# General Discussions

**URL:** https://hub.mender.io/c/general-discussions/12.md?page=56

[Latest](https://hub.mender.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://hub.mender.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://hub.mender.io/tags.md)

**Page:** 57

---

## [Issue with Mender Client Certificate/Mutual TLS tutorial or setup](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-with-mender-client-certificate-mutual-tls-tutorial-or-setup/2750)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mender\_tester](https://hub.mender.io/u/mender_tester)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-with-mender-client-certificate-mutual-tls-tutorial-or-setup/2750 "2020-11-18T04:32:48Z")

</div>

Hi, I am following the steps necessary to get Mender working with client certificates and mutual TLS in this link https://docs.mender.io/server-integration/client-certificates, but I am running into issues on the step th…

---

## [Request for update after power or network failure](https://hub.mender.io/t/request-for-update-after-power-or-network-failure/2830)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@SamanRatna](https://hub.mender.io/u/SamanRatna)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/request-for-update-after-power-or-network-failure/2830 "2020-11-17T18:29:47Z")

</div>

Hi guys, I have a mobile device running an application. It has probabilities of network and power failure. If an update failure takes place due to network connectivity or power supply, mender server gets the failure me…

---

## [Robustness of deployments](https://hub.mender.io/t/robustness-of-deployments/2645)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@bender](https://hub.mender.io/u/bender)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/robustness-of-deployments/2645 "2020-11-17T15:21:05Z")

</div>

We recently decided to try paid Mender Professional for our company and we are in the process of testing it for our needs. As we will use Mender on Raspberry Pi 3 and its microSD card, one issue we wanted to fully cover …

---

## [Google coral uboot environment location](https://hub.mender.io/t/google-coral-uboot-environment-location/2844)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mender-coral](https://hub.mender.io/u/mender-coral)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/google-coral-uboot-environment-location/2844 "2020-11-17T14:57:28Z")

</div>

Hi, I’m attempting to use mender to update a google coral board that uses mendel os. I have managed to use mender-convert to make a bootable image of the mendel system and have configured the mender client to connect to…

---

## [Mender enterprise - client cannot update inventory](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-enterprise-client-cannot-update-inventory/1182)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mmckay](https://hub.mender.io/u/mmckay)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-enterprise-client-cannot-update-inventory/1182 "2020-11-17T11:47:32Z")

</div>

I’m trying to stand up an enterprise mender cluster for evaluation and I cannot get the mender client on a board to to update the inventory. I tried this with the config from 2.2.0b1 and now 2.2.0. I’m running this in ku…

---

## [Git merge conflicts when upgrading OpenSource server from 2.4.0 to 2.5.0](https://hub.mender.io/t/git-merge-conflicts-when-upgrading-opensource-server-from-2-4-0-to-2-5-0/2820)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@vrubiolo](https://hub.mender.io/u/vrubiolo)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 9:18am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/git-merge-conflicts-when-upgrading-opensource-server-from-2-4-0-to-2-5-0/2820 "2020-11-17T09:18:54Z")

</div>

Hi there, I am following the instructions to upgrade the Mender server, in particular the part about using the git commands to integrate the changes from mainline (i.e. 2.5.0) into our branch (with mods to prod.yml). T…

---

## [Variscite VAR\_DART\_IMX8MM Problem](https://hub.mender.io/t/variscite-var-dart-imx8mm-problem/2811)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jafotes](https://hub.mender.io/u/jafotes)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/variscite-var-dart-imx8mm-problem/2811 "2020-11-16T12:38:26Z")

</div>

Hello. I’m tring to add mender support to VAR-DART-IMX8MM with u-boot. I already used the mender-community recipe and already tried to integrate myself without success. U-BOOT boots up but then fails: Fastboot: Norma…

---

## [State-script support in dir-overlay Update Module](https://hub.mender.io/t/state-script-support-in-dir-overlay-update-module/915)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@speeltronics](https://hub.mender.io/u/speeltronics)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/state-script-support-in-dir-overlay-update-module/915 "2020-11-13T16:10:38Z")

