pfSense plus 23.05 GUI fails forever when trying to import CIDR's in firewall
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 Subj: Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot access offset of type string on string in /etc/inc/util.inc:2053 Stack trace: #0 /etc/inc/config.gui.inc(56): alias_make_table() #1 /etc/inc/auth.inc(34): require_once('/etc/inc/config...') #2 /etc/inc/authgui.inc(27): include_once('/etc/inc/auth.i...') #3 /usr/local/www/guiconfig.inc(62): require_once('/etc/inc/authgu...') #4 /usr/local/www/index.php(46): require_once('/usr/local/www/...') #5 {main} thrown in /etc/inc/util.inc on line 2053 PHP ERROR: Type: 1, File: /etc/inc/util.inc, Line: 2053, Message: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot access offset of type string on string in /etc/inc/util.inc:2053 Stack trace: #0 /etc/inc/config.gui.inc(56): alias_make_table() #1 /etc/inc/auth.inc(34): require_once('/etc/inc/config...') #2 /etc/inc/authgui.inc(27): include_once('/etc/inc/auth.i...') #3 /usr/local/www/guiconfig.inc(62): require_once('/etc/inc/authgu...') #4 /usr/local/www/index.php(46): require_once('/usr/local/www/...') #5 {main} thrownRestarting doesn't help, how to fix that? 
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 @Gektor Importing aliases? There’s a patch for a bug there. I don’t know if it’s in System Patches yet but look for a post in the last week or so by jimp. 
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 @SteveITS System is not initializing after reboot, any menu's is not working, showing errors on screen. How to make system work? 
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 Related:
 https://forum.netgate.com/topic/180313/firewall-alias-import-bug-after-upgrade-to-23-05-release-amd64
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 @Gektor was it this bug? 
 https://forum.netgate.com/topic/180313/firewall-alias-import-bug-after-upgrade-to-23-05-release-amd64/
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 @SteveITS Yes, absolutely same. 
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 @Gektor the patch in that thread should fix it. 
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