No pfSense console after upgrade to 2.4.5p1

clarknova

I upgraded a VM from 2.4.5 to 2.4.5p1. There was some trouble, but as it was some time ago I don't recall all the details. Seems to me the upgrade failed on the web UI and console so I ended up running some recommended pkg commands to get it to work.

All seems well since the upgrade, except when I connect by ssh I don't see the typical pfSense console with the interface status and the options. Instead I get a shell with only a "#" prompt. Same on the console (see screen shot).

What's the recommended way to restore the default console?

stephenw10

The 'root prompt' like that (#) usually indicates it has not booted correct buit you say it is running normally?

Steve

jimp

The last time I saw that happen to the root account, it was a filesystem issue, so a couple things to try:

Run /etc/rc.initial by hand and see if it works, that's what runs the menu. If it does work, then it could be that something happened to the /root/.profile file which normally would execute the menu at login.
Reboot to single user mode and run fsck
Check /root/.profile against another pfSense install and see if it matches. If not, copy the good one over.

If all else fails, backup, reinstall, restore. But hopefully that wouldn't be necessary.

clarknova

@stephenw10

Normally as far as I can tell. Web UI looks normal. This VM functions as an IPsec endpoint, and that's working fine.

clarknova

@jimp
/root/.profile appeared to be a generic FreeBSD file. I replaced it with one from a working pfsense install and things appear to be back to normal. Thanks!