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      netgateuname @stephenw10
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      @stephenw10
      I want to automate clicking on system -> update -> apply update in the web UI.

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        You realise at the very least that would reboot your firewall at a random time when you might be in the middle of an important download etc?

        Steve

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          netgateuname @stephenw10
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          @stephenw10
          Right, I can take the downtime, but it wouldn't be at a random time if I can schedule it with cron for example.

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            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            Well you could run pfSense-upgrade -y as a cron job but I highly recommend you don't! 😬

            Steve

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              oddussiben-3161
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              this is cool @stephenw10 thank you.

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                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                I'm still recommending you don't do that however cool it may be. 😉

                Steve

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                  oddussiben-3161
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                  its a test machine, appreciate your concern.

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                    inetquestion
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                    mkdir -p /tmp/upgrade && pfSense-upgrade -y | tee -a /tmp/upgrade/date +%Y.%m.%d-%H.%M.%S-upgrade.log

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                      netblues @inetquestion
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                      Why automate something that has updates once a year typical?

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                        chpalmer @netblues
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                        @netblues said in Automatic updates:

                        Why automate something that has updates once a year typical?

                        Snapshots.

                        I like the concept because I like to update my test box daily. but I also like to watch it as it updates so automatic updates would be out for me just for that reason.

                        Triggering snowflakes one by one..
                        Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz on an M400 WG box.

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                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                          Yeah, about the only place I would consider doing this would be a test box running 2.5 snapshots where I'm specifically testing new snapshot failures.

                          Steve

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                            serbus
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                            Hello!

                            https://forum.netgate.com/topic/137707/auto-update-check-checks-for-updates-to-base-system-packages-and-sends-email-alerts

                            John

                            Lex parsimoniae

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                              provels @serbus
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                              @serbus
                              Stupid server tricks! I love it!

                              Peder

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                                barrio603
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                                I have been running the cron update every other saturday at 1am and yet to have a problem.

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