Boot hang at Synchronizing user settings after update to pfSense + 25.07.1
-
After updating our pfSense + firewall to 25.0.7.1 it hung at:
Synchronizing user settings...I ended up removing our two LDAP authentication servers from the config and that allowed it to boot up. However, I'm concerned now that it may hang again at boot after I re-added the LDAP config. What can I do to make sure that doesn't happen? What would have triggered the problem in the first place?
We are using one of the LDAP server as the "Authentication Server" in User Manager / Settings and we do have Shell Authentication enabled.
We only have two local users - admin and another one. We have two remote groups defined. -
Well, I can confirm that a reboot does indeed hang at the same place until I remove the ldap auth servers again.
-
The system authentication server is local to the LAN. Configured to use a DNS hostname and with TLS and using a PAM group.
-
Hmm. Anything logged when it seems to hang there?
Does it eventually time out and continue?
Can you try 'ctl+t' at the console when it appears to hang? That may show what it's waiting for.
Do you have Nexus/MIM enabled?
-
@stephenw10 There are other messages but nothing that seemed relevant. I was not willing to wait very long as it is our only firewall for the office.
I'll try ctrl-t if I am up for reproducing it again.
I don't know what Nexus/MIM is, so I'm going to say no. -
@opoplawski https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/nexus/index.html
-
Failed to reproduce it here so far. So, yes, I think trying ctl+t there would be the next step.
