"The value of DISTDIR cannot be empty"

[sremick]

I now get this error while trying to run portmaster in a jail.

HW Specs: see sig (but probably unrelated)

Background: Was running 9.2, "upgraded" to 9.10 by installing a clean FreeNAS to a new USB flash drive, then importing my 9.2 config.

No plugins, just 1 generic FreeBSD jail that I run Plex Media Server in. Initially after the 9.2 -> 9.10 transition, everything was fine. Ran a few "portmaster -a" cycles with no problem updating some ports. But for the last 2 days (at least, that I've noticed since trying) I get:

Code:

===>>> The value of DISTDIR cannot be empty
===>>> Aborting update

 

[SweetAndLow]

Jails made on 9.2 will not work very well on 9.10. you need to rebuild them. This was all in the release notes.

 

[sremick]

Jails made on 9.2 will not work very well on 9.10. you need to rebuild them. This was all in the release notes.

Bummer. I guess I'll have to finally attempt these instructions, although I'm not 100% confident I understand each step:

https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/upgrading-jails.25351/#post-160049

 

[danb35]

If Plex is all you have installed in that jail, I'd suggest something like this:

• Back up your Plex data outside the jail
• Destroy your jails dataset
• Create a new jail
• In the jail, run pkg upgrade
• pkg install plexmediaserver (or plexmediaserver-plexpass, if you have a subscription)
• sysrc plexmediaserver_enable=YES (I don't recall the exact command off the top of my head, but the install notes should tell you)
• service plexmediaserver start
• service plexmediaserver stop
• Restore your backed up Plex data
• service plexmediaserver start