Managing Recommended Patches

Applying and reverting recommended patches works the same way as it does for manual patch entries, as described in Managing Patch Entries. There are a few differences, however. Options not relevant to recommended patches are not available for entries in the recommended patches area. This includes the “Fetch” action as well as the ability to reorder, edit, add, or delete entries.

In most cases administrators will want to click Apply All Recommended which will do as it says and apply all the currently unapplied patches in the recommended patches list. Recommended patches may also be applied or reverted one at a time.

Warning

Occasionally a recommended patch also requires a manual action, such as restarting a service or rebooting the device. Read the description of each recommended patch entry carefully for such notes and follow the suggested steps after applying the patch.

Warning

There is no need to take any action with these patches before upgrading pfSense software. Newer releases will already contain the older patches, and the entries in the list will be different after the release.