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    Auto update check, checks for updates to base system + packages and sends email alerts

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    • wgstarksW Offline
      wgstarks @luckman212
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      @luckman212 said in Auto update check, checks for updates to base system + packages and sends email alerts:

      I'm in the process of upgrading my systems to 23.09.1 and will update this script shortly (if it's possible) to handle the new update mechanism.

      Looks like the script was never updated.☹️
      GitHub shows the latest update was Mar 2nd, 2022 on gist.

      Box: SG-4200

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        luckman212 LAYER 8 @wgstarks
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        Yes, sorry to everyone who was waiting on that. Timing of other things just got in the way. I'm going to make another attempt at this. Hopefully it will bear fruit.

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          luckman212 LAYER 8
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          To anyone following this thread: I'm on pfSense+ 25.07 now and testing a new version of the Auto update check script. Once 25.07 is released (in a few days I expect...) I will push this update, should work on current pfSense 2.8.x / 25.07.

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            luckman212 LAYER 8 @luckman212
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            I updated the script and the top post. Please report any issues!

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              mind12 @luckman212
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              @luckman212 Ty for your time. Works great on previous stable 2.7.2.

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                chrcoluk @luckman212
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                @luckman212 I think mine still works from before on 2.8.0, but I have noticed the first post has no link to the github page, do you mind providing it in there?

                Output below from the old version, seems good still. (wgstarks)

                # /usr/local/bin/php -q /root/pkg_check.php
                System_Patches: 2.2.20_2 ==> 2.2.22
                

                I will hold of updating the package for now, so if you post the link, I will test the new code.

                pfSense CE 2.8.0

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                  luckman212 LAYER 8 @chrcoluk
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                  @chrcoluk It's not a full Git repo, just a Gist as of now. The link should be there but it's https://gist.github.com/luckman212/5e69ecf04e000ace47eb8f760b71e160 in case you need. The revisions are visible if you need to refer to the previous version.

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                    chrcoluk @luckman212
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                    @luckman212 Thanks, I also see now the link in first post, sorry its obscure as text was same colour.

                    I confirm it works fine on 2.8.0, both email and cli output work also.

                    pfSense CE 2.8.0

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                      MarinSNB @luckman212
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                      @luckman212

                      It works great! Thanks so much for all your work on this!

                      Netgate 6100 Max pfSense+
                      —>Unifi Aggregation/24 Pro PoE/24 PoE Enterprise switches
                      —> UCK2+
                      —> 3x U6E APs

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                        mikethiessen
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                        I'm still on 24.11 and I tried this script to see if it would show me that 25.07 is available, but it didn't catch that. I got some other things though.

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                          luckman212 LAYER 8 @mikethiessen
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                          @mikethiessen Confirmed the behavior you're seeing. I've got a working fix I am testing now, hopefully will push an update tomorrow or Sundat with a more robust check method that properly handles this.

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                            DominikHoffmann
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                            Just wanted to reiterate that I put it into a note under Status → Notes, so that the code stays with the gateway, even, if I have to reinstall from a backup. It’s not my idea, but I thought, it’s worth disseminating.

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                              luckman212 LAYER 8 @DominikHoffmann
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                              @DominikHoffmann If you're going to install a package, you might as well try the Filer package which can store the code and restore it to the correct location as part of the XML backup.

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                                provels @luckman212
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                                @luckman212 Hey, that Filer works great, thanks for the tip. And your Package Check, too! Thanks for all your work.

                                Peder

                                MAIN - pfSense+ 25.07.1-RELEASE - Adlink MXE-5401, i7, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB SSD. 500 GB HDD for SyslogNG
                                BACKUP - pfSense+ 23.01-RELEASE - Hyper-V Virtual Machine, Gen 1, 2 v-CPUs, 3 GB RAM, 8GB VHDX (Dynamic)

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                                  luckman212 LAYER 8 @provels
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                                  Yeah sorry about the delay on getting the new update script out. That's why e.g. the current script isn't detecting 25.07.1 etc.

                                  I have it almost ready, just had a busy few days here. Should be out real soon now.

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                                    provels @luckman212
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                                    @luckman212 said in Auto update check, checks for updates to base system + packages and sends email alerts:

                                    That's why e.g. the current script isn't detecting 25.07.1 etc.

                                    Quite sure the current script notified me on 25.07.1.

                                    Peder

                                    MAIN - pfSense+ 25.07.1-RELEASE - Adlink MXE-5401, i7, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB SSD. 500 GB HDD for SyslogNG
                                    BACKUP - pfSense+ 23.01-RELEASE - Hyper-V Virtual Machine, Gen 1, 2 v-CPUs, 3 GB RAM, 8GB VHDX (Dynamic)

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                                      Gertjan @luckman212
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                                      @luckman212 said in Auto update check, checks for updates to base system + packages and sends email alerts:

                                      That's why e.g. the current script isn't detecting 25.07.1 etc.

                                      Check that you've selected :

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                                      No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                                      Edit : and where are the logs ??

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