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    PfSense Repository "broken"

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • F Offline
      FuriousRage
      last edited by

      there is no ip for pkg.pfsense.org.
      I have checked several dns servers, none gives an ip.

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      • H Offline
        heper
        last edited by

        It's not supposed to

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        • GertjanG Online
          Gertjan
          last edited by

          @FuriousRage:

          there is no ip for pkg.pfsense.org.
          I have checked several dns servers, none gives an ip.

          Question already treated several times.
          It starts with "pkg.pfsense.org" hasn't no A records.
          It has SRV records, etc etc  ;)

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

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            FuriousRage
            last edited by

            @Gertjan:

            @FuriousRage:

            there is no ip for pkg.pfsense.org.
            I have checked several dns servers, none gives an ip.

            Question already treated several times.
            It starts with "pkg.pfsense.org" hasn't no A records.
            It has SRV records, etc etc  ;)

            And because of this, i cannot even view my local installed packages.

            Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
pkg: Repository pfSense-core load error: access repo file(/var/db/pkg/repo-pfSense-core.sqlite) failed: No such file or directory
pkg: http://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_3_0_amd64-core/meta.txz: No address record
repository pfSense-core has no meta file, using default settings
pkg: http://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_3_0_amd64-core/packagesite.txz: No address record
Unable to update repository pfSense-core
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
pkg: Repository pfSense load error: access repo file(/var/db/pkg/repo-pfSense.sqlite) failed: No such file or directory
pkg: http://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_3_0_amd64-pfSense_v2_3_0/meta.txz: No address record
repository pfSense has no meta file, using default settings
pkg: http://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_3_0_amd64-pfSense_v2_3_0/packagesite.txz: No address record
Unable to update repository pfSense
Error updating repositories!
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            • johnpozJ Offline
              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
              last edited by

              "access repo file(/var/db/pkg/repo-pfSense-core.sqlite) failed: No such file or directory"

              This is your issue - has zero to do with pkg.pfsense.org being a SRV..

              You seem to have lots of issues going on - failure to be able to resolve is just one of them..

              dig  _https._tcp.pkg.pfsense.org SRV

              ; <<>> DiG 9.11.2 <<>> _https._tcp.pkg.pfsense.org SRV
              ;; global options: +cmd
              ;; Got answer:
              ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 7146
              ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 1

              ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
              ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
              ;; QUESTION SECTION:
              ;_https._tcp.pkg.pfsense.org.  IN      SRV

              ;; ANSWER SECTION:
              _https._tcp.pkg.pfsense.org. 3588 IN    SRV    10 10 443 files01.netgate.com.
              _https._tcp.pkg.pfsense.org. 3588 IN    SRV    10 10 443 files00.netgate.com.

              ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
              pfsense.org.            1014    IN      NS      ns1.netgate.com.
              pfsense.org.            1014    IN      NS      ns2.netgate.com.

              ;; Query time: 3 msec
              ;; SERVER: 192.168.3.10#53(192.168.3.10)
              ;; WHEN: Sun Aug 06 05:48:34 Central Daylight Time 2017
              ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 181

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                FuriousRage
                last edited by

                I use what ever is the installed DNS Resolver in pfSense 2.3.x.
                Its setup to resolve with authorative nameservers, meaning i dont have a dns server in settings.
                This is a new installation with the usb key version, installed it on saturday.

                Cant the pfSense package manager get the ip it needs to show packages?

                What i see, its not trying to resolve _https._tcp.pkg.pfsense.org but pkg.pfsense.org

                @johnpoz:

                "access repo file(/var/db/pkg/repo-pfSense-core.sqlite) failed: No such file or directory"

                This is your issue - has zero to do with pkg.pfsense.org being a SRV..

                You seem to have lots of issues going on - failure to be able to resolve is just one of them..

                dig  _https._tcp.pkg.pfsense.org SRV

                ; <<>> DiG 9.11.2 <<>> _https._tcp.pkg.pfsense.org SRV
                ;; global options: +cmd
                ;; Got answer:
                ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 7146
                ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 1

                ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
                ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
                ;; QUESTION SECTION:
                ;_https._tcp.pkg.pfsense.org.  IN      SRV

                ;; ANSWER SECTION:
                _https._tcp.pkg.pfsense.org. 3588 IN    SRV    10 10 443 files01.netgate.com.
                _https._tcp.pkg.pfsense.org. 3588 IN    SRV    10 10 443 files00.netgate.com.

                ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
                pfsense.org.            1014    IN      NS      ns1.netgate.com.
                pfsense.org.            1014    IN      NS      ns2.netgate.com.

                ;; Query time: 3 msec
                ;; SERVER: 192.168.3.10#53(192.168.3.10)
                ;; WHEN: Sun Aug 06 05:48:34 Central Daylight Time 2017
                ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 181

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                • F Offline
                  fredfox_uk
                  last edited by

                  No expert, but isn't this error :-

                  pkg: Repository pfSense-core load error: access repo file(/var/db/pkg/repo-pfSense-core.sqlite) failed: No such file or directory

                  what you need to sort out first, as john has already said?

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                  • V Offline
                    Valeriy
                    last edited by

                    Suddenly….
                    pkg.pfsense.org is not resolved.
                    repo file (/var/db/pkg/repo-pfSense.sqlite) does not exists

                    No configuration changes were made in network, DNS resolution works (includ. over TCP) works properly.

                    Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
pfSense-core repository is up to date.
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
pkg: Repository pfSense load error: access repo file(/var/db/pkg/repo-pfSense.sqlite) failed: No such file or directory
pkg: https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_4_0_amd64-pfSense_devel/meta.txz: Not Found
repository pfSense has no meta file, using default settings
pkg: https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_4_0_amd64-pfSense_devel/packagesite.txz: Not Found
Unable to update repository pfSense
Error updating repositories!
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                    • GertjanG Online
                      Gertjan
                      last edited by

                      As seen by others.

                      Did you read https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=134764.msg738671#msg738671 and all other threads mentioned ?

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

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                      • bingo600B Offline
                        bingo600
                        last edited by

                        I had a similar issue a few days ago.

                        I solved my isue here
                        https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=135618.msg742504#msg742504

                        /Bingo

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                          chrcoluk
                          last edited by

                          I had the same issue just now on a new pfsense VM, seems switching back to the stable repo fixed it, so currently development repo is broken?

                          pfSense CE 2.8.0

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