FOG 1.6.0-RC-8 Available

[Tom Elliott]

FOG 1.6.0-RC-8 is available

The eighth release candidate for FOG 1.6.0 is available on the rc-1.6.0 branch. It reports version 1.6.0-RC-8. Release page: https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/releases/tag/1.6.0-RC-8

Test it on a lab or non-production server first. The upgrade from 1.5 to 1.6 is one-way: it changes the database schema, and there is no down-migration.

Changed since RC-7

• FOG Agent: renaming a domain-joined Windows host (#1846). On RC-7, agent 0.1.12 refused the rename and logged hostname: failed ... this machine is in a domain, so its computer object must be renamed too at every poll. The server now sends the host’s AD credentials for the rename, and only while the rename is outstanding. The agent renames the machine and its computer object together, then reboots once. Needs FOG Agent 0.1.12 or later, and the host’s AD username and password set in FOG.
• Client page: a FOG Agent card (#1844). ?node=client now links the FOG Agent download. It shows a silent MSI install example and enroll examples.
• Dashboard: agent version rows filter the host list (#1848). Clicking a version in the Agent Versions card opens the host list filtered to that version.

Before you upgrade

• Back up your database and /opt/fog/.fogsettings.
• Read the release notes: https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/blob/rc-1.6.0/docs/release/1.6.0-release-notes.md
• 1.6 removes Display Manager, Directory Cleaner, User Cleanup, Client Updater, Green FOG and the persistentgroups plugin. Their data is dropped. The site and accesscontrol plugins move into core.
• PHP 7.4 or later is required. Plugins built for 1.5 do not load.

Install or update (as root)

• A 1.6 beta or RC server: run 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 from the checkout.
• 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

Report problems

Open an issue at https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/issues. Include your FOG version, your OS, and the installer log from bin/error_logs/. Report a security problem through “Report a vulnerability” on the same repository, not in a public issue.