How to disable Update Availability check in dashboard

apmuthu

How do we disable the Update Availability check on the dashboard?

jimp

There isn't currently a way to do that.

jimp

…yet.

Just committed an option for that.

https://github.com/bsdperimeter/pfsense/commit/7a058f067eb1b7216eace85aa12d2eaaacf443d2

That patch doesn't apply cleanly to 2.0.x but it's a fairly simple set of changes that could be made by hand. (Or you could just look at the code that the new option disables, and remove it)

apmuthu

Thanks jimp!

Saves us the trouble of having to manually search and alter code and then repeat it when version changes!

podilarius

Works great JimP … Thanks.

johnpoz

Now I won't be tempted to upgrade to new snap every couple of days because of seeing that update is available taunting me ;)

Thanks!

apmuthu

For the record it is placed at
System -> Firmware -> Upgrade Settings tab.

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apmuthu

The link for the upstream github commit is:
https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/7a058f067eb1b7216eace85aa12d2eaaacf443d2

In the case of v2.0.3 if no change to the code is done, Update Check URL box is checked and the URL fields is left blank.

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apmuthu

Patch for this issue for pfSense v2.0.3 is now attached herein, being back ported from the 2.1 branch.

Upload the patch


/etc/rc.conf_mount_rw
patch -p1 < pfsense203_disable_update_check.patch
/etc/rc.conf_mount_ro

pfsense203_disable_update_check_patch.txt