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GeoIP database update is broken due to permissions issues
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Confirmed that the issue described is relevant for Stream 2026.02 and 1.5 Branch:
https://forum.vyos.io/t/stream-version-2026-02-update-geoip-broken-permissions-issues/17322

vyos@vyos# run update geoip 
Dowloading latest DB-IP database...
Unable to download "https://download.db-ip.com/free/dbip-country-lite-2026-02.csv.gz": [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/share/vyos-geoip/dbip-country-lite.csv.gz'
Failed to download, aborting.

vyos@vyos# run update geoip 
Dowloading latest MaxMind database...
Unable to download "https://1288925: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@download.maxmind.com/geoip/databases/GeoLite2-Country-CSV/download?suffix=zip": [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/share/vyos-geoip/maxmind-country.zip'
Failed to download, aborting.

Details

Version
Stream 2026.02
Is it a breaking change?
Perfectly compatible
Issue type
Bug (incorrect behavior)

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Event Timeline

a.pidnebesny created this task.Feb 27 2026, 12:00 PM
a.pidnebesny triaged this task as High priority.Feb 27 2026, 12:26 PM
sarthurdev claimed this task.Feb 27 2026, 1:13 PM
pasik subscribed.Feb 27 2026, 7:41 PM
sarthurdev changed the task status from Open to In progress.Mar 3 2026, 10:44 AM
sarthurdev added projects: VyOS 1.5 Circinus (2026.02), VyOS Rolling.Mar 3 2026, 10:51 AM
sarthurdev added a comment.Mar 5 2026, 9:42 AM

PR: https://github.com/vyos/vyos-1x/pull/5027

sarthurdev mentioned this in rVYOSONEXc11f22119a52: geoip: T8326: Resolve permission issue on database path.Mar 5 2026, 3:36 PM
Restricted Repository Identity mentioned this in rVYOSONEX7c520f8ec786: Merge pull request #5027 from sarthurdev/T8326.Mar 5 2026, 3:36 PM
sarthurdev closed this task as Resolved.Mar 5 2026, 3:37 PM
sarthurdev moved this task from Need Triage to Completed on the VyOS Rolling board.
dmbaturin renamed this task from Update geoip broken (permissions issues) to GeoIP database update is broken due to permissions issues.Mar 18 2026, 2:40 PM
dmbaturin edited projects, added VyOS 1.5 Circinus (2026.03); removed VyOS 1.5 Circinus (2026.02).
dmbaturin changed Is it a breaking change? from Unspecified (possibly destroys the router) to Perfectly compatible.