# General Discussions

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## [Mender-growfs-data and extra partitions](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-growfs-data-and-extra-partitions/4050)

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**Author:** [@gschmott](https://hub.mender.io/u/gschmott)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 7:08am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-growfs-data-and-extra-partitions/4050 "2023-10-06T07:08:36Z")

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I have an embedded ZyboZ7 board running Yocto Zeus. It boots from a 4GB SDcard and I’m getting the following error from the mender-grow-data.service: mender-client-resize-data-part\[92\]: Error: Can’t have overlapping pa…

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## [Update Modules](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-modules/6191)

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**Author:** [@fbaer](https://hub.mender.io/u/fbaer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 8:35am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-modules/6191 "2023-10-05T08:35:11Z")

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Hello, i’m currently wrighting on my Bachelor-thesis and Mender is part of it. Therefore i would like to know if it is possible to deploy an Update Module as Update from hosted-Mender to a Client as application update. …

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## [Fresh installation of Mender Server 3.6.2 fails](https://hub.mender.io/t/fresh-installation-of-mender-server-3-6-2-fails/6238)

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**Author:** [@PaterSantyago](https://hub.mender.io/u/PaterSantyago)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 9:41am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/fresh-installation-of-mender-server-3-6-2-fails/6238 "2023-10-02T09:41:09Z")

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I’m trying to perform a fresh installation (using Amazon EKS) of Mender 3.6.2 according to the documentation, however, installation fails: client.go:486: \[debug\] Starting delete for "mender-redis" ServiceAccount client.…

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## [Debian family OS Update](https://hub.mender.io/t/debian-family-os-update/6234)

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**Author:** [@dekan](https://hub.mender.io/u/dekan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/debian-family-os-update/6234 "2023-09-29T11:28:17Z")

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Hello, I want to ask a question about OS Update. I have a mender-client which has a Debian 10.3 buster. The device has beaglebone black, and there is no problem about connection to the mender server, uploading/download…

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## [Maximum number of devices tags](https://hub.mender.io/t/maximum-number-of-devices-tags/6230)

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**Author:** [@gnunzi](https://hub.mender.io/u/gnunzi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 7:08am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/maximum-number-of-devices-tags/6230 "2023-09-28T07:08:46Z")

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Hi everyone. Is there any limit on the number of tags that we can assign to a device? Thanks!

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## [Secure Boot on Raspberry Pi](https://hub.mender.io/t/secure-boot-on-raspberry-pi/6229)

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**Author:** [@Neil1](https://hub.mender.io/u/Neil1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 6:35am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/secure-boot-on-raspberry-pi/6229 "2023-09-28T06:35:18Z")

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Hi! We’re planning to use a Raspberry Pi Compute Module with possibly Mender + Raspberry Pi OS for industrial purposes and the main market is EU. That means we would need to follow certain security guidelines that EU wi…

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## [Ubuntu Desktop Mender Conversion not booting up](https://hub.mender.io/t/ubuntu-desktop-mender-conversion-not-booting-up/6222)

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**Author:** [@Neil1](https://hub.mender.io/u/Neil1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 5:58am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/ubuntu-desktop-mender-conversion-not-booting-up/6222 "2023-09-27T05:58:16Z")

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Hi! My setup is: Raspberry Pi 4 as the client M1 Mac for building the images Using linux/amd64 based mender-convert docker image I have tried converting a Raspberry Pi OS golden image without any problems before but …

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## [Not finishing deployment](https://hub.mender.io/t/not-finishing-deployment/6216)

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**Author:** [@dekan](https://hub.mender.io/u/dekan)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/not-finishing-deployment/6216 "2023-09-26T13:24:11Z")

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Hello, I have a problem about deployment, and I need your help. All services are up and running. There are no services that has problem when I type ./run ps. The problem that I am having right now is that the deployment…

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## [New mender server, new mender artifact, old mender client](https://hub.mender.io/t/new-mender-server-new-mender-artifact-old-mender-client/6171)

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**Author:** [@Spinola62](https://hub.mender.io/u/Spinola62)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 9:55am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/new-mender-server-new-mender-artifact-old-mender-client/6171 "2023-09-26T09:55:23Z")

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I’ve build a new mender artifact using the kirkstone branch (==\> v3) I’ve installed a mender 3.4.0 server, which is up and running. I’ve an existing device that’s running with mender client 1.5.0 This device can conne…

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## [Protect the dashboard from public access](https://hub.mender.io/t/protect-the-dashboard-from-public-access/5962)

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**Author:** [@akin](https://hub.mender.io/u/akin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/protect-the-dashboard-from-public-access/5962 "2023-09-20T12:50:34Z")

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We’ve got a public deployment of Mender with kubernetes 3.4. We don’t want to expose the dashboard to the public, especially since 2FA is not available in the open-source deployment. Is there a way to allow public device…

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## [Changing boot partition offset even when using grub/uefi](https://hub.mender.io/t/changing-boot-partition-offset-even-when-using-grub-uefi/6211)

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**Author:** [@PhoenixMage](https://hub.mender.io/u/PhoenixMage)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/changing-boot-partition-offset-even-when-using-grub-uefi/6211 "2023-09-20T12:13:11Z")

