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Archive => 16.7 Legacy Series => Topic started by: Andreas on October 27, 2016, 08:05:55 pm

Title: [SOLVED] Update 16.7.6 to 16.7.7 needs reboot
Post by: Andreas on October 27, 2016, 08:05:55 pm

is it right thats the update from 16.7.6 to 16.7.7 a restart?

thx

Title: Re: Update 16.7.6 to 16.7.7 needs reboot
Post by: phoenix on October 27, 2016, 08:08:20 pm

Quote from: Andreas on October 27, 2016, 08:05:55 pm

is it right thats the update from 16.7.6 to 16.7.7 a restart?

If your firewall rebooted (mine did) then the answer to your question is yes. ;)

Title: Re: Update 16.7.6 to 16.7.7 needs reboot
Post by: Andreas on October 27, 2016, 08:16:16 pm

Nope - its announced - i jst wanna ask if its normally :)

Title: Re: Update 16.7.6 to 16.7.7 needs reboot
Post by: phoenix on October 27, 2016, 08:21:46 pm

Quote from: Andreas on October 27, 2016, 08:16:16 pm

Nope - its announced - i jst wanna ask if its normally :)

Didn't my "yes" answer convey that it's normal? It doesn't always happen but when it does it's required and perfectly normal.

Title: Re: Update 16.7.6 to 16.7.7 needs reboot
Post by: bartjsmit on October 27, 2016, 11:16:34 pm

Hi Andreas,

Shameless plug; I wrote a script that checks OPNsense for updates and sends you an email if any are available. The email will state when the update involves a reboot.

https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=2032.0

Bart...

Title: Re: Update 16.7.6 to 16.7.7 needs reboot
Post by: franco on October 28, 2016, 07:30:25 am

Yes, 16.7.7 has a new kernel/base and therefore needs to reboot. It should say so, along with a confirmation dialog that you have to accept in order to proceed. :)

Title: Re: [SOLVED] Update 16.7.6 to 16.7.7 needs reboot
Post by: Andreas on October 28, 2016, 07:43:49 am

Thx Franco :-) you know why I asked

Title: Re: [SOLVED] Update 16.7.6 to 16.7.7 needs reboot
Post by: franco on October 28, 2016, 08:49:03 am

Yeah, sure. :)

We could mention this in the release notes, but I doubt many read it... if the release notes have "src:" items, then that means a reboot is necessary as that involves updating the FreeBSD core.


Cheers,
Franco

Title: Re: Update 16.7.6 to 16.7.7 needs reboot
Post by: phoenix on October 28, 2016, 08:51:53 am

Quote from: bartjsmit on October 27, 2016, 11:16:34 pm

Hi Andreas,

Shameless plug; I wrote a script that checks OPNsense for updates and sends you an email if any are available. The email will state when the update involves a reboot.

https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=2032.0

Bart...

This would be a good feature to incorporate into OPNsense itself. :)