FOG 1.6.0-RC4 Available

[Tom Elliott]

FOG 1.6.0-RC-4 is available

The fourth release candidate for FOG 1.6.0 is on the rc-1.6.0 branch. It reports version 1.6.0-RC-4.

Release page: https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/releases/tag/1.6.0-RC-4

Upgrade from RC-3 now if you delete images or snapins from the web UI. In RC-3, the delete dialog can remove the files on the storage node even when the “remove file data” box is cleared.

Fixed since RC-3

• A cleared “remove file data” box on the image or snapin delete dialog still deleted the files. It now keeps them. (#1819)
• When the storage node was unreachable, every snapin failed with “Hash does not match”. The server now returns an error status instead of a bad file. (#1817)
• The installer did not repair a missing service account home directory (by default /home/fogproject), which broke FTP and snapin downloads. It now repairs it on every run. (#1820)
• A failed schema update now shows the reason in the installer error log. (#1812)
• “On Server Size” now shows the image size right after a capture, not up to an hour later. This field is informational only. (#1814)

Update (as root)

• A 1.6 beta or RC server: bin/updatefog.sh --channel rc from your FOG checkout.
• A 1.5 server installed from git: update to the current 1.5 stable, then run bin/updatefog.sh --channel rc.
• A new server, or a 1.5 server installed from a tarball:
  curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FOGProject/fogproject/working-1.6/bin/bootstrap.sh | bash -s -- --channel rc

Test on a lab or non-production server first. The upgrade from 1.5 to 1.6 changes the database schema, and there is no way back. Back up your database and /opt/fog/.fogsettings before you upgrade.

Report problems at https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/issues with your FOG version, your OS, and the installer log from bin/error_logs/.