Hey WebDawg, yeah exactly. I've spent some more time trying to figure this
out, and it looks like pkg_mgr_install.php has some code on lines 88-90
that send a restart packages event once the install is finished. So if I
copy that technique into a script, package installs work from the CLI as
well.
On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 8:05 PM WebDawg <webd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Does the service work if you start it from the pfSense gui or on reboot?
>
> Just wondering.
>
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 4:00 PM, Arthur Wiebe
> <arthur.wi...@nerdsonsite.com> wrote:
> > I'm observing a behavior in pfSense that I'm trying to understand and not
> > having much luck. I'm going to use the Avahi package as an example.
> >
> > Essentially, I've installed and configured the package pfSense-pkg-Avahi
> > from the Package Manager web UI, and configured it as well.
> > If I run `ps ax | grep avahi` over a shell it shows the "avahi-daemon"
> > process running so it's all good at this point.
> >
> > But let's say for whatever reason whether as a developer trying to test a
> > package I'm working on or I just want to install a package from the
> shell,
> > I run:
> > /usr/local/sbin/pfSense-upgrade -f -i pfSense-pkg-Avahi
> > or simply (for same result):
> > pkg install pfSense-pkg-Avahi
> >
> > It installs/reinstalls/upgrades fine but the avahi-daemon process starts
> > and then is killed right before the script ends and I get back to the
> shell
> > prompt.
> >
> > If I re-install the package from the Package Manager UI it seems to run
> > that exact same command as I ran from the shell yet the avahi-daemon
> > process remains running without an issue.
> >
> > Just to do another test I use the "Execute PHP Commands" tool
> > under /diag_command.php and ran the following single line:
> > mwexec_bg("/usr/local/sbin/pfSense-upgrade -f -i pfSense-pkg-Avahi");
> >
> > And I have the same result as running it from a shell.
> >
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