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do not use dpkg-divert for dhcp things, instead call dhclient with
different configuration file and script (closes: #369265)
1 fai (2.10.2) unstable; urgency=medium
2
3 * lib/get-boot-info: call dhclient with different configuration and
4 script names (closes: #369265), remove dpkg-divert calls for
5 /etc/dhcp3/dhclient-script and /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf
6
7 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 6 Jun 2006 12:34:38 +0200
8
9 fai (2.10.1) unstable; urgency=low
10
11 * fai-chboot: fix division by zero error
12 * fai.conf: remove $OS_TYPE
13 * fai: remove $OS_TPYPE, set $targetdir, eval_cmdline is not needed for
14 install and dirinst, move prcopyleft() and additional code into
15 external script, use /var/log/fai/current as default LOGDIR,
16 /tmp/fai is currently a mount --bind to it
17 * fai-do-scripts: replace --no-lock with -K, this should fix cfengine's
18 segfault bug
19 * install_packages: add commands for y2pmsh, yast and rpm
20 * mount2dir: add more fs types that should be skipped
21 * fai-mirror: use different source.list when downloading packages for
22 debootstrap (closes: #361786), remove comments from PACKAGES line
23 (closes: #358910), add option -C, (closes: #318299), recreates
24 Package.gz and Release file using apt-ftparchive
25 * fai-cd: add option -C (closes: #312198), print FAI version in grub
26 menu, not fai-cd version
27 * make-fai-nfsroot: print warning if -f is still used, add config for
28 aptitude to allow unsigned packages without prompting
29 * menu.lst: enable timeout, use localboot as default, remove syslogd
30 flag, remove unused entries, fix IP address for demohost
31 * subroutines: new path /var/log/fai/current/showvar.log
32 * fai-guide.sgml: include package splitting into fai guide
33 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: new names packages in fai-kernel, add
34 console-tools to nfsroot (closes: #363480)
35 * get-boot-info: do not try to activate the first four ethernet devices
36 * conf/apt.conf: add aptitude option so untrusted repositories will also be used
37 * instsoft.FAIBASE: use fcopy for kernel-img.conf
38 * subroutines-linux: use IP address when calling fai-chboot in
39 task_chboot, this helps when the install client has two network cards
40 and the host name lookup fails
41 * mkrw: fix typo (closes: #363521)
42 * dhcpd.conf: make deny unknown-clients default, remove range definition
43 * S99fai-setup: enable networking for faiserver
44
45 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:46:12 +0200
46
47 fai (2.10) unstable; urgency=low
48
49 * setup_harddisks: mapdisk(): add support for more than two disks, fix
50 wrong comments (closes: #356265), allow logical partitions to be
51 bootable (closes: #344536)
52 * make-fai-nfsroot: do not copy files from /etc/apt to the nfsroot,
53 detect kernel version for new kernel name (closes: 352939),
54 remove patches-* file when using -K (closes: #348350), remove
55 update-modules call, remove symlink creation to /tmp, add warning if
56 $FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY is still used
57 * fai-chboot: change output of -l and -L, major rework of the lsdir
58 function, add more options for different listing formats, add template
59 copy function (closes: #342471, #356136), options added: -g -c -t -o
60 * 20-hwdetect.source: test if discover is installed
61 * make-fai-bootfloppy: remove obsolete message (closes: #347974)
62 * fcopy: remove newline from $source, add \Q, (closes: #350015), warning
63 if unlink fails, add option -n (closes: #356378), preserving is not an
64 error (closes: #360183)
65 * make example scripts more cfengine2 compatible (closes: #312201)
66 * hooks/instsoft.FAIBASE: do not pause when kernel modules are already
67 available (closes: #314613)
68 * install_packages: new feature, just unpack packages (closes: #277079),
69 add urpmi, urpme and yum support
70 * fai: exit script if no parameters are given and no run from nfsroot
71 * subroutines: add verbose output when defining variables, add
72 subroutines mkrw and mkrwsize, set $diskvar during softupdate to
73 /var/log/fai/disk_var.sh, task_savelog: test if files exist before
74 copying them
75 * remove FAIBASE/20-save_diskvar (closes: #312296)
76 * task_sysinfo: call lshw if available
77 * lib/get-boot-info: remove duplicate network device names
78 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: use SERVERINTERFACE for detecting subnet
79 (closes: #341577)
80 * create_ramdisk: use mkrw for making directories writeable
81 * fai-mirror: add warning if some files do not exist
82
83 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 3 Apr 2006 15:11:30 +0200
84
85 fai (2.9.1) unstable; urgency=low
86
87 * install_packages: add aptitude-r to @commands (closes: #343361)
88 * new command fai-statoverride (like dpkg-statoverride)
89 * fai-chboot: use NFS v2 as default until FAI will drop sarge support
90 * fai.8: fix typo (closes: #343642)
91 * doc/classes_description.txt: remove all unused classes, update
92 description (closes: #322026)
93 * add script AMD64/99-discover-bug
94 * add class FAISERVER
95 * updatebase: mount /sys into chroot
96 * mkdebmirror: remove non-US stuff
97 * savelog.LAST: add segfault to error pattern
98 * make-fai-bootfloppy.8: fix typo (closes: #346428)
99 * make-fai-nfsroot: do not try to copy file if resolv.conf does not
100 exist
101 * menu.lst: add entry for faiserver
102 * fai-cd: adjust space, new code for generating sources.list file
103 * fai-debconf: add test if debconf data file exists (closes: #348857)
104
105 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Sun, 5 Mar 2006 22:37:31 +0100
106
107 fai (2.9) unstable; urgency=low
108
109 * splitting binary package fai into fai-server, fai-client, fai-doc and
110 fai-nfsroot (closes: #210507)
111 * adjust some paths
112 * remove beowulf and advanced examples
113 * increase compat level to 4
114 * delete sunos code from source
115 * scripts/ directory is now bin/
116 * fai-cd: fixed hardcoded sources.list for the install client to be
117 generated, code by Michael Tautschnig (closes: #320024) and at least
118 partially #329547, test if nfsroot was created (closes: #317495), test
119 if mkisofs is available (closes: #334871), exist unless arch is i386
120 or amd64 (closes: #339098), check if $FAI_CONFIGDIR is valid
121 remove subroutine mhide amd module-hide, mkbimage is not needed any
122 more, use grub's stage2_eltorito feature mkisofs uses -no-emul-boot,
123 no floppy emulation needed, size is not limited any more to 2.88M
124 * install_packages: ignore packages ending with - when using -d
