Blank Available Packages

ojosaghae

Hi everyone.
I run pfSense CE version 2.5.1-RELEASE (amd64) in a production environment.
I want to remotely back up my config file to a NAS on the same LAN. And I want it to do so automatically and periodically (once a week).
I noticed that the Available Packages is empty, so I cannot download Cron.
I can ssh into pfSense, but every attempt to install Cron gives the following error ld-elf.so.1: /lib/libc.so.7: version FBSD_1.7 required by /usr/local/sbin/pkg not found
I tried running pkg-static update but I encountered the error pkg-static: Insufficient privileges to update the repository catalogue.
I tried running pkg-static -d update but another error DBG(1)[52912]> pkg initialized
pkg-static: Insufficient privileges to update the repository catalogue.

Any pointer in the right direction will be appreciated.

stephenw10

You have to be logged in as admin/root to use the pkg utilities at the CLI.

You will have to use pkg-static as you were trying because 2.5.1 is a very old version. The version of pkg your system has is almost certainly newer.

You should upgrade!

Steve

ojosaghae

Thank you for the response! A couple of things:

I have admin privileges.
The "latest stable version" available that I can see is 2.7.0. Selecting it shows me I'm "up to date", with the base system as 2.5.1.

Under Update Settings, it shows just 2.7.0 and 2.6.0 as PREVIOUS version.
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Please advise @stephenw10

stephenw10

You have to actually be logged in as admin/root. Having admin privileges is insufficient.

Gertjan

@ojosaghae

Coming from that far, 2.5.1, I would backup a pfSense config, and not bothering upgrading the device.
Install clean with a memstick version from pfSense download.

You'll have a chance to change the file system to ZFS.
"You want that" and in place upgrading can't give you that.