From 2c5993e61e0fe89de4b26fe6cf5e551ea17f8e8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Smith Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2019 08:53:15 -0700 Subject: Add Chef 14.13 release notes --- RELEASE_NOTES.md | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'RELEASE_NOTES.md') diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md index c2a140e407..1a3974cee2 100644 --- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md @@ -423,6 +423,47 @@ The `refresh_plugins` method in the `Ohai::System` class has been removed as it The `Virtualization` plugin will no longer detect systems running on the circa ~2005 VirtualPC or VirtualServer hypervisors. These hypervisors were long ago deprecated by Microsoft and support can no longer be tested. +# Chef Infra Client Release Notes 14.13: + +## Updated Resources + +### directory + +The `directory` has been updated to properly set the `deny_rights` permission on Windows. Thanks [@merlinjim](https://github.com/merlinjim) for reporting this issue. + +### service + +The `service` resource is now idempotent on SLES 11 systems. Thanks [@gsingla294](https://github.com/gsingla294) for reporting this issue. + +### cron + +The `cron` resource has been updated to advise users to use the specify properties rather than passsing values in as part of the `environment` property. This avoids a situation where a user could pass the differing values in both locations and receive unexpected results. + +### link + +The `link` resource includes improved logging upon failure to help you debug what has failed. Thanks [@jaymzh](https://github.com/jaymzh) for this improvement. + +### template + +The `template` resource now includes additional information when templating failures, which is particularly useful in ChefSpec. Thanks [@brodock](https://github.com/brodock) for this improvement. + +## delete_resource Fix + +The `delete_resource` helper now works properly when the resource you are attempting to delete has multiple providers. Thanks [@artem-sidorenko](https://github.com/artem-sidorenko) for this fix. + +## Helpers Help Everywhere + +Various helpers have been moved into Chef Infra Client's `universal` class, which makes them available anywhere in your cookbook, not just recipes. If you've ever been confused why something like `search`, `powershell_out`, or `data_bag_item` didn't work somewhere in your code, that should be resolved now. + +## Deprecations + +The `CHEF-25` deprecation for resource collisions between cookbooks and resources in Chef Infra Client has been removed. Instead you will see a log warning that a collision has occurred, which advises you to update your run_list or cookbooks. + +## Updated Components + +- openssl 1.0.2r -> 1.0.2s (bugfix only release) +- cacerts 2019-01-23 -> 2019-05-15 + # Chef Infra Client Release Notes 14.12: ## Updated Resources @@ -441,7 +482,6 @@ The windows_certificate resource now imports nested certificates while importing - ruby 2.5.3 -> 2.5.5 - InSpec 3.7.1 -> 3.9.0 - The unused windows-api gem is no longer bundled with Chef on Windows hosts - # Chef Infra Client Release Notes 14.11: ## Updated Resources -- cgit v1.2.1