Upgrade from 2.4.4_1 to 2.4.4_2 error during startup (cannot open /etc/rc.conf: No such file or directory)

megapearl

/etc/rc.conf does not exist.

How to resolve?

Best regards,
Donald.

***** FILE SYSTEM IS CLEAN *****
/dev/ufsid/55e0b2e79f855829: FILE SYSTEM CLEAN; SKIPPING CHECKS
/dev/ufsid/55e0b2e79f855829: clean, 286587 free (16667 frags, 33740 blocks, 1.6% fragmentation)
Filesystems are clean, continuing...
Mounting filesystems...
random: unblocking device.

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Welcome to pfSense 2.4.4-RELEASE (Patch 2)...

No core dumps found.
...ELF ldconfig path: /lib /usr/lib /usr/lib/compat /usr/local/lib /usr/local/lib/ipsec /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.26/mach/CORE
32-bit compatibility ldconfig path: /usr/lib32
done.
>>> Removing vital flag from lang/php72... done.
External config loader 1.0 is now starting... da0s1 da0s1a da0s1b
Launching the init system...Updating CPU Microcode...
CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz (3500.00-MHz K8-class CPU)
  Origin="GenuineIntel"  Id=0x306e4  Family=0x6  Model=0x3e  Stepping=4
  Features=0x1f8bfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT>
  Features2=0xffba2223<SSE3,PCLMULQDQ,VMX,SSSE3,CX16,PCID,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,x2APIC,POPCNT,TSCDLT,AESNI,XSAVE,OSXSAVE,AVX,F16C,RDRAND,HV>
  AMD Features=0x28100800<SYSCALL,NX,RDTSCP,LM>
  AMD Features2=0x1<LAHF>
  Structured Extended Features=0x283<FSGSBASE,TSCADJ,SMEP,ERMS>
  Structured Extended Features3=0xbc000000<IBPB,STIBP,ARCH_CAP,SSBD>
  IA32_ARCH_CAPS=0xc
  VT-x: PAT,HLT,MTF,PAUSE,EPT,UG,VPID
  TSC: P-state invariant
Hypervisor: Origin = "VMwareVMware"
Done.
...... done.
Initializing.................. done.
Starting device manager (devd)....: cannot open /etc/rc.conf: No such file or directory
.: cannot open /etc/rc.conf: No such file or directory
.: cannot open /etc/rc.conf: No such file or directory
.: cannot open /etc/rc.conf: No such file or directory
.: cannot open /etc/rc.conf: No such file or directory
.: cannot open /etc/rc.conf: No such file or directory
.: cannot open /etc/rc.conf: No such file or directory
done.
Loading configuration......done.
Updating configuration...done.
Checking config backups consistency.................................done.
Setting up extended sysctls...done.
padlock0: No ACE support.
aesni0: <AES-CBC,AES-XTS,AES-GCM,AES-ICM> on motherboard
Setting timezone...done.
Configuring loopback interface...done.
Starting syslog...done.
Starting Secure Shell Services...done.
Setting up interfaces microcode...done.
Configuring loopback interface...done.
Creating wireless clone interfaces...done.
Configuring LAGG interfaces...done.
Configuring VLAN interfaces...done.
Configuring QinQ interfaces...done.
Configuring IPsec VTI interfaces...done.
Configuring WAN1 interface...
vmx2: link state changed to UP
done.
Configuring LAN interface...
vmx0: link state changed to UP
done.
Configuring WAN2 interface...
vmx4: link state changed to UP
done.
Configuring WAN3 interface...
vmx6: link state changed to UP
done.
Configuring WAN4 interface...
vmx1: link state changed to UP
done.
gif0: link state changed to UP
gif1: link state changed to UP
Configuring WAN1IPV6 interface...done.
Configuring WAN3IPV6 interface...done.
Configuring CARP settings...done.
Syncing OpenVPN settings...done.
pflog0: promiscuous mode enabled
Configuring firewall..
gif1: link state changed to DOWN
gif1: link state changed to UP
....done.
Starting PFLOG...done.
Setting up gateway monitors...done.
Setting up static routes...done.
Setting up DNSs...
Starting DNS Resolver...done.
Synchronizing user settings...done.
Starting webConfigurator...done.
Configuring CRON...done.
Starting NTP time client...done.
Starting DHCP service...done.
Starting DHCPv6 service...done.
Configuring firewall......done.
Configuring IPsec VPN... done
Generating RRD graphs...done.
Starting syslog...done.
Starting CRON... done.
 Starting package Open-VM-Tools...done.
 Starting package nmap...done.
 Starting package acme...done.
 Starting package Service Watchdog...done.
 Starting package squid3...done.
 Starting package haproxy...done.
ipfw2 (+ipv6) initialized, divert loadable, nat loadable, default to accept, logging disabled
 Starting package pfBlockerNG-devel...done.
 Starting /usr/local/etc/rc.d/c-icap.sh...done.
 Starting /usr/local/etc/rc.d/clamd.sh...done.
 Starting /usr/local/etc/rc.d/pfb_dnsbl.sh...done.
 Starting /usr/local/etc/rc.d/pfb_filter.sh...done.
 Starting /usr/local/etc/rc.d/sqp_monitor.sh...done.
 Starting /usr/local/etc/rc.d/vmware-guestd.sh...done.
 Starting /usr/local/etc/rc.d/vmware-kmod.sh...done.
pfSense 2.4.4-RELEASE (Patch 2) amd64 Wed Dec 12 07:40:18 EST 2018
Bootup complete
VMware memory control driver initialized
[2.4.4-RELEASE][root@gateway.flissinger.local]/root:

Grimson

Do a fresh install and make sure your virtual disk has enough free space for upgrades.

megapearl

pfSense 2.4.4_1 was a fresh install, the virtual disk is 16 GB, that should be enough right?

jimp

pfSense doesn't use that file. Even if it did exist, it would only contain:

# THIS FILE DOES NOTHING, DO NOT MAKE CONFIG CHANGES HERE

The fact that it is missing makes me wonder if your disk is OK, though. Might have some filesystem corruption or a disk problem.

megapearl

Will install again then, just for sure, thanks!