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    Restoring an old 2.4.3 config to 24.11 is missing OpenVPN servers and CSO

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      Yes there are a number of config upgrades that apply after 17.9:
      https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/master/src/etc/inc/upgrade_config.inc#L5466

      I'd be surprised if none applied to your config. It seems likely it failed to upgrade them for some reason.

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      • RicoR
        Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
        last edited by

        For testing, I imported the full configuration file into CE 2.7.2, and it worked without any problems.
        That corresponds to 23.09.1 right?

        -Rico

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by stephenw10

          It's the same config version, yes
          https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/versions.html

          Do you have MIM enabled in 24.11?

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          • RicoR
            Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
            last edited by

            I did not enable MIM, but I can check tomorrow when I'm on-site again. Could this prevent the config from being fully imported?
            Unfortunately, I don't have a 23.09.1 image, only 23.09. Is this version still able to pull packages? I only need the OpenVPN client export, though.

            -Rico

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              It's hard to imagine it would because we've been running here with OpenVPN for a long time but potentially it could create issues with what is shown in the gui. I don't think it would affect anything at import

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              • RicoR
                Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
                last edited by

                After extensive testing, I can say that importing my config into 24.03 seems to work. From there, I can upgrade to 24.11.
                However, importing the config directly into 24.11 does not work, even on my Netgate 6100.
                I’m still wondering why it doesn’t show any errors and just skips parts.

                -Rico

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Can you compare the config after updating to 24.11 vs just importing directly?

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    Oh it's this: https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/15895
                    There's a patch for it in the recommended patches list in the System Patches package in 24.11.

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                    • RicoR
                      Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
                      last edited by

                      Argh, I searched the forum and Redmine but couldn't find anything regarding my problem.
                      Thank you very much for the clarification and your support, Stephen.
                      Anyway, I should be fine with jumping to 24.03 first and then to 24.11, right? :-)

                      -Rico

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        Yes, that should be fine.

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