What is pfSense-repoc?
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I get these notifications:
07:00:17 Some packages are part of the base system and will not show up in Package Manager. If any such updates are listed below, run `pkg upgrade` from the shell to install them: pfSense-repoc: 20260701.173906 -> 20260702.205559 [pfSense]What exactly is pfSense-repoc and what is contained therein?
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@slu said in What is pfSense-repoc?:
I am afraid that that does not help me understand what exactly pfSense-repoc is and what it contains. I had come across that post, but it only seemed to deal with an obscure situation.
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@DominikHoffmann Google's top hit:
pfSense-repoc is the client for the dynamic repo system. It pulls the repo data and client certs from our servers.
Google's second hit:
pfSense-repoc is the core system client responsible for the dynamic repository system in Netgate pfSense. It automatically pulls necessary repository data, client certificates, and backend updates from official servers.
It's simply amazing what you can find out if you look.
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@KOM said in What is pfSense-repoc?:
@DominikHoffmann Google's top hit:
on 🫢
️That hit comes from the response to my own post from a year and a half ago.
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@DominikHoffmann said in What is pfSense-repoc?:
That hit comes from the response to my own post from a year and a half ago.
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@DominikHoffmann So you've already been told what it is and does, and you're asking again? I don't understand.
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Quite the contrary! I admit to having egg on my face for having asked a while back, having been given the answer, having forgotten that I had asked before, and asking again.
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@DominikHoffmann Hahaha. OK, that is pretty funny. And who hasn't done something similar? I'm old enough I can just chalk it up as a Senior Moment. You will have to find your own excuse
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@KOM: I was considering excusing the blunder with my age. I may be older than you. I find that many people with more expertise in IT than me are much younger than I am. My first computer was an Apple II. I toyed with the idea of getting a CP/M card for it. My second computer was a Macintosh SE.
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@DominikHoffmann Fellow Apple ][ user here. I worked all summer to save up $1500 so I could buy a used one. My best friend at the time just happened to be the biggest Apple ][ pirate in Canada (The Stainless Steel Rat). He was the smartest computer guy I ever knew. Absolutely brilliant. I have so many stories to tell about him but this isn't the forum for that.
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@DominikHoffmann said in What is pfSense-repoc?:
and what is contained therein?
It's a 'FreeBSD type, but build for pfSense only' native package.
System packages are, over time, downloaded and kept here : /var/cache/pkg/
You will find versions of any newly loaded (and installed) package, and older versions, if you have installed pfSense a long time ago.
So : why not have a look ?
26.03.1-RELEASE][root@pfSense.bhf.tld]/var/cache/pkg: pkg info -lx pfSense-repoc pfSense-repoc-20260701.173906: /usr/local/sbin/pfSense-repoc /usr/local/sbin/pfSense-repoc-staticThe package installs these two files.
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@KOM said in What is pfSense-repoc?:
Apple ][ user here. I worked all summer .... so I could buy a used one
That phrase is part of the biggest blunders in my live.
I should have kept it ...
Back in the days, you had to wash a couple of cars, and you could get yourself a "Apple 1" from those who upgraded to the ][. An Apple one is worth more as my house today .... -
@DominikHoffmann said in What is pfSense-repoc?:
That hit comes from the response to my own post
Ha, that happens to us all!
