Mountroot issues after 2.2 upgrade
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Its just generally better, more robust and feature rich. (also more secure)
Unbound is a validating, recursive and caching DNS server.
Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder.
So, one is a DNS server and the other in merely a forwarder for other DNS servers.
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I am only running a home network should I still make the change in your opinion?
Cheers!
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I like it better so far. Its up you you.
Be safe. Back up your current config then give it a try. If you don't like it, restore your old config.
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how did you backup the package? or just import the anything after autoupgraded?
No need to backup the package. All packages that does not have explicit option to remove config options will be there after package reinstall.
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Waited for the wife to go out shopping and completed the task as per kejianshi instructions. I have noticed a snappier response and I am quite happy with the performance.The only step I didn't follow was to delete the DNS servers from the general setup.
One other bonus that I wasn't expecting is that I no longer have DNS leaks connecting as a VPN client ;D
Thanks kejianshi and all others who responded.
Cheers!
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how did you backup the package? or just import the anything after autoupgraded?
No need to backup the package. All packages that does not have explicit option to remove config options will be there after package reinstall.
so the procedure is
- make a backup config
- uninstall all package
- run auto upgrade
- import the backup config
right? thanks :D
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- reinstall and test each package.
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all package need to be config again?
No. Only those that needs this wipe on upgrades(like snort).
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all package need to be config again?
No. Only those that needs this wipe on upgrades(like snort).
the package config file will remain in the upgraded system?
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the package config file will remain in the upgraded system?
Yes. It's on xml config file, not on package dirs.
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i had to do a fresh install as well. no big deal.
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Same issue here, full upgrade running pfsense 2.15 AMD 64. The auto upgrade made the system dysfunctional.
Basically the way to perfectly upgrade the system is to make a full config backup. Fresh install and restore the config.
It was no biggie for me as I needed to replace the HD anyway. But half a day was gone in getting it running again.
Note: After restoring the config, need to clear the packages lock and reinstall packages.
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the package config file will remain in the upgraded system?
Yes. It's on xml config file, not on package dirs.
Very unusual, most people would expect that if you delete a package, the related config would be deleted too. Everywhere in the world it works like this, otherwise how can somebody start with a package from scratch?
Nevertheless, I admit that this is useful now.
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how did you backup the package? or just import the anything after autoupgraded?
Before you start the upgrade you just delete any packages that you have installed from the main Package menu - pfSense seems to remember the package settings that you used and after the upgrade you just re-install the packages again. You'll want to visit the configuration menu for each package after the upgrade just to check but I've always found that all of the settings are preserved.
It's smart to always make a backup of the configuration locally - you can always dig through the XML if there are problems and figure out what most of the package settings were if something does go wrong.
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the package config file will remain in the upgraded system?
Yes. It's on xml config file, not on package dirs.
Very unusual, most people would expect that if you delete a package, the related config would be deleted too. Everywhere in the world it works like this, otherwise how can somebody start with a package from scratch?
Nevertheless, I admit that this is useful now.
Yes, "it depends". Sometimes it is really handy that you can uninstall a package, then install again, and the settings are preserved. Other times it is some crap combination of settings that is the problem and actually you want to remove all settings also and start from scratch.
It would be handy to have an option on both deinstall and install to select "get rid of any settings for this package". -
It would be handy to have an option on both deinstall and install to select "get rid of any settings for this package".
Some package does have, but the idea of a cleaner package is good.
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It would be handy to have an option on both deinstall and install to select "get rid of any settings for this package".
Some package does have, but the idea of a cleaner package is good.
+1 here! Somewere around the backup/restore area, where you can select which parts of the config to manipulate.
Btw: not all parts of the config are selectable from the dropdown, this should be completed too. -
Each package should have an option in its "General" settings Tab to enable/disable "keep settings". This option is available in Snort/Suricata and also in pfBlockerNG.
Each package de-install function should have code to fully remove all files that it adds to the system and any settings stored in the config.
Having it as a global option would be a nice option but the first step would be to create a universal format that each package should follow. Maybe the addition of a new XML tag in each packages xml file?
