Confused by 26.7 upgrade

Started by Plethodon, August 31, 2026, 12:29:18 AM

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August 31, 2026, 12:29:18 AM
After I upgraded to 26.7 everything worked, so I thought I was done.  But when I went to enable some rules that I generally keep disabled, the rules weren't even there. Then I noticed that the interface didn't even let me select a rule (no checkboxes on the left side). I'm starting to think that I missed something big about this upgrade.

Then I noticed a Migration assistant under Firewall. Can anyone direct me to what I should do about this situation? I've read some posts about the Migration assistant, but I'm not clear whether that even applies to my situation. Thanks.
August 31, 2026, 12:36:24 AM #1
The rule UI was replaced, entirely. You need to migrate your rules to the new system. Use the migration assistant. Detailed instructions are on the migration assistant UI page. Just do as is documented there.

You might need to install the legacy rule plugin to finally delete all the legacy rules.

This was announced months ago for 26.1 - you could have gone through the migration in 26.1 already to be prepared for 26.7.
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August 31, 2026, 09:44:53 AM #2
I'm on 26.7.3 and need to disable a FW rule, but I don'T see any option to do so unter "FW rules". Just need this rule disabled, no time for playing arround with stuff this morning. Help!
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August 31, 2026, 10:37:44 AM #3
Install the legacy rules plugin.
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August 31, 2026, 10:42:50 AM #4
To use a firewall system a reading of release news is mandatory.
Only press update is not the target.

Not "you have no time today", you spent no time in the past to get a clean system.

Why you ignore the rule migration - one of the biggest changes in opnsense - for half a year ?
August 31, 2026, 07:47:20 PM #5
Quote from: Patrick M. Hausen on August 31, 2026, 12:36:24 AMYou might need to install the legacy rule plugin to finally delete all the legacy rules.
I thought so too, but it turns out you don't : The Migration Assistant does that for you :)

Quote from: notspam on August 31, 2026, 10:42:50 AMTo use a firewall system a reading of release news is mandatory.
Only press update is not the target.

"you have no time today" is not an excuse!
Totally agree! ;)
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Today at 01:57:23 AM #6
Quote from: Patrick M. Hausen on August 31, 2026, 12:36:24 AMThe rule UI was replaced, entirely. You need to migrate your rules to the new system. Use the migration assistant. Detailed instructions are on the migration assistant UI page. Just do as is documented there.

You might need to install the legacy rule plugin to finally delete all the legacy rules.

This was announced months ago for 26.1 - you could have gone through the migration in 26.1 already to be prepared for 26.7.

Patrick, thank you for this clarity. Clearly I'm not attending to changes closely enough. Is there a recommended site to follow (like RSS) or something similar so I can keep up to date?
Today at 01:31:42 PM #7
Quote from: Plethodon on Today at 01:57:23 AMIs there a recommended site to follow (like RSS) or something similar so I can keep up to date?

OPNSense will show a changelog on every update. Read it.

If you want to read release notes outside of the UI, there are these places:

https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?board=11.0
https://opnsense.org/blog/
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