Pf Configuration Incompatible With Pf Program Version ((hot)) Jun 2026

Apple’s PF often lags behind OpenBSD; avoid match rules, set state-policy , some af-to features.

PF can sometimes fail to load or report cryptic errors if permissions are incorrect. /etc/pf.conf is owned by and has permissions set to for better security). Does this error appear immediately after an OS upgrade , or while trying to load a new custom rule ignore_osversion - The FreeBSD Forums pf configuration incompatible with pf program version