125 (closes: #334333), remove backtick evaluation (closes: #322157), add
126 -R to default aptitude call, add aptitude-r for download only mode,
127 add more warnings
128 * lib/create_ramdisk: make /etc/network/run/ifstate writable
129 (closes: #312128)
130 * fai-mirror: add -i to egrep (closes: #312508), add option
131 DPkg::force-conflicts::=yes (closes: #328138), only aptitude can
132 install conflicting packages, test if $mirrordir starts with a slash
133 (closes: #328139), check if $FAI_CONFIGDIR is valid (closes: #334577)
134 * fai-do-scripts: do not execute S[0-9][0-9]* any more (closes: #310999)
135 * fcopy: add preinst support, ignore .svn dirs (closes: #297550), do
136 chroot before using getpwnam (closes: #283475), add option -U
137 * fai-guide.sgml: include README.disk_config into fai guide, minor
138 fixes, (closes: #332295, #332318, #332293, #332291)
139 * make-fai-nfsroot: use --one-file-system instead of -l (closes: #308806),
140 new test if ssh package is installed (closes: #322759), create
141 apt.conf.d file to support unsigned repositories, fail if debootstrap
142 return with error code (closes: #342120)
143 * subroutines: test if hooks are executable (closes: #338524), new stamp
144 file name when action is softupdate
145 * make-fai-bootfloppy: fix code for -i when using a relative path
146 (closes: #314551), add option -I (closes: #337271), create more space
147 on boot floppy (closes: #294593), add option -B
148 * FAIBASE/10-misc: with the new fai-kernels package we can call tune2fs
149 even when using a 2.6 kernel (closes: #307147)
150 * ftar: test if $single is set (closes: #340421)
151 * FAIBASE/30-interface: do not overwrite resolv.conf if it's a symlink
152 (closes: #305783)
153 * setup_harddisks: add i2o support (closes: #317797), add workaround for
154 udev behaviour
155 * GRUB/10-setup: use -U with fcopy, so grub's menu.lst will not be
156 overwritten during softupdate (closes: #313069, #314995)
157 * subroutines-linux: fix idempotent code (closes: #340422)
158 * fai: do not use color logo if $console was set, start udev if
159 available (closes: #334373), test if run as root
160 * lib/updatebase: mount /dev into chroot during installation if we are
161 running udev
162 * fai-chboot: read $NFSROOT from fai.conf, add nfsroot option to kernel
163 parameters, root-path can now be removed from dhcpd.conf
164 * add support for unsigned repositories
165 * LAST/50-misc: fix code that detect of a kernel is installed, now it
166 does not break if more than one kernel is installed
167
168 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:53:00 +0100
169
170 fai (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=high
171
172 * fix important bug: remove non-US entry (closes: #310392)
173 * package_config: remove nonfree package t1-xfree86-nonfree from
174 examples (closes: #310705)
175
176 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 25 May 2005 13:59:39 +0200
177
178 fai (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=high
179
180 * fix a serious bug, remove debconf support (closes: #309209), debconf
181 support may be included again after sarge
182 * fix important bug, do not delete files in /etc/fai (closes: #309707)
183 * control: remove dependency on debconf
184 * postinst, postrm: remove debconf code
185 * rules: do not call dh_installdebconf
186 * remove debian/config, debian/template
187 * remove files in debian/po: POTFILES.in de.po fr.po templates.pot
188 * fai.conf: set placeholder for installserver, since debconf will not
189 set it any more
190 * conf/make-fai-nfsroot.conf, conf/sources.list: use ftp.debian.org
191 instead of debconf's default values
192 * man/fai-chboot.8: minor document patch (closes: #309138, 309142)
193 * fai-guide.sgml: minor document patch, move section "For the impatient
194 user" to the front (closes: #309134, #309556)
195 * README.build-sources: add memo to use -ICVS in the future
196
197 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 19 May 2005 15:54:18 +0200
198
199 fai (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=high
200
201 * remove old unused scripts from cvs source
202 * updatebase: use mktemp for creating temp file, this closes a serious
203 security bug (closes: #307838)
204 * fai: create dir only during initial installation, fixes a critical bug
205 (closes: #307632)
206 * subroutines-linux: do not "mount --bind" when FAI_ROOT=/, closes
207 important bug (closes: #307631)
208
209 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 6 May 2005 09:23:34 +0200
210
211 fai (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
212
213 * only minor bug fixes, no major changes to the code, but a lot of them
214 * make-fai-bootfloppy: add missing $ to variable (closes: #304824)
215 * install_packages: add missing aptitude-r call (closes: #305544),
216 add $qopt and $devnull, used when install_packages is called with
217 verbose from fai-mirror
218 * fai-mirror: fix wrong path (closes: #304179), remove needless test if
219 mkinitrd-cd is available, add $qflag, return if $pkglist is empty, not
220 when $addpackages is empty
221 * fai: added $COLOR_FAI_LOGO, which is off when doing softupdate
222 * fai-cd: add test if mkinitrd-cd is available
223 * fai-savelog: set FAI_ACTION to noaction if undef (closes: #305283)
224 * savelog.LAST: add error message to global pattern
225 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: remove --arch i386, since debootstrap now uses
226 dpkg --print-installation-architecture instead of another call which
227 needed gcc, change comment
228 * make-fai-nfsroot: split i386 and amd64 packages list, remove packages
229 from amd64 which are not available (closes: #306264)
230 * menu.lst/postinst: use BOOT_PARTITION instead of ROOT_PARTITION
231 (closes: 305861)
232 * install_packages.8: remove option -f
233 * make-fai-nfsroot.8: remove wrong information (closes: #304980)
234 * control: add grub to suggests
235 * rules: make hooks and postinst script executable
236 * FAIBASE/10-misc: do not call tune2fs when using 2.6 kernel. This may
237 hang the system
238 * fr.po: added french debconf templates (closes: #306232)
239 * de.po, templates.pot: remove fuzzy lines
240 * README.disk_config: add notes about boot option
241 * debian/postinst: replace sed -i with perl -pi -e since old sed does
242 not support -i
243 * fai-setup: change informational message
244 * fai-mount-disk: mount file systems read only
245 * 50-host-classes: move host specific class definitions to new script
246 * fai-guide.sgml: fix typos and other minor mistakes
247
248 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Sat, 30 Apr 2005 21:20:53 +0200
249
250 fai (2.8) unstable; urgency=high
251
