If you need to use a proxy to fetch the base sets, you'll likely need it when you reboot in order for fw_update and syspatch to work. It's helpful for fw_update especially as it has a painfully long timeout.
If the http_proxy was set, simply pass it on to rc.firsttime so you have it a reboot, too. Tim. Index: install.sub =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/distrib/miniroot/install.sub,v retrieving revision 1.1045 diff -u -p -r1.1045 install.sub --- install.sub 1 Dec 2017 18:19:30 -0000 1.1045 +++ install.sub 7 Dec 2017 00:38:52 -0000 @@ -2724,6 +2724,10 @@ finish_up() { [[ $MODE == upgrade ]] && echo "/usr/sbin/sysmerge -b" >>/mnt/etc/rc.sysmerge + # If a proxy was needed to fetch the sets, use it for fw_update and syspatch + [[ -n $http_proxy ]] && + echo "export http_proxy=$http_proxy" >>/mnt/etc/rc.firsttime + # Ensure that fw_update is run on reboot. echo "/usr/sbin/fw_update -v" >>/mnt/etc/rc.firsttime