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      4o4rh
      last edited by

      After every reboot, I must connect via IP, and then I see the message
      that i have to verify the temporary boot environment. with the options
      Verify or Reboot
      select verify then get the message
      Successfully verified temporary boot environment. Next boot environment now set to default.
      but after the next reboot, i get the verify option again.

      how do i solve this?

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        Hmm, you should only see that after upgrading or manually switching boot environments and only if you have 'Manual Boot Verification' set:

        https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/install/upgrade-guide.html#boot-environments

        Does any of that apply here?

        Steve

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          4o4rh @stephenw10
          last edited by

          @stephenw10 Steve thanks for response,

          • defer automatic reboot not checked
          • manual boot verification not checked

          boot environment

          • protected boot enivornment from deletion checked

          when clicking configuration history it seems to hang or not return any results.

          from the config, it seems it should not be asking to verify the boot environment before continuing, but it does

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            Does it show a timer next to the verify button? Does it show as -1?

            If so it may be getting stuck before it can automatically verify. Which is also odd.

            Did this just start happening? After an upgrade?

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              4o4rh @stephenw10
              last edited by

              @stephenw10 hi steve, yeh, it shows like a 5min timer. it has been every reboot since the upgrade

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                Hmm, it should only do that if the BE is marked to do so.

                What does System > Boot Environments show?

                I would probably try manually creating a new BE there and switching to it. See if it still does the same thing there.

                Steve

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                  4o4rh @stephenw10
                  last edited by

                  @stephenw10 Hi Steve, i said in the first post

                  defer automatic reboot - not checked
                  manual boot verification - not checked
                  

                  I will try to create a new boot environment as you suggest on the weekend. thanks

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    But how is the existing BE shown? For example:

                    Screenshot from 2024-09-25 13-10-43.png

                    If BEs are shown as invalid or failed there that would indicate an issue.

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                      4o4rh @stephenw10
                      last edited by

                      @stephenw10 ah... comprehende
                      a931bbc5-a1fc-4da4-a5f2-cc0da45cb2d3-image.png

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        Mmm, nothing unusual there. Yes, try creating a new BE and booting into that.

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                          420ow6jv953u @4o4rh
                          last edited by

                          @4o4rh Did you figure this out? I'm getting the same issue.

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                            4o4rh @420ow6jv953u
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                            @420ow6jv953u i haven't had chance to try Steve's suggestion

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