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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
            last edited by

            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
                      last edited by

                      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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