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I am using a combination of u-boot and GRUB to provide a consistent and manageable boot process across a variety of SBCs. By doing this I can largely deal with the custom u-boot implementations by chainloading grub.efi a…

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## [Error creating a basic firmware update for testing purposes](https://hub.mender.io/t/error-creating-a-basic-firmware-update-for-testing-purposes/6210)

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**Author:** [@lukashuewe](https://hub.mender.io/u/lukashuewe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/error-creating-a-basic-firmware-update-for-testing-purposes/6210 "2023-09-20T11:53:52Z")

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I tried this tutorial Mender-Convert and opted for the Docker version. Currently, the image from here is running on my Raspberry Pi. I downloaded the same image cleanly from the Raspberry Pi homepage (Bullseye 2022-09-22…

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## [Authorization Error while client - server connection](https://hub.mender.io/t/authorization-error-while-client-server-connection/6194)

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**Author:** [@dekan](https://hub.mender.io/u/dekan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 7:53am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/authorization-error-while-client-server-connection/6194 "2023-09-18T07:53:40Z")

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Hello, I have accomplished the self hosted mender server installation.Now, I am trying to connect my beaglebone black which has Debian buster to my server. I have followed these two documentation (Convert a Mender Debia…

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## [Latest software version is not reflecting on Device Software details on mender UI](https://hub.mender.io/t/latest-software-version-is-not-reflecting-on-device-software-details-on-mender-ui/6201)

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**Author:** [@nareshtech20](https://hub.mender.io/u/nareshtech20)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/latest-software-version-is-not-reflecting-on-device-software-details-on-mender-ui/6201 "2023-09-13T18:12:33Z")

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Hi, Latest software version is not reflecting on Device Software details on mender UI, even though deployment is successful, can see following logs, Can see following error in client logs(error highlighted in bold), S…

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## [What is server.crt](https://hub.mender.io/t/what-is-server-crt/6197)

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**Author:** [@dekan](https://hub.mender.io/u/dekan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 8:27am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/what-is-server-crt/6197 "2023-09-13T08:27:22Z")

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While trying to configure mender client configuration(preparing a client) for the self hosted server like below, I am confused about server.crt. Where does it come? How can I get it ? What should it contain ?In my server…

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## ["Why Mender Enables Deployment with the Same Artifacts?"](https://hub.mender.io/t/why-mender-enables-deployment-with-the-same-artifacts/5701)

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**Author:** [@PinoRinaudo](https://hub.mender.io/u/PinoRinaudo)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 9:01am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/why-mender-enables-deployment-with-the-same-artifacts/5701 "2023-09-12T09:01:44Z")

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Hello. I would like to understand why Mender allows me to deploy with the same artifacts. Let me explain better with an example: Suppose we have two modules which I will call mod\_a and mod\_b, and 2 artifacts, one for mo…

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## [Not possible to downgrade after upgrade to meta-mender/kirkstone](https://hub.mender.io/t/not-possible-to-downgrade-after-upgrade-to-meta-mender-kirkstone/6187)

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**Author:** [@mirzak](https://hub.mender.io/u/mirzak)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/not-possible-to-downgrade-after-upgrade-to-meta-mender-kirkstone/6187 "2023-09-11T08:04:09Z")

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Hello! I am in the process of upgrading a project that is using Mender + Yocto Project, the upgrade path is dunfell → kirkstone. We are using Intel based hardware with EFI support. But I stumbled upon a unexpected beh…

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## [Make mender-artifact permission dnied](https://hub.mender.io/t/make-mender-artifact-permission-dnied/6110)

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**Author:** [@fbaer](https://hub.mender.io/u/fbaer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/make-mender-artifact-permission-dnied/6110 "2023-09-11T05:41:35Z")

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Hello Everyone, I was trying to create a mender-artifact on my raspberrypi4. Since i tried to create it from source i was following GitHub - mendersoftware/mender-artifact: Library for managing Mender artifact files → B…

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## [Deployment of AKS based mender-server Version 3.6.2 not completely successful](https://hub.mender.io/t/deployment-of-aks-based-mender-server-version-3-6-2-not-completely-successful/6190)

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**Author:** [@oldev](https://hub.mender.io/u/oldev)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/deployment-of-aks-based-mender-server-version-3-6-2-not-completely-successful/6190 "2023-09-08T13:01:10Z")

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Hi all, Yesterday I deployed the mender chart version “mender-5.2.3 Chart” = Server Version 3.6.2 on Azure Kubernetes Service. After the deployment not all container wenn into Running state. These two keep crashing for…

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## [Hosted Mender not reporting all the software versions](https://hub.mender.io/t/hosted-mender-not-reporting-all-the-software-versions/6164)

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**Author:** [@amrbekhit](https://hub.mender.io/u/amrbekhit)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/hosted-mender-not-reporting-all-the-software-versions/6164 "2023-09-07T16:00:42Z")

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Hello, I’m experimenting with the directory update module that’s included in the Mender client source code. I’ve created and installed a few updates, experimenting with changing the software-filesystem property. However…

