldn't see anything broken without it. -
Excellent; thanks folks! I will apply them to my backup pfSense first and then main.
Also, is a complete reboot required after the install? Or just restart the services it mentions in the description (ie. ssh, etc..)
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@CloudNode
Just patch and enjoy.
A restart of a service, like when SSH startup parameters change, is actually quiet rare. -
For most patches nothing further is required. However some of the recommended patches for 2.7.2 do so I would reboot after applying to be sure. When restarting or rebooting is required it's noted in the patch description.