252 * remove ext2resize from $packages (closes: #303565)
253 * major rewrite of simple examples (closes: #290554)
254 * make-fai-nfsroot.8: add info about nfsroot location (closes: #303915)
255 * fai-guide.sgml: major update for new release
256 * setup_harddisks: add support for device names disk1 and disk2,
257 reformat some output, print some messages only if $verbose is set
258 * rcS_fai: renamed to fai, add manual page fai.8
259 * fai: add $rundir, remove unused dirs at the end, call set_disk_info
260 before task_defvar, add variable $DO_INIT_TASK, add code for
261 softupdate support, rename rcS.log to fai.log, add copyright message
262 to usage(), add option -N --new, always test $DO_INIT_TASKS with -eq
263 * apt.conf: replace force-confnew with force-confdef
264 * make-fai-nfsroot: use dpkg --print-installation-architecture instead
265 off uname -m, add arch dependent package name to, remove "" for
266 matching * in KERNELPACKAGE, test if $KERNELPACKAGE is empty
267 $NFSROOT/var/tmp/packages.arch, use shadowconfig instead of pwconv
268 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: comment FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY, set FAICLIENTS to
269 local class-C network, remove ext2resize until available again
270 * subroutines: add task softupdate, add support for softupdate, add
271 $DO_INIT_TASKS, minor changes in get_fai_cvs(), use swapoff -a for
272 disabling swap partitions, test $DO_INIT_TASK always with -eq, use
273 /var/log/fai/FAI_CLASSES
274 * subroutines-linux: script prepare_apt is now updatebase, add support
275 for softupdates, add task_prepareapt, sliently skip task_chboot if
276 LOGUSER is undefined, $disklist now sorted, print setup_hardisks
277 output also to console
278 * install_packages: cleanup of multiple packages with different
279 install/remove operations, add installable(), check if a package is
280 listed in a package index and not only in the dpkg database, add
281 force-confdef and force-confold to apt-get, install_packages.conf
282 unused, remove -f, sub read_config_file
283 * fai-do-scripts: now executing scripts matching [0-9[0-9]*, S[0-9]*
284 also supported for backwards compatibility
285 * fai-mirror: add check if mkinitrd-cd and apt-move are installed, arch
286 dependent packages defined in make-fai-nfsroot, replace sed with bash
287 builtin, add $debdist, return if $addpackages is empty
288 * fai-chboot: change message
289 * load_keymap_consolechars: much simpler code
290 * create_ramdisk: create /tmp/var/run/fai
291 * fai.conf: installserver will be set by debconf, by default LOGUSER is
292 unset
293 * sources.list: insert MIRRORHOST which will be replaced by debconf data
294 * Makefile: install device2grub to new location, rename rcS_fai to fai
295 * control: add libapt-pkg-perl for install_packages, remove dependency
296 on nfs, because fai can also only be used for softupdate
297 * postrm: cleanup debconf data on purge
298 * postinst: use debconf
299 * rules: add dh_installdebconf call, remove chmod of rcS_fai
300 * utils/mkdebmirror: --ignore-missing-release --ignore-release-gpg
301
302 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Sat, 9 Apr 2005 23:43:27 +0200
303
304 fai (2.7) unstable; urgency=high
305
306 * closes grave bug, make-fai-nfsroot.conf: replace raidtools2 with mdadm
307 (closes: #299952), move cfengine from $packages to $NFSROOT_PACKAGES
308 * closes important bug, make-fai-nfsroot: use resolv.conf from install
309 server during creation of nfsroot (closes: #301230)
310 * rcS_fai: set classes before fai-class is called (closes: #301179), set
311 hostname if HOST was specified on the commandline
312 * fcopy: fix wrong variable name
313 * package_config/KERNEL_SOFT: replace `echo $kernelversion` in package
314 name with 2.6.8
315 * fai-guide.sgml: fix a lot of broken http links, add info for fai-cd
316 * install_packages: add setdownloadonly() and $opt_d
317 * conf/install_packages.conf removed
318 * fai-mirror: source make-fai-nfsroot.conf, add add_base_packages(),
319 allow - in class names, add option -a, call install_packages with -d,
320 add PKGCOMP for apt-move.conf, do not exit 9 if $FAI_DEBMIRROR is not
321 defined, log aptitudes actions to /dev/null
322 * fai-mirror.1: add option -a
323 * install_packages.8: add option -d
324 * add fai-cd script for creating a bootable FAI CD image (closes: #265444)
325 * add fai-cd.8 man page
326 * add conf/menu.lst: needed by fai-cd
327 * control: add mkinitrd-cd to Suggests, add Build-Depends-Indep on
328 debhelper greater version 3
329 * class/DEFAULT.var: use kernel-image-2.4-386 as default kernel package
330 * fai-savelog-ftp: remove $ENV{LOGREMOTEDIR} from mkdir since we just cd
331 to it
332
333 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:51:34 +0100
334
335 fai (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
336
337 * add task debconf (closes: #136503)
338 * new script fai-debconf
339 * add manual page fai-debconf.1
340 * control: use nfs-kernel-server by default (closes: #293876)
341 * QUESTIONNAIRE: minor update
342 * packages_config/XFREE: remove some -dev packages
343 * packages_config/SERVER: remove symlinks
344 * packages_config/DEFAULT: add debconf-utils
345 * replace backticks with $()
346 * fai-do-scripts: use local variables, make it a bash script
347 * fai-guide.sgml: update for debconf support, add aptitude in
348 install_packages config
349
350 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:00:05 +0100
351
352 fai (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=medium
353
354 * 06hwdetect.source: add comment, add class NVIDIA which is not currently
355 used, bug fix: correct SCSI detect 2.6 kernel, replace backticks with
356 $(), discard error messages from modprobe, enable dma mode for ide
357 devices (with fai CD it was not enabled)
358 * make-fai-nfsroot: use "" when testing variables, add link for
359 discover, remove resolv.conf created by debootstrap (closes: #281264),
360 create list of all packages in base.tgz, add packages for x86_64,
361 remove unneeded files in $FSROOT/etc/fai
362 * ftar: bug fix do not do recursive removal if $target/$dir is /
363 * fai-guide.sgml: fix typos (closes: #287150), add info about
364 /files/packages/ (closes: #290359)
365 * add task_savelog to die() (closes: #290526)
366 * make-fai-bootfloppy: bug fix: support /media directory, choose last
367 installed kernel if more than one kernel is installed in nfsroot
368 * setup_harddisks: bug fix: redefined mountpoint are too often reported,
369 allow space before primary and logical keyword
370 * create_ramdisk: bug fix: make directory for discover
371 * fai-setup: typo in variable name (closes: #289271), reload nfs server