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## [Mender Release Announcements](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-release-announcements/6189)

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**Author:** [@oldev](https://hub.mender.io/u/oldev)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-release-announcements/6189 "2023-09-07T15:06:48Z")

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Hi. I was surprised, that 3.6.x releases are available but there was no accouncement on Is there another mailing list? Kind regards

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## [Adding state scripts to an existing snapshot artifact](https://hub.mender.io/t/adding-state-scripts-to-an-existing-snapshot-artifact/6188)

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**Author:** [@pyxlwuff](https://hub.mender.io/u/pyxlwuff)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/adding-state-scripts-to-an-existing-snapshot-artifact/6188 "2023-09-07T12:16:17Z")

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Hi there, I have an image created through mender-artifact write rootfs-image directly from a golden Raspberry Pi 4 device running Bullseye. This automatically creates a .mender artifact that I can then deploy to the men…

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## [Running mender-client-qemu](https://hub.mender.io/t/running-mender-client-qemu/1936)

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**Author:** [@avi992](https://hub.mender.io/u/avi992)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/running-mender-client-qemu/1936 "2023-09-05T04:05:09Z")

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## [Artifact stuck in "rebooting" state on mender dashboard, before subsequently failing](https://hub.mender.io/t/artifact-stuck-in-rebooting-state-on-mender-dashboard-before-subsequently-failing/6177)

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**Author:** [@pyxlwuff](https://hub.mender.io/u/pyxlwuff)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/artifact-stuck-in-rebooting-state-on-mender-dashboard-before-subsequently-failing/6177 "2023-09-01T23:29:03Z")

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Hi there, I’m currently using a hosted mender instance (https://eu.hosted.mender.io) to provision a Raspberry Pi 4, which currently has a semi “silver” image on it, and we’re looking to send over the “golden” image thro…

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## [Quite urgent: How do I use/not use the "nobody" SSH login (I paid for Troublehoot add-on)](https://hub.mender.io/t/quite-urgent-how-do-i-use-not-use-the-nobody-ssh-login-i-paid-for-troublehoot-add-on/6173)

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**Author:** [@EnjoysMath](https://hub.mender.io/u/EnjoysMath)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/quite-urgent-how-do-i-use-not-use-the-nobody-ssh-login-i-paid-for-troublehoot-add-on/6173 "2023-08-31T08:09:19Z")

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When I go to troubleshoot a device, it logs me in automatically as the Linux “nobody” account. I would like to instead log into our standard account or alternatvely as root. So where is the config to do that? I rememb…

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## [How to provision a device with an existing artifact](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-provision-a-device-with-an-existing-artifact/6151)

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**Author:** [@atsss](https://hub.mender.io/u/atsss)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-provision-a-device-with-an-existing-artifact/6151 "2023-08-29T17:15:44Z")

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Hi. I’m planning to move from Balena to Mender now. Then I’m looking for how to provision a device with an existing artifact. I’m using Raspberry Pi 4 and Yocto for building OS. What I want to do is run our application…

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## [There is a problem while logging in](https://hub.mender.io/t/there-is-a-problem-while-logging-in/6140)

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**Author:** [@dekan](https://hub.mender.io/u/dekan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/there-is-a-problem-while-logging-in/6140 "2023-08-29T11:58:44Z")

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I did the installation of mender server with docker compose, and successfully see the ui, but there is a problem while logging in. I created the account with the following command; ./run exec mender-useradm /usr/bin/us…

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## [Stuck in uboot because of serial data input](https://hub.mender.io/t/stuck-in-uboot-because-of-serial-data-input/3941)

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**Author:** [@profff](https://hub.mender.io/u/profff)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/stuck-in-uboot-because-of-serial-data-input/3941 "2023-08-29T11:32:33Z")

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I’m experiencing a problem it looks that data coming from external device on serial0 is causing uboot to exit standard autoboot and interrupting the wall boot as u boot for converted mender images looks modded for mend…

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## [Mender installation "Getting Started" script crashes with "--quiet" not a valid option](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-installation-getting-started-script-crashes-with-quiet-not-a-valid-option/6152)

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**Author:** [@EnjoysMath](https://hub.mender.io/u/EnjoysMath)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-installation-getting-started-script-crashes-with-quiet-not-a-valid-option/6152 "2023-08-25T17:02:59Z")

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dev@raspberrypi:~/Desktop/EBalanceBoard $ sudo bash -x mender\_install\_commands.sh wget -O- https://get.mender.io sudo bash -s – --demo --commercial --jwt-token – --quiet --device-type raspberrypi0 --demo --server-url h…

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## [Mender has stopped deploying files (all failures); Something to with a public key](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-has-stopped-deploying-files-all-failures-something-to-with-a-public-key/6142)

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**Author:** [@EnjoysMath](https://hub.mender.io/u/EnjoysMath)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-has-stopped-deploying-files-all-failures-something-to-with-a-public-key/6142 "2023-08-23T21:29:37Z")

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Have you also gotten these public key errors? And how can I fix them? I have tried updating a single device or group, and it was all working 2 days ago. Did something on the mender servers break? Here is the output l…

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