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| author | Tim Smith <tsmith84@gmail.com> | 2021-03-17 16:22:10 -0700 |
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| committer | Tim Smith <tsmith84@gmail.com> | 2021-03-17 16:23:43 -0700 |
| commit | f386dac6b82586eedf8aca11df954512ce1ad5a9 (patch) | |
| tree | 4fc36456e743cbc64a04a098c89539315bd8e7e8 | |
| parent | 417cbc460e098f1a0397aa64d8a3c1686f9122f2 (diff) | |
| download | chef-16.11_notes.tar.gz | |
Add release notes for Chef Infra Client 16.1116.11_notes
New stuff!
Signed-off-by: Tim Smith <tsmith@chef.io>
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diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md index 6bb58f312c..3e24756de6 100644 --- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ This section serves to track things we should later document here for 17.0 - file: only run verifiers when the contents changed - https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/11171 ### Ohai + - Ohai now detects systems running in the Effortless pattern at `node['chef_packages']['chef']['chef_effortless']` - https://github.com/chef/ohai/pull/1624 - New Ohai habitat plugin at `node['habitat']` - https://github.com/chef/ohai/pull/1623 - Detect Sangoma Linux in Ohai - https://github.com/chef/ohai/pull/1631 @@ -42,6 +43,36 @@ This section serves to track things we should later document here for 17.0 - Alibaba Cloud support with node['alibaba'] showing metadata, `alibaba?` helper and node['cloud'] returning data now - https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/11004 - Removed detection of discontinued antergos and Pidora distros - https://github.com/chef/ohai/pull/1633 / https://github.com/chef/ohai/pull/1634 +## What's New in 16.11.7 + +### Native Apple M1 Architecture Packages + +We now build and test native Apple M1 architecture builds of Chef Infra Client. These builds are available at [downloads.chef.io](https://downloads.chef.io), our `install.sh` scripts, and the [Omnitruck API](https://docs.chef.io/api_omnitruck/). + +### Chef InSpec 4.28 + +Chef InSpec has been updated from 4.26.4 to 4.28.0 + +#### New Features + +- Added the option to filter out empty profiles from reports. +- Exposed the `conf_path`, `content`, and `params` properties to the `auditd_conf` resource. +- Added the ability to specify `--user` when connecting to docker containers. + +#### Bug Fixes + +- Fixed the `crontab` resource when passing a username to AIX. +- Stopped a backtrace from occurring when using `cmp` to compare `nil` with a non-existing file. +- Fixed `skip_control` to work on deeply nested profiles. +- The `ssh_config` and `sshd_config` resources now correctly use the first value when a setting is repeated. + +### Fixes and Improvements + +- Upgraded openSSL on macOS from 1.0.2 to 1.1.1 in order to support Apple M1 builds. +- Resolved an issue that caused the DNF and YUM package helpers to exit with error codes, which would show up in system logs. +- Added a new attribute to make the upcoming Compliance Phase opt-in: `node['audit']['compliance_phase']`. This should prevent the Compliance Phase from incorrectly running when using named run_lists or override run_lists. If you're currently testing this new phase, make sure to set this attribute to `true`. +- `chef_client_cron`: the `append_log_file` property now sets up the cron job to use shell redirectio (`>>`) instead of the `-L` flag + ## What's New in 16.10.17 ### Bugfixes |