From 58372b4c77be6b9d3e71713c8a238a5f4be223f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Smith Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2020 16:26:56 -0800 Subject: Add Chef Infra Client 16.8 release notes Prep the release Signed-off-by: Tim Smith --- RELEASE_NOTES.md | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md index 3151158572..0bba9b61c4 100644 --- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md @@ -1,5 +1,34 @@ This file holds "in progress" release notes for the current release under development and is intended for consumption by the Chef Documentation team. Please see for the official Chef release notes. +# What's New in 16.8 + +## Updated Resources + +### dsc_resourse / dsc_script + +The `dsc_resourse` and `dsc_script` resources have been updated to use the `powershell_exec` helper for significantly improved performance executing the PowerShell commands. + +### hostname + +The `hostname` resource has been updated to prevent failures when the default system hostname is set on macOS hosts. + +### remote_file + +The `remote_file` resource has been updated to use certificates located in Chef Infra Client's `trusted_certificates` directory. Thanks for reporting this issue [@carguel](https://github.com/carguel/) + +### windows_certificate + +The `windows_certificate` has been updated with a new `exportable` property that marks pfx as exportable in the certificate store. + +## Ohai Improvements + +- A new optional `Grub2` plugin can be enabled to expose GRUB2 environment variables. +- Linode cloud detection has been improved. + +## Platform Packages + +We are once again building packages for Solaris on Sparc and x86 platforms. + # What's New in 16.7 ## Performance Enhancements @@ -18,7 +47,7 @@ We've updated the release of `chef-vault` bundled with Chef Infra Client to 4.1. ### build_essential -The `build_essential` resource has been updated to resolve idempotency issues and greatly improve performance on macOS hosts. +The `build_essential` resource has been updated to resolve idempotency issues and greatly improve performance on macOS hosts. ### chef_client_config -- cgit v1.2.1