a crash report about intalling service watchdog

[Hugovsky]

Try upgrading pfsense first.

[pete35]

After update to pfsense 2.4.4 RC , can´t install service watchdog:

Installing pfSense-pkg-Service_Watchdog...
Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
pfSense-core repository is up to date.
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
pfSense repository is up to date.
All repositories are up to date.
Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting)
The following 1 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):

New packages to be INSTALLED:
pfSense-pkg-Service_Watchdog: 1.8.5 [pfSense]

Number of packages to be installed: 1
[1/1] Installing pfSense-pkg-Service_Watchdog-1.8.5...
[1/1] Extracting pfSense-pkg-Service_Watchdog-1.8.5: ......... done
Saving updated package information...
done.
Loading package configuration... done.
Configuring package components...
Loading package instructions...
Custom commands...
Executing custom_php_install_command()...
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Cannot create references to/from string offsets in /usr/local/pkg/servicewatchdog.inc:83
Stack trace:
#0 /etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc(768) : eval()'d code(1): servicewatchdog_cron_job()
#1 /etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc(768): eval()
#2 /etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc(854): eval_once('servicewatchdog...')
#3 /etc/rc.packages(74): install_package_xml('Service_Watchdo...')
#4 {main}
thrown in /usr/local/pkg/servicewatchdog.inc on line 83
PHP ERROR: Type: 1, File: /usr/local/pkg/servicewatchdog.inc, Line: 83, Message: Uncaught Error: Cannot create references to/from string offsets in /usr/local/pkg/servicewatchdog.inc:83
Stack trace:
#0 /etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc(768) : eval()'d code(1): servicewatchdog_cron_job()
#1 /etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc(768): eval()
#2 /etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc(854): eval_once('servicewatchdog...')
#3 /etc/rc.packages(74): install_package_xml('Service_Watchdo...')
#4 {main}
thrownpkg-static: POST-INSTALL script failed

Cleaning up cache... done.
Success

[stephenw10]

Which RC version are you running exactly? What versions have you been running?

I'm not seeing errors on any version I have here installing the watchdog package.

Steve

[pete35]

2.4.4 RC ... there is no detailed version information

[stephenw10]

The most recent available I assume?

What other packages do you have installed?

Steve

[pete35]

I upgraded from 2.4.3 p1 and there is freeradius3, frr , iperf, llpd, pfBlockerNG, RRD_Summary installed.

[stephenw10]

Ok. Were those errors generated during the upgrade process or when trying to install the package into 2.4.4-rc afterwards?

Srece

[pete35]

Both, first during update, then i decided to uninstall service watchdog, and now i cant install it, because of those errors.

[stephenw10]

Ok we were able to replicate that:
https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/8931

Steve

[pete35]

Thank you, this are great news! Im happy to help you guys to finalize 2.4.4.

[jimp]

That is fixed now so upgrading to 2.4.4 will also pull in the corrected package. If you see any other errors from the service watchdog, note the full error message here.

[abcnew]

Thank you, @jimp
Upgraded to 2.4.4 release, the service watchdog is no problem now.