</div>

Are you going to add support for module state scripts? I tried passing the -s and --script commands and it says unsupported option. Also curious about permissions. Will I need to run a state script to set the permission…

---

## [Mender-convert fails: error deallocating](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-fails-error-deallocating/2733)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jmeirow](https://hub.mender.io/u/jmeirow)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-fails-error-deallocating/2733 "2020-11-13T14:19:55Z")

</div>

I’m running mender-convert on MacOs. When I run this command: MENDER\_ARTIFACT\_NAME=mike-release-1.0 ./docker-mender-convert –disk-image input/$INPUT\_DISK\_IMAGE –config configs/comfile\_pi\_config –overlay rootfs\_o…

---

## [How to get kernel build date on Raspberry Pi for mender integration checklist?](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-get-kernel-build-date-on-raspberry-pi-for-mender-integration-checklist/2826)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Ks89](https://hub.mender.io/u/Ks89)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-get-kernel-build-date-on-raspberry-pi-for-mender-integration-checklist/2826 "2020-11-13T13:04:22Z")

</div>

I built a yocto image (dunfell) with u-boot and mender based on meta-raspberry. Everything was ok. In mender integration checklist I have to check kernel build date in both steps 12 and 16. However if I run cat /proc/v…

---

## [Auto-commit for standalone mender updates](https://hub.mender.io/t/auto-commit-for-standalone-mender-updates/2791)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@dwalkes](https://hub.mender.io/u/dwalkes)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/auto-commit-for-standalone-mender-updates/2791 "2020-11-12T21:34:25Z")

</div>

Hi Folks, We are looking for feedback on some changes proposed for the meta-mender-tegra layer to help with some issues noticed in testing of one of the hardware variations. See https://github.com/OE4T/meta-mender-comm…

---

## [Unable to create deployment to a specific device group on Mender 2.5](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-create-deployment-to-a-specific-device-group-on-mender-2-5/2798)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jtrimble](https://hub.mender.io/u/jtrimble)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-create-deployment-to-a-specific-device-group-on-mender-2-5/2798 "2020-11-11T18:29:52Z")

</div>

I’ve got Mender 2.5 running in an on-premises setup and have been able to successfully create deployments to upgrade my devices previously. However, now that I’ve started putting devices into groups, I’m not able to cre…

---

## [Beaglebone missing default u-boot environment in MMC](https://hub.mender.io/t/beaglebone-missing-default-u-boot-environment-in-mmc/1505)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@pacpowmatthew](https://hub.mender.io/u/pacpowmatthew)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/beaglebone-missing-default-u-boot-environment-in-mmc/1505 "2020-11-11T17:40:16Z")

</div>

Hello, it appears that the beaglebone sdimg is missing the default u-boot environment, causing mender to complain. Background I followed the instructions here on the Mender Hub for the beaglebone reference platform. I …

---

## [Cannot upgrade mender server from 2.4.0 to 2.5.0 - mongo container is "restarting"](https://hub.mender.io/t/cannot-upgrade-mender-server-from-2-4-0-to-2-5-0-mongo-container-is-restarting/2506)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Ks89](https://hub.mender.io/u/Ks89)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 7:53am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/cannot-upgrade-mender-server-from-2-4-0-to-2-5-0-mongo-container-is-restarting/2506 "2020-11-11T07:53:25Z")

</div>

After the upgrade from mender server open source 2.4.0 to 2.5.0, mongo container is restarting: menderproduction\_mender-api-gateway\_1 /entrypoint.sh Up 0.0.0.0:443-\>443/tcp, 80…

---

## [Warning and build stops](https://hub.mender.io/t/warning-and-build-stops/2805)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@elliotmtx](https://hub.mender.io/u/elliotmtx)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/warning-and-build-stops/2805 "2020-11-10T17:45:31Z")

</div>

I am getting below warning and compilation stops, kindly help. DEBUG: Executing shell function do\_compile\_ptest\_base # github.com/mendersoftware/mender/vendor/github.com/bmatsuo/lmdb-go/lmdb mdb.c: In function 'mdb\_curs…

