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    pfsense default "admin" account Insufficient privileges to make the requested change (read only) after 2.4.5 update

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      sadiq
      last edited by

      unable to add/update/delete any users/groups from default "admin" account.
      furthermore unable to find any string stating "Deny Config Write" in config.xml

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by

        If you are looking in config.xml, it's user-config-readonly. You must have added it to a group and added admin to that group.

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          sadiq
          last edited by

          ok will check and try to remove the line.
          thanks.

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            sadiq
            last edited by sadiq

            yes correctly said, but with a twist:

            1. default admin was member of admin group.
            2. default admin was also a member of custom group which was "user-config-readonly". somehow after update this group overwrites the privileges of admin group.
            3. created backup of config file
            4. removed default admin user from custom group in config file.
            5. finally restored pfsense with the modified config.xml file.

            thanks for the advise.

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