Pf Configuration: Incompatible With Pf Program Version

If pfctl reports 13.2-RELEASE and net.pf.version reports 1400000 , you have a major version mismatch.

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

If pfctl -V shows a newer version than the kernel expects, the config syntax may have changed. If pfctl reports 13

The error typically occurs when using Packet Filter (pf) on BSD systems (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS) or in environments running PF-based firewalls (e.g., some Linux distributions with PF from ports). It means the binary pfctl (or the kernel PF module) expects a different syntax or rule format than the one used in your config file — often due to version mismatches between userland tools and the kernel. Does this error appear immediately after an OS