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author | Kimberly Garmoe <kgarmoe@chef.io> | 2018-09-04 16:16:06 -0700 |
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committer | kagarmoe <kgarmoe@chef.io> | 2018-09-04 16:21:58 -0700 |
commit | 3fcfed8a713dd131de9b6c1bb560440468353fd3 (patch) | |
tree | 8ea8140838f6692b354ee8e48ea57d9f9ba3421f | |
parent | d06801ff46c0ba2108595bb66da7c638e10eba6c (diff) | |
download | chef-kagarmoe-patch-1.tar.gz |
Edits to RELEASE_NOTES.mdkagarmoe-patch-1
Signed-off-by: kagarmoe <kgarmoe@chef.io>
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diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md index b6c6a2e1f1..09a9d75214 100644 --- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md @@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ This file holds "in progress" release notes for the current release under develo Several new commands have been added under `knife config` to help manage multiple profiles in your `credentials` file. -`knife config get-profile` will display the active profile. +`knife config get-profile` displays the active profile. -`knife config use-profile PROFILE` will set the workstation-level default -profile. That default can still be overridden by the `--profile` command line +`knife config use-profile PROFILE` sets the workstation-level default +profile. You can still override this setting with the `--profile` command line option or the `$CHEF_PROFILE` environment variable. -`knife config list-profiles` will display all your available profiles along with +`knife config list-profiles` displays all your available profiles along with summary information on each. ```bash @@ -36,53 +36,39 @@ The following new previous resources were added to Chef 14.4. Cookbooks with the ### Cron_d -Use the cron_d resource to manage cron definitions in /etc/cron.d. This is similar to the `cron` resource, but it does not use the monolithic /etc/crontab. file. - -See [cron_d](https://docs.chef.io/resource_cron_d.html) resource documentation for full usage. +Use the [cron_d](https://docs.chef.io/resource_cron_d.html) resource to manage cron definitions in /etc/cron.d. This is similar to the `cron` resource, but it does not use the monolithic `/etc/crontab`. file. ### Cron_access -Use the cron_access resource to manage the /etc/cron.allow and /etc/cron.deny files. This resource previously shipped in the `cron` community cookbook and has fully backwards compatibility with the previous `cron_manage` definition in that cookbook. - -See [cron_access](https://docs.chef.io/resource_cron_access.html) resource documentation for full usage. +Use the [cron_access](https://docs.chef.io/resource_cron_access.html) resource to manage the `/etc/cron.allow` and `/etc/cron.deny` files. This resource previously shipped in the `cron` community cookbook and has fully backwards compatibility with the previous `cron_manage` definition in that cookbook. ### openssl_x509_certificate -Use the openssl_x509_certificate resourc to generate signed or self-signed, PEM-formatted x509 certificates. If no existing key is specified, the resource will automatically generate a passwordless key with the certificate. If a CA private key and certificate are provided, the certificate will be signed with them. This resource previously shipped in the `openssl` cookbook as `openssl_x509` and is fully backwards compatible with the legacy resource name. +Use the [openssl_x509_certificate](https://docs.chef.io/resource_openssl_x509_certificate.html) resource to generate signed or self-signed, PEM-formatted x509 certificates. If no existing key is specified, the resource automatically generates a passwordless key with the certificate. If a CA private key and certificate are provided, the certificate will be signed with them. This resource previously shipped in the `openssl` cookbook as `openssl_x509` and is fully backwards compatible with the legacy resource name. -See [openssl_x509_certificate](https://docs.chef.io/resource_openssl_x509_certificate.html) resource documentation for full usage. - -Thank you [@juju482](https://github.com/juju482) for updating this resource so it could be included here. +Thank you [@juju482](https://github.com/juju482) for updating this resource! ### openssl_x509_request -Use the openssl_x509_request resource to generate PEM-formatted x509 certificates requests. If no existing key is specified, the resource will automatically generate a passwordless key with the certificate. - -See [openssl_x509_request](https://docs.chef.io/resource_openssl_x509_request.html) resource documentation for full usage. +Use the [openssl_x509_request](https://docs.chef.io/resource_openssl_x509_request.html) resource to generate PEM-formatted x509 certificates requests. If no existing key is specified, the resource automatically generates a passwordless key with the certificate. Thank you [@juju482](https://github.com/juju482) for contributing this resource. ### openssl_x509_crl -Use the openssl_x509_crl resource to generate PEM-formatted x509 certificate revocation list (CRL) files. - -See [openssl_x509_crl](https://docs.chef.io/resource_openssl_x509_crl.html) resource documentation for full usage. +Use the [openssl_x509_crl](https://docs.chef.io/resource_openssl_x509_crl.html)l resource to generate PEM-formatted x509 certificate revocation list (CRL) files. Thank you [@juju482](https://github.com/juju482) for contributing this resource. ### openssl_ec_private_key -Use the openssl_ec_private_key resource to generate ec private key files. If a valid ec key file can be opened at the specified location, no new file will be created. - -See [openssl_ec_private_key](https://docs.chef.io/resource_openssl_ec_private_key.html) resource documentation for full usage. +Use the [openssl_ec_private_key](https://docs.chef.io/resource_openssl_ec_private_key.html) resource to generate ec private key files. If a valid ec key file can be opened at the specified location, no new file will be created. Thank you [@juju482](https://github.com/juju482) for contributing this resource. ### openssl_ec_public_key -Use the openssl_ec_public_key resource to generate ec public key files given a private key. - -See [openssl_ec_public_key](https://docs.chef.io/resource_openssl_ec_public_key.html) resource documentation for full usage. +Use the [openssl_ec_public_key](https://docs.chef.io/resource_openssl_ec_public_key.html) resource to generate ec public key files given a private key. Thank you [@juju482](https://github.com/juju482) for contributing this resource. @@ -94,7 +80,7 @@ The windows_package resource now supports setting the `sensitive` property to av ### sysctl -The sysctl resource will now update the on-disk systctl.d file even if the current sysctl value matches the desired value. +The sysctl resource will now update the on-disk `systctl.d` file even if the current sysctl value matches the desired value. ### windows_task @@ -102,17 +88,17 @@ The windows_task resource now supports setting the task priority of the schedule ### ifconfig -The ifconfig resource now supports setting the interface's VLAN via a new `vlan` property on RHEL platform_family and setting the interface's gateway via a new `gateway` property on RHEL/Debian platform_family. +The ifconfig resource now supports setting the interface's VLAN via a new `vlan` property on RHEL `platform_family` and setting the interface's gateway via a new `gateway` property on RHEL/Debian `platform_family`. Thank you [@tomdoherty](https://github.com/tomdoherty) for this contribution. ### route -The route resource has been improved to support additional RHEL platform_family systems as well as Amazon Linux. +The route resource now supports additional RHEL platform_family systems as well as Amazon Linux. ### systemd_unit -The systemd_unit resource now supports specifying options multiple times in the content hash. Instead of setting the value to a string you can now set it to an array of strings. +The [systemd_unit](https://docs.chef.io/resource_systemd_unit.html) resource now supports specifying options multiple times in the content hash. Instead of setting the value to a string you can now set it to an array of strings. Thank you [@dbresson](https://github.com/dbresson) for this contribution. |