---

## [Reboot Device on Failure of Debian Module Install](https://hub.mender.io/t/reboot-device-on-failure-of-debian-module-install/2809)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@lizziemac](https://hub.mender.io/u/lizziemac)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/reboot-device-on-failure-of-debian-module-install/2809 "2020-11-10T17:24:01Z")

</div>

Hello all, I’m on mender-client version 2.2.0 runtime: go1.11.5 and would like to have the device that is running mender reboot on failure. My current state machine for /usr/share/mender/modules/v3/deb is the following…

---

## [Multiple files update](https://hub.mender.io/t/multiple-files-update/2793)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@SamanRatna](https://hub.mender.io/u/SamanRatna)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/multiple-files-update/2793 "2020-11-10T16:43:25Z")

</div>

Hi guys, I want to create a mender artifact for an application update. The application has many files and directories. If I were to update specific files only at multiple locations, how do I do it? Thanks in advance. R…

---

## [Standalone testing with Server](https://hub.mender.io/t/standalone-testing-with-server/2803)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@avrobot](https://hub.mender.io/u/avrobot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/standalone-testing-with-server/2803 "2020-11-10T16:32:41Z")

</div>

Hi, we have a test server setup and want to switch over to testing standalone mode using that same server. As we understand when in Standalone mode all we need is the URL for the .mender file for Client to trigger standa…

---

## [Cannot create deployments after upgrading mender 2.4.0 to 2.5.0](https://hub.mender.io/t/cannot-create-deployments-after-upgrading-mender-2-4-0-to-2-5-0/2790)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Ks89](https://hub.mender.io/u/Ks89)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/cannot-create-deployments-after-upgrading-mender-2-4-0-to-2-5-0/2790 "2020-11-09T22:53:29Z")

</div>

Hi, I upgraded mender from 2.4.0 to 2.5.0 (finally my production server). I encountered the same issue described here https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-2-5-0-problems-with-filters-hostnames-and-more/2683/4, plus I lost my…

---

## [Question about mender and azure](https://hub.mender.io/t/question-about-mender-and-azure/2792)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@terryk](https://hub.mender.io/u/terryk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/question-about-mender-and-azure/2792 "2020-11-09T18:29:43Z")

</div>

I am the user of microsoft azure. Is there any discount or bundle for using both mender and azure?

---

## [Getting Error on flash .img file (ubuntu 18.04 X86) generated using mender\_convert latest tool](https://hub.mender.io/t/getting-error-on-flash-img-file-ubuntu-18-04-x86-generated-using-mender-convert-latest-tool/2781)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Rohita83](https://hub.mender.io/u/Rohita83)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/getting-error-on-flash-img-file-ubuntu-18-04-x86-generated-using-mender-convert-latest-tool/2781 "2020-11-09T18:24:45Z")

</div>

@mirzak, @drewmoseley Note: Previous mender\_convert version 2.0 I followed the same steps and it was successful. Steps that I had followed: Downloaded tool https://github.com/mendersoftware/mender-convert/tree/2.2.…

---

## [Server-side issue logging in?](https://hub.mender.io/t/server-side-issue-logging-in/2794)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@bender](https://hub.mender.io/u/bender)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/server-side-issue-logging-in/2794 "2020-11-09T09:30:33Z")

</div>

Trying to log in to mender cloud, we all get this message: There was a problem logging in. Please check your email and password. If you still have problems, contact an administrator… \[Request ID: b70c38fa\] Is someone l…

---

## [Update fails on reboot - Timeout waiting for nonexistent device](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-fails-on-reboot-timeout-waiting-for-nonexistent-device/2789)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@SuicidalLabRat](https://hub.mender.io/u/SuicidalLabRat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-fails-on-reboot-timeout-waiting-for-nonexistent-device/2789 "2020-11-09T09:16:10Z")