372 instead of restart, read make-fai-nfsroot.conf, use variable
373 FAICLIENTS
374 * fai-class: bug fix: option -T hangs the script, make it a bash script,
375 replace backticks `` with $(), bad variable name in testclass()
376 * share/subroutines: bug fix: cd to / so umount -a will not fail too
377 often, kill sshd before rebooting, umount $target/proc before
378 umounting all otger file systems, copy FAI_CLASSES variables.sh
379 disk_var.sh to $target/var/log/fai
380 * fai-chboot: bug fix: do not fail on subnet IP addresses, test if host
381 lookup is possible before calling $h->name (closes: #290007)
382 * install_packages: add option -f, add command{pending},
383 command{dpkgc}, print max number of packages only in verbose mode
384 * install_packages.8: add option -f, add info about
385 install_packages.conf
386 * new config file: install_packages.conf, used for fai-mirror(1)
387 * rcS_fai: remount / with noatime, set variables if booting from CD, set
388 hostname to $HOST it was unset, remove unused variable, minor code
389 cleanup
390 * DEFAULT/S01: add copying of /etc/modules
391 * DEFAULT/S10: add message where grub writes boot record
392 * class/01alias: add class FAICD if running from fai CD, add classes for
393 host gnomehost (used by fai-cd)
394 * package_config/DEMO: replace install with aptitude
395 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: add variable FAICLIENTS, remove package dpkg-dev
396 * script/LAST: enable shadow passwords for passwd and group in examples,
397 eject cdrom when running from fai CD
398 * task_sysinfo: call hwinfo if available
399 * fai-savelog: do not save remotely if $LOGSERVER is not set
400 * new command fai-mirror and manual page fai-mirror.1
401 * .../XF86CXonfig-4/DEFAULT: change HorizSync, use pc105 keyboard model
402 * .../XF86CXonfig-4/MATROX: removed because DEFAULT works now
403
404 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 21 Jan 2005 04:24:26 +0100
405
406 fai (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=medium
407
408 * install_packages: bug fix. Do not remove package names which are
409 search patterns for aptitude, read /etc/fai/install_packages.conf if
410 it exists
411 * hooks/savelog.LAST: add patterns that will be ignored
412 * fcopy: add support for svn and arch, add option -I, use variable
413 $FCOPY_IGNOREDIRS if set
414 * fcopy.8: add option -I
415
416 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:14:08 +0100
417
418 fai (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=medium
419
420 * add missing Beowulf examples
421 * fai-guide.sgml: fix error in link
422 * fai-start-stop-daemon: add short options, because so some init.d
423 scripts use them
424 * rcS_fai: do not use -t when remounting
425 * make-fai-nfsroot: print error when $KERNELPACKAGE is not found, add a
426 package for alpha architecture
427 * share/subroutines: do not dump variable $HOME and $PWD to variables.sh
428 * doc/QUESTIONNAIRE: typos, add example for answer
429 * install_packages: use warn instead of print for warning and verbose
430 messages, add aptitude support
431 * Fai.pm: add () to subroutine calls
432 * prerm: do not exit when nfs server reload fails (closes: #279024)
433 * setup_harddisks: add $devdisklist to call of sfdisk (closes: #276033)
434 * preparte_apt: divert programs before calling apt-get update
435 * subroutines-linux: redirect stdin of install_packages unless in debug
436 mode (closes: #264727)
437
438 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 8 Nov 2004 14:38:58 +0100
439
440 fai (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=high
441
442 * subroutines: remove $rootpw from variables.sh (closes: #270871)
443 * update to kernel 2.4.27
444 * make-fai-nfsroot: force link creation of ifstate (closes: #270463),
445 use /etc/shadow in $NFSROOT
446 * make-fai-makefsroot.conf: add xfsprogs and xfsdump packages, adjust
447 size, install with chmod 0600 (closes: #270666, #271113)
448 * DEFAULT/S10: removed: add auto to /etc/modules
449 * class/DEFAULT.var: use single quotes instead of double quotes,
450 $kappend contains kernel parameters, new default kernel package
451 kernel-image-2.4.27-1-386
452 * scripts/DEFAULT/S20: remove unused action
453 * packages_config/DEFAULT: add iproute to NETTOOLS
454 * make-fai-nfsroot.8: add info about make-fai-nfsroot.conf,
455 add option -K which first removes all kernels from nfsroot
456 (make-fai-bootlfoppy is broken if multiple kernels are in the nfsroot)
457 * fai-setup: add option -e which does not set up nfs environment, which
458 may hang some production systems for a while
459 * fai-setup.8: add info for new option
460 * Makefile: install make-fai-nfsroot.conf with 0600
461
462 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:40:36 +0200
463
464 fai (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=high
465
466 * install_packages: fix broken taskinst action, workaround for new
467 tasksel behaviour
468 * DEFAULT/S10: fix broken grub entry for FAI_BOOTPART when two kernels
469 are in the nfsroot
470 * fai-chboot: add option -e the opposite of -r, uses nearly the same code
471
472 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 26 Aug 2004 20:09:15 +0200
473
474 fai (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=medium
475
476 * catnc() greps through more than one file
477 * changlog messages of fai-setup moved from 2.5.2 to 2.6
478 * hooks/savelog.LAST: add package names which include the string "error"
479 as ignorepatterns
480 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: add portmap again, since nis setup needs it
481 * make-fai-nfsroot: add option -k which installs a new kernel for the
482 nfsroot (closes: #256187), /root/.profile sources variables.sh, test
483 if $NFSROOT/prco/self exists before umount, kernel_install() includes
484 all code for installing the kernel, create dir $NFSROOT/var/state only
485 when not already existing, call umount_dirs and reset trap exit for
486 normal finishing script
487 * control: recommends dhcp3-server (closes: #263260), update to
488 standards 3.6.1, remove sp from build-depends
489 * rcsfai.var is not needed any more
490 * share/subroutines: do not dump readonly variables to variables.sh
491 * faireboot: make it a bash script, source variables.sh, source
492 subroutines, send message to faimond
493 * fai-divert: do not execute if dpkg-divert is not available
494 * install_pacakges: add support for tasksel remove, set default number
495 of packages from 4711 to 99
496 * package_config/COMPILE: replace task c-dev by list of packages names
497 * prepare_apt: make diversion of invoke-rc.d
498 * rules: call dh_clean after make clean
499 * prerm: test if $nfsserver is empty (closes: #263906)
