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author | Thom May <thom@chef.io> | 2018-01-18 14:44:22 +0000 |
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committer | Thom May <thom@chef.io> | 2018-01-18 14:44:22 +0000 |
commit | 2b9557ad8d7c6362b32e5651ab911b29302ea30f (patch) | |
tree | 38c14ecdc6abfbf30f445f6368a3f0e247c5ea9e /RELEASE_NOTES.md | |
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Update release notes for 13.7
Signed-off-by: Thom May <thom@chef.io>
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diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md index 6587511f4b..03f95a4ba9 100644 --- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md @@ -2,6 +2,29 @@ _This file holds "in progress" release notes for the current release under devel # Unreleased +# Chef Client Release Notes 13.7: + +## `erl_call` Resource is Deprecated + +We introduced `erl_call` to help us to manage CouchDB servers back in +the olden times of Chef. Since then, we've noticed that no-one uses it, +and so `erl_call` will be removed in Chef 14. + +## The `windows_task` Resource should be better behaved + +We've spent a considerable amount of time testing and fixing the +`windows_task` resource to ensure that it is properly idempotent and +correct in more situations. + +## Credentials handling + +Previously, chef on the workstation used `knife.rb` or `config.rb` to +handle credentials. This didn't do a great job when interacting with +multiple Chef servers, leading to the need for tools like `knife_block`. +We've added support for a credentials file that can contain +configuration for many Chef servers (or organizations), and we've made +it easy to indicate which account you mean to use. + ## Ohai 13.7 Release Notes: ### EC2 C5 Detection |