</div>

Environment Mender: 2.2 -\> 2.4 update. Yocto: Poke - Zeus Kernel: 4.19.34 Systemd: ~243 Hardware: Bespoke, based on beaglebone design. Behavior Deploying an artifact updating the mender client from 2.2 to 2.4, and…

---

## [High mongodb CPU usage in mender-device-auth table is causing major issues](https://hub.mender.io/t/high-mongodb-cpu-usage-in-mender-device-auth-table-is-causing-major-issues/2778)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@robg](https://hub.mender.io/u/robg)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 10:28am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/high-mongodb-cpu-usage-in-mender-device-auth-table-is-causing-major-issues/2778 "2020-11-08T10:28:50Z")

</div>

We are using self-hosted mender on version 1.7 and we are experiencing an entire loss of our environment due to extremely high CPU usage in the mender-device-auth container via the mongodb process. We are attempting to …

---

## [Still x509 error while executing authorization request](https://hub.mender.io/t/still-x509-error-while-executing-authorization-request/2786)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@buffo](https://hub.mender.io/u/buffo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/still-x509-error-while-executing-authorization-request/2786 "2020-11-06T12:18:05Z")

</div>

Hi. I am trying to connect my device to the hosted.mender.io server without a full Mender integration. For this purpose, I compiled the mender client for my architecture and followed the steps here. However, I always ge…

---

## [Initiating the update from the client](https://hub.mender.io/t/initiating-the-update-from-the-client/2777)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@amgedr](https://hub.mender.io/u/amgedr)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/initiating-the-update-from-the-client/2777 "2020-11-04T14:44:45Z")

</div>

Hello, Is there documentation on how to setup the server and client so that the client initiates the update process using the API instead of the server’s UI? I use standalone updating to test the Yocto builds on our PC…

---

## [Yocto/Mender: bmaptool fails on ZFS/Linux](https://hub.mender.io/t/yocto-mender-bmaptool-fails-on-zfs-linux/2773)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@oberstet](https://hub.mender.io/u/oberstet)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/yocto-mender-bmaptool-fails-on-zfs-linux/2773 "2020-11-03T19:34:17Z")

</div>

Hi there, I am trying to bake Yocto/Mender based images for the RPi3, with the build directory residing on a ZFS filesystem on Linux. Unfortunately, I am running into bmaptool: ERROR: cannot generate bmap for file 'co…

---

## [Failing updates on Tegra TX2 due to issues with \`nvbootctrl\`](https://hub.mender.io/t/failing-updates-on-tegra-tx2-due-to-issues-with-nvbootctrl/2765)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@manuel\_vps](https://hub.mender.io/u/manuel_vps)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/failing-updates-on-tegra-tx2-due-to-issues-with-nvbootctrl/2765 "2020-11-03T15:41:17Z")

</div>

Hello everyone, we’re having issues with failing updates, and traced the problem back to nvbootctrl get-current-slot returning the wrong slot in 50% of all cases. There is a thread on this problem at the NVidia support…

---

## [Managing persistence when self-hosting](https://hub.mender.io/t/managing-persistence-when-self-hosting/2752)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mluz](https://hub.mender.io/u/mluz)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/managing-persistence-when-self-hosting/2752 "2020-11-03T13:41:57Z")

</div>

I’ve launched the integration production setup on an ec2 instance and everything seems to be working, however I haven’t provisioned any persistence – i.e., an artifact store, any mongodb instances, etc. – and I don’t see…

---

## [Docker Swarm issues](https://hub.mender.io/t/docker-swarm-issues/2756)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mluz](https://hub.mender.io/u/mluz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/docker-swarm-issues/2756 "2020-11-02T23:36:09Z")

</div>

I used this guide to get started on setting up a Docker Swarm for hosting my Mender instance but have hit two strange errors: The useradm service cannot connect to the db. Its mongo docker service has an alias of “mo…

[Previous page](https://hub.mender.io/c/general-discussions/12.md?page=55)

[Next page](https://hub.mender.io/c/general-discussions/12.md?page=57)