500 * NETWORK/S40: remove /etc/hosts from fcopy list
501 * DEFAULT/S20: add async to export options
502 * fai-savelog: define $HOSTNAME to output of command hostname
503 * subroutines-linux: task_chboot() use `hostname` instead of $HOSTNAME,
504 sndmon() use $sndhostname instead of $HOSTNAME
505 * remove doc/README.package_problems
506 * fai-guide.sgml: add hint about dhcpd/nfsroot (closes: #264486), fix
507 typos
508
509 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 9 Aug 2004 14:02:13 +0200
510
511 fai (2.6) unstable; urgency=low
512
513 * fai-setup: fix hostname detection when hostname includes a dash -,
514 pass all fai-setup options to make-fai-nfsroot (closes: #255830)
515 * fai.conf: move make-fai-nfsroot specific variables to make-fai-nfsroot.conf
516 * fix typo in lib/get-boot-info (closes: #242739, #239405)
517 * fix link in fai-guide.sgml (closes: #237794)
518 * fix typo in make-fai-bootfloppy.8 (closes: #238608)
519 * make-fai-bootfloppy: change lilo labels in (closes: #248955),
520 check if -s option is IP-address or hostname, new path for stage
521 files, remove install= line for lilo.conf, newer lilo does not need
522 boot-menu.b, added support for old an new lilo
523 * make-fai-nfsroot: add package dmidecode for some archs, add
524 module-init-tools, libapt-pkg-perl, smartmontools, usbutils, lvm2,
525 raidtools2, hwinfo, remove portmap package, jove to nfsroot, do not
526 copy bootsector, use mkelf-linux,
527 new code for creating timezone and localtime (closes: #201440), always
528 show $NFSROOT when copying verbosely, insert newline before adding
529 $FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY to sources.list, warning if $FAI_SOURCES_LIST is
530 used, use new make-fai-nfsroot.conf file, divert discover-modprobe,
531 add -q to depmod, create var/state dir, add subroutine fdivert(),
532 use fdivert instead ov ln or mv commands
533 * create_ramdisk: use tmpfs instead of shm, create dir for discover
534 * fcopy: -i always exists with 0
535 * rcS_fai: if a file /.nocolorlogo exists, do not enable colored
536 logo and let scroll region unchanged
537 * 06hwdetect.source: new call of discover (closes: #248532), be silent
538 when loading modules, use pipe instead of exec for find, mount usbfs
539 after loading an usb module, add $videodrv to additional.var, load
540 different modules when using a 2.4 or 2.6 kernel
541 * 11modules.source: moved into 06hwdetect.source
542 * lib/task_sysinfo: first call discover, then load modules using
543 discover, call smarctl for each disk, call lsusb, print partition
544 table with parted
545 * fai-divert: create dummy script only when dpkg-divert will succeeds
546 * fai-savelog: copy LOGDIR recursively, add remote log method none,
547 add -xdev to find
548 * subroutines: use /proc/uptime to determine installation time, use $()
549 instead of backticks, set terror when error occurs, add catnc(),
550 report FAI_FLAGS in one line, send message to faimond when starting a
551 hook
552 * subroutines-linux: set terror if error, add sndmon TASKERROR, do not
553 copy kernel image and initrd to install server, remove echo command
554 when defining kernel append parameters as variables
555 * faimond: always flush output
556 * fai-chboot: add option -o, special treatment of hostname default, also
557 list default config file when using -l, die with error message if
558 hostname is unknown, remove path from program name
559 * install_packages: add option -L, calling system with array should be
560 more efficient, new code for detecting unknown package names uses
561 AptPkg, add subroutine mkpackagelist(), remove path from program name
562 * bootsector, bootsector.8 removed
563 * class/LAST.var: removed because $hdparm is not needed any more
564 * class/70partition: remove definition of class FAI_BOOTPART
565 * class/01alias: remove unimportant examles, remove catnc definition,
566 remove beowulf example
567 * DEFAULT/S01: remove copying of bootsector, remove our local stuff
568 * scripts/BOOT: grub-install does not probe floppy drive, use bash,
569 replace backtics with $()
570 * hooks/instsoft.SERVER not needed any more
571 * hooks/savelog.LAST: add more messages to ignore
572 * disk_config/SMALL_IDE: remove partition /fai-boot, make / and /var
573 bigger, /usr smaller
574 * package_config/*: adjust package names to sarge distribution
575 * S40: remove NISLPRCLIENT and bootptab stuff
576 * examples/etc/sources.list: remove proposed updates lines
577 * mkdebmirror: mirror woody and sarge in one directory
578 * new FAQ
579 * THANKS: juergen added
580
581 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 26 Jul 2004 17:22:44 +0200
582
583 fai (2.5.4) unstable; urgency=low
584
585 * DEFAULT/S01,S20: add async option to export lines
586 * fai-guide.sgml: add info how to boot a SUN Sparc, add URL for Sparc
587 * make-fai-nfsroot: add gnu-efi and silo to arch package lists, add
588 sparc64 arch, ppc arch uses vmlinux not vmlinuz
589 * make-fai-bootfloppy: create and use device.map for grub_floppy
590 (closes: #233018), remove unused ip entry for fixed ip addresses,
591 create iso9660 iso image with option -i
592 * make-fai-bootfloppy.8: add option -i and an example for creating a
593 cdrom image
594 * rcS_fai: add prcopyleft() and fstart(), use mkfifo and tee instead of
595 bash special >(), mount sysfs if available
596 * doc/README.disk_config: add info about lazyformat
597 * THANKS: added holger
598
599 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:07:31 +0100
600
601 fai (2.5.3) unstable; urgency=low
602
603 * make-fai-bootfloppy: call grub in chroot environment, so correct libc
604 is used, add option c and F, DHCP is now default boot protocol, be
605 more verbose
606 * make-fai-nfsroot: add option c which sets $cfdir (closes: 219824)
607 add variable nfssize, remove package strace, check if $NFSROOT is set,
608 mkdir $RUNDIR is not need any more, use $cfdir instead of fixed
609 /etc/fai, do not copy fai-chboot to nfsroot, call certain commands in
610 a LC_ALL=C environment, add more verbose messages, new options for
611 mknbi-linux call (closes: #181393), test if FAI_SOURCES_LIST is
612 defined or a sources.list file exists, be verbose when copying
613 important files if option -v is set
614 depmod -a ... || true so it does not stop the whole system
615 * debian/control: replace netboot package with mknbi
616 * debian/dirs: add var/run/fai, remove unused directory utils
617 * debian/prerm: check if $NFSROOT is set, sleep 2 before removing nfsroot
618 * man/make-fai-bootfloppy.8: add new options F and c
619 * man/make-fai-nfsroot.8: add new option c
620 * lib/task_sysinfo: show ide disk geometry
621 remove detect call
622 most text reformated, because subroutine definition removed
