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English Forums => 25.7, 25.10 Series => Topic started by: vijay on December 23, 2025, 12:24:27 PM

Title: reboot will reset the configuration
Post by: vijay on December 23, 2025, 12:24:27 PM
Hi All

We have installed the opnsense 25.7 version in OCI cloud Linux sever and after reboot all configuration gone to default and getting below error message in GUI

""You are currently running in live media mode. A reboot will reset the configuration. SSH remote login is enabled for the users "root" and "installer" using the same password.""

Kindly help on this
Title: Re: reboot will reset the configuration
Post by: meyergru on December 23, 2025, 12:30:08 PM
Read https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=42985.0 Point 5.
Title: Re: reboot will reset the configuration
Post by: Patrick M. Hausen on December 23, 2025, 12:43:44 PM
You have not installed OPNsense but simply put the installer image in a virtual machine. You need to add a second disk drive to your VM, actually run the installer and perform an installation, then remove the first drive.
Title: Re: reboot will reset the configuration
Post by: Maurice on December 23, 2025, 12:55:28 PM
... or use an actual VM image in the first place.
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