623 * doc/Makefile: remove some new tempfiles, add "|| true" to rm so it
624 does not complain
625 * fai-chboot: add option -S, complain when host names are missing for
626 option -r
627 * fai.conf: add packages to the exclude list for debootstrap
628 new name for KERNELPACKAGE
629 add comment how to use NFSROOT_ETC_HOSTS (closes: #219433)
630 remove FAI_SOURCES_LIST examples, use sources.list instead
631 disable FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY by default
632 put important variables to the top
633 * examples/etc/sources.list: new file, that shows examples of different
634 access method to the Debian mirror
635 * fai-guide.sgml: describe new handling of sources.list, add manref to
636 make-fai-nfsroot, new line for tftpd in inetd.conf, add info on use
637 without DNS
638 * class/06hwdetect.source: modprobe ide-detect needed for 2.4.24 kernel,
639 remove ide-probe-mod, add isa-pnp
640 * lib/get-boot-info: new code to extract ip parameters, fix problems
641 when one parameter is missing
642 * share/subroutines: islinux() not needed any more, task_chboot: always
643 copy new kernel image to /boot/fai/$HOSTNAME-localboot
644 * apt.conf: replace values yes with true
645 * rcS_fai: new code for task action pipe at the end, new mount option
646 for remounting /dev/root, copyright has one line less
647 * examples/etc/dhcpd.conf: new example for a local 192.168.1 subnet, add
648 nfs mount options to root-path
649 * VERSION: default is kernel 2.4.24
650 * chkdebnames: most parts rewritten
651 * setup_harddisks: typos
652
653 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:42:40 +0100
654
655 fai (2.5.2) unstable; urgency=low
656
657 * rcS_fai: print copyright message in red, set scroll region, add
658 actimeo for nfs mounts
659 * fai.conf: add exim4 packages to exlude list
660 * make-fai-nfsroot: add netcat to nfsroot; remove libdetect0 from
661 package list (closes: #219420), copy preferences from /etc/fai
662 (closes: 219824), use apt-get dist-upgrade instead of upgrade,
663 do not create base.tgz in $NFSROOT/.. and then move file
664 * setup_harddisks: add -f tp mkfs.xfs option (closes: #219439)
665 * faimond, faimond.8 added
666 * subroutines-linux: add sndmon subroutine, try to connect faimond, on
667 success, enable monitor feature, test if $ret is empty, make it a bash
668 script, show nc output only when debugging
669 * fai-guide.sgml: typo in URL
670 * class/01alias: use other IP-addresses for exmaples
671 * lib/fai-mount-disk: extend regex to support devfs names
672 (closes: #218541)
673 * scripts/DEFAULT/S01: create S61hdparm if $hdparm is not empty,
674 set cdromdevice to SCSI if available, add code for lprng setup if
675 NISLPRCLIENT and LPD
676 * class/LAST.var: do not set a default value for FAI_ACTION, change in
677 comment
678 * add postrm file to remove all files when purging
679 * subroutines: add sndmon messages, script should be bash script, change
680 debug code in ifclass
681 * install_packages: remove pinning info before checking for misspelt
682 package name, usage() points to the man page
683 * fai-setup: chown of /boot/fai
684 * utils/softupdate, lib/prepare_apt: use dist-upgrade
685 * debian/compat created and debian/conffiles removed
686 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S20: add noatime,actimeo=900 options, add linux logo
687 to login messages
688 * sunos/makefile: add fai-savelog to solaris tarball
689 * hooks/savelog.LAST: added "unexpected IO-APIC" to ignore pattern
690 * Fai.pm: test if /var/adm/messages exists
691 * lib/task_sysinfo: add dmidecode call, add sfdisk -d call, change fdisk
692 call
693
694 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 6 Jan 2004 15:20:10 +0100
695
696 fai (2.5.1) unstable; urgency=low
697
698 * share/subroutines: use $SECONDS instead of date +%s
699 * fcopy: add usage info for -M
700 * add chapter "advanced FAI" to fai guide
701 * dhcclient-perl: add new names to mapping table
702 * lib/create_ramdisk: start devfsd if needed
703 * share/subroutines-linux: task_chboot should return, not exit; copy
704 initrd.img to install server if needed for the kernel
705 * make-fai-nfsroot: add $NFSROOT_ETC_HOST before calling apt-get
706 upgrade; remove mkdir of fai_config
707 * package_config/DEFAULT: add nfs-common for all
708 * examples/simple/scripts/DEFAULT/S01: add -n to head command (closes: #205547)
709 * sunos/scripts/SUNOS/S05: add -t to expand
710 * sunos/bin/newfs:chown -> chmod
711 * make-fai-bootfloppy: use perl one liner to get IP and host name, call
712 grub executable from nfsroot
713 * fai-guide.sgml: fix typos (closes: #204763)
714 * package_config/DEFAULT: always install nscd package for speedup
715 * Makefile: remove mv of NETWORK1; add variable libfiles
716 * rcS_fai,fai-setup: add async to mount and exports options
717
718 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:58:16 +0200
719
720 fai (2.5) unstable; urgency=low
721
722 * add script fai-chboot
723 * add script fai-savelog-ftp
724 * add vaiables to fai.conf: FAI_LOGPROTO LOGSERVER LOGPASSWD; used by
725 fai-savelog-ftp, localhost is default for $installserver
726 * make-fai-nfsroot: add option -f, change to #! /bin/bash, copy
727 resolv.conf to $NFSROOT, add libnet-perl, trap errors, add bad_exit()
728 * make-fai-bootfloppy: bug fix, add root=/dev/nfs (closes: #198568),
729 remove ip=both for fixed ip-address, change to !# /bin/bash
730 * make-fai-bootfloppy.8: add example with fixed IP address
731 * changes in package_config, added XFREE class
732 * install_packages: add force-yes to apt-get install, remove warnings
733 from apt-cache output, limit number of packages used at once using
734 $MAXPACKAGES
735 * bug fix: /proc/cmdline info is trashed when reading a long kernel
736 command line
737 * make-fai-nfsroot: create package list that depends on architecure,
738 make symlink for syslogd
739 * scripts/BOOT: noew code for generating grub entries, add grub entry
740 for memtest; add entries for re-installation
741 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S01: do never fsck ext3 partitions; add -M to some
742 fcopy calls; add user demo; use fcopy for /etc/kernel-img.conf
743 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S20: enable tcp connections for X server for CS_KOELN
744 * fcopy: add option -M and -b; add variables FCOPY_LASTLOG and
745 FCOPY_UPDATELOG; remove substring from an ewarn call
746 * subroutines: append $FAI_ACTION to file $rcsfaivar; faiend must not
747 reboot for SunOS
748 * subroutines-linux: add support for fai-chboot
749 * hook faiend.LAST renamed to savelog.LAST
750 * setup_harddisks: add XFS filesystem support, add sfdisk environment
751 variable
752 * fai-savelog: make a bash script; use -exec instead of xargs because of
753 sunos version of xargs
754 * fai-class: remove comment lines also in the file $HOSTNAME
755 * class/{dom,kueppers}: add NOSECURETTY
756 * lib/get-boot-info: print warning message if no boot protocol was
757 detected, add network info to boot.log if booting from floppy with
758 fixed IP address
759 * chkdebnames: bug in regex fixed
760 * lib/create_resolv_conf: use resolv.conf from installserver if $DOMAIN
761 is not defined
762 * lib/task_sysinfo: call programm sysinfo if available
763 * scripts/NETWORK1/S40: copy /etc/network/interfaces /etc/hosts /etc/networks
764 using fcopy, add -i to fcopy calls
765 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S10: create etc/hostname only if fcopy fails, add
766 password protection to grub menu
767 * class/01alias: use classes from file demo if hostname is demohost; add
768 catnc(); use catnc instead of cat
769 * class/11modules.source: now uses code from DEFAULT.mod
770 * examples now live in /usr/share/doc/examples{simple,advanced}
771 * utils move back to doc/examples/utils directory
772 * utils/rshall: add exclude function
773 * class/06hwdetect.source tries to detect video card
774 * Makefile: do not create symlinks (closes: #195377), new directories
775 for examples
776 * rcS_fai: compute and print installation time in seconds
777 * dhcpd.conf: remove unused commands
778
779 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 6 Aug 2003 16:02:26 +0200
780
781 fai (2.4.1) unstable; urgency=low
782
783 * set correct year in fai guide
784 * dhcp3 support
785 * make-fai-bootfloppy: force ext2 when mounting floppy, blank first
786 sector
787 * make-fai-nfsroot: FAI_BOOT determines which boot protocol to set up,
788 fix ownership of $NFSROOT/root/.ssh/authorized_keys (closes: #183989)
789 * use ext3 in most disk_config samples
790 * Makefile: do not copy executable twice
791 * minor changes to packages_config/AUDIO
792 * install_packages: call "apt-get clean" to remove unused package files
793 * fai.conf: add FAI_BOOT, add SERVERINTERFACE, add example how to access
794 a mirror created by mkdebmirror via HTTP
795 * S20: bug fix, move inserting $rootpw from GERMAN to any section
796 * fai-class: add . to PATH; test operator == replaced by -eq
797 * DEFAULT/S01: new location for bootsector executable
798 * dhclient-perl: use short hostname
799 * new script fai-do-scripts, contains the do_script() subroutine and
800 task_configure code
801 * QUESTIONAIRE: added questions
802
803 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 3 Apr 2003 16:57:12 +0200
804
805 fai (2.4) unstable; urgency=low
806
807 * not alles changes in templates/* are listed here, there are to many
808 * use command fai-class to define classes, fai-class writes status of
809 every script to status.log
810 * make variables local or unset them after use, unset function
811 definitions after use
812 * add config files for XFree86 4.1
813 * many changes in the package_config files
814 * bootsector: do not use dpkg to get hardware architecture, add man page
815 * a lot of spelling mistakes corrected. Thanks Era! (closes: # 155735)
816 * control: correct name for Debian distribution (closes: #150887)
817 * new templates: hooks/partition.kueppers.source, hooks/faiend.LAST
818 package_config/WWWKIOSK, class/WWWKIOSK.var, package_config/paeffgen
819 * make-fai-nfsroot: add -l to tar when creating base.tgz (closes: #151173),
820 add noatime to mount, new mknbi-linux options, check for existence of
821 mknbi-linux (closes: #167900), replace $UID with `id -u`, do not call
822 rdev, remove packages that are already installed by debootstrap, new
823 option for mknbi-linux, always do setup for dhcp and bootp, write PATH
824 to /root/.profile, correct location for syslog.conf, copy sources.list
825 from /etc/fai if available, add diversion for discover, add rsync, ssh
826 to nfsroot, do not die when mknbi-linux is missing, do not create
827 device nodes (closes: #174844)
828 * class/70partition: bug fix. Use the same file as setup_harddisks to
829 determine classes which depend on partitions
830 * scripts/*: convert some shell code to cfengine code, do not use fcopy
831 if only a few lines has to be changed
832 * scripts/BOOT: echo each kernel module to a seperate line in, add
833 supoprt for kernel using initrd, use fcopy for lilo.conf and menu.lst,
834 /etc/modules, lilo.conf can also boot the old kernel, add initrd
835 option when using grub
836 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S20: use declaration directories, add WWWKIOS entries
837 * scripts/LAST: add call: apt-get -f install, copy sources.list
838 * scripts/USB removed, now made in S20
839 * scripts/FAI_BOOTPART: missing $target added, remove rdev call
840 * share/subroutines*: better regex for matching disks in /proc/partitions,
841 task_sysinfo, prepare_apt, add link last to last action performed, new
842 variable $LOGSERVER, list_disks move to a external script, disable
843 debugging output in ifclass(), write exit status of scripts and hook
844 to status.log and stdout, create_resolv_conf now an external script,
845 write exit status of hooks to status.log, do not define $revclasses,
846 save variables to variables.sh, subroutine task unsets the definition
847 of the executed task after its execution, source hooks/subroutines now
848 in fai_setup, remove task_backup, move load_keymap_consolechars to
849 rcS_fai
850 * share/subroutines-linux: remove diskandsize(), disk_info now called
851 set_disk_info() which calls externel script
852 * task_instsoft(): mount --bind /fai /tmp/target/fai so packages in
853 /fai/files/packages can be installed using apt-get
854 * new script disk-info prints a list of all disks and their sizes
855 * new script get-boot-info contains subroutines for getting info via
856 BOOTP or DHCP, also detects network devices
857 * DEFAULT/S01: install $addpackages with one dpkg call, installation of
858 default kernel creates symlinks in /, make /root accessable only by
859 root, use fcopy -r to copy all dot files for the root account, do not
860 copy sources.list
861 * ftar: conditional rm -rf, echange in error message
862 * test if mknbi-linux is available (closes: #167900)
863 * make-fai-bootfloppy: add grub support, code reorganized and split into
864 more subroutines, rmdir lost+found and copy fewer files to get more
865 space on the floppy, replace $UID with `id -u`, create a generic boot
866 floppy independant of the boot protocol, use one image with multiple
867 append parameters, new options -v, -d, -l, -g
868 * bug fix: hooks can now skip its task again
869 * NFS file systems are also mounted with noatime.
870 * rcS_fai: create var/run/sshd directory, /usr/local/{bin,sbin} at the
871 very beginning of PATH, add /usr/lib/fai to PATH, PATH is defined
872 before doing anything else, create_ramdisk is an extern script, new
873 options for remounting /, remove some unused variables
874 * task_sysinfo now a separate script; add lsmod call, new test if
875 executables are available is using which, move log file from kudzu to
876 $LOGDIR
877 * adddivert, mkdivert, rmalldivert, rmdivert moved to the new script
878 fai-divert
879 * fai-divert: be quiet unless debug is set
880 * mount_local_disks, umount_local_disks, fstab_mount move to new script
881 fai-mount-disk
882 * Fai.pm and subroutines* are moved from lib/ moved to share/
883 * Fai.pm: call disk-info to get size of all disks
884 * fai-setup: ssh-keygen needs option -t (closes: #156947), test if
885 nfsserver is set
886 * fai.conf: correct line containing proposed-updates, new variable
887 FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY, new directory for debian mirror, add
888 architecture to debootstrap options, move some nfsroot packages to
889 make-fai-nfsroot script, add $FAI_LOCATION, remove FAI_SHAREDIR
890 * setup_harddisks: allow more that 3 primary partitions, new regex for
891 matching disks and partitions, write less info to stdout, do not write
892 info to stdout which is written to a separate file, name of partition
893 table changed from hda.sfdisk to partition.hda
894 * add sources.list in conf, it's used when FAI_SOURCES_LIST in undefined
895 * fai_modules_off: add block-major-{104,105}
896 * remove debian/undocumented
897 * install_packages: add option -l, only print the list of packages,
898 add option -h, -t does not executes the commands, support for classes
899 listed after command, change in echo strings, add option to manual
900 * disk_config/: make /fai-boot partition larger, CS_KOELN use more
901 flexible values for partitions sizes
902 * add suffix -386 to name of kernel-image package
903 * save_log_*(): do not create loops in symlinks, moved to external
904 script fai-savelog
905 * apt.conf: add option force-confdef to dpkg call
906 * 06hwdetect script loads SCSI and IDE modules and prints /proc/scsi
907 info, less messages in verbose mode, detect SCSI devices correctly
908 * move mount2dir to lib directory, echo different messages for verbose
909 and debug flags
910 * fcopy bug fix: option -r does not work correctly, when no matching
911 file for a class is found, do not exit with error, add option -i and
912 -B, use $LOGDIR, set $ROOTCMD for postinst scripts
913 * templates/package_config: use nfs-kernel-server
914 * debian/rules: use dh_installman to install manual pages
915 * ATA33.var no longer needed, no tuning via hdparm in *.var
916 * lots of updates and additions to the manual
917
918 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 13 Feb 2003 11:45:29 +0100
919
920 fai (2.3.4) unstable; urgency=low
921
922 * default name for fai kernel-image has changed
923
924 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 16 May 2002 14:42:00 +0200
925
926 fai (2.3.3) unstable; urgency=medium
927
928 * enable use strict in perl scripts
929 * remove some potato specific code
930 * typo fixed (closes: #143272)
931 * add some packages to SERVER
932 * copy id_dsa* and id_rsa* files in make-fai-nfsroot
933 * debian/rules uses DH_COMPAT=3
934 * add packages to AUDIO, changes in SERVER
935 * potato specific code removed
936 * faireboot kills syslogd before booting
937 * change symlink of rcS_fai (closes: #146430)
938 * print warning before removing nfsroot
939 * do not compress pdf files in /usr/share/doc/
940
941 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 16 May 2002 09:27:15 +0200
942
943 fai (2.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
944
945 * bug fix: THISLOG is unused variable
946 * added save_log_*(): only remove files (-type f added)
947 * load net-pf-1 kernel module (unix socket)
948 * minor changes in package_config files
949 * added script class/S03hwdetect.source
950 * dhclient-perl: dhcp use host_name
951 * faireboot: use rmalldivert for removing diversions
952 * $divertlist not used any more; use dpkg-divert --list
953 * setup_harddisks writes list of swap devices; they are enables using swapon
954
955 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 29 Apr 2002 19:47:39 +0200
956
957 fai (2.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
958
959 * bug fix in make-fai-bootfloppy, fcopy
960 * first letter in description now uppercase (closes: #142017)
961 * add option -m to make-fai-bootfloppy
962 * save keymap to boottime.kmap.gz
963 * add many comments to shell scripts
964 * copy $loguserhome/.ssh/*.pub files to $NFSROOT/root/.ssh
965 * packages from $addpackages are also installed to the system if
966 they exist in $FAI/files/packages/
967 * minor changes in package_config files
968 * move task_confdir() to subroutines-linux
969 * added create_resolv_conf(); code removed from task_confdir
970 * jobsrunning() subroutine for linux and solaris added
971 * faireboot: source fai.conf and subroutines-$OS_TYPE
972 * subroutines-linux: additional way to determine all ethernet devices
973 * move some packages from $NFSROOT_PACKAGES into make-fai-nfsroot
974 * add more .ssh/ files to nfsroot
975 * $FAI_SUBDIR renamed to $FAI_SHAREDIR
976 * rcS_fai: add $osname
977 * write some variabel definitions to $rcsfaivar (used for remote logins)
978
979 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 16 Apr 2002 13:30:04 +0200
980
981 fai (2.3) unstable; urgency=low
982
983 * default configurations are for Debian 3.0
984 * add auto stanza to /etc/network/interfaces (closes: #114627)
985 * now depends on debootstrap (closes: #128457)
986 * set DEBIAN_FRONTEND to "noninteractive" (closes: #131855)
987 * Fai.pm now copied to new location if woody in use (closes: #125839)
988 * package upgrade does not remove nfsroot (closes: #123463)
989 * many files: use $FAI instead of fixes /fai, config file moved to
990 from /etc/fai.conf to /etc/fai/fai.conf
991 * store log files to $LOGDIR (default to /tmp/fai), can be set in fai.conf
992 * read also subroutines-$OS_TYPE file
993 * fai.conf: moved to /etc/fai/fai.conf
994 variables removed: FAI_ARCH, UTC (now in class/*.var), KERNELVERSION
995 variables added: FAI, FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTS
996 * make-fai-nfsroot sets up pxelinux environment
997 automaticly determine kernel version; added get_kernel_version(),
998 copies /etc/fai/.cvspass to nfsroot, can now write the floppy image to
999 a file
1000 added call_with_stamp subroutine, for easy creation of stamps
1001 Tue Jan 29 20:19:27 CST 2002 -- Chad Walstrom <chad@debian.org>
1002 Added support to run script as a recovery operation. This is a
1003 glue-script; we may as well provide the ability to fix problems and
1004 continue. Changes include:
1005 - Adding a RUNDIR environment variable
1006 - A command line option "-r" for recover operations
1007 - logic tests and stampfiles to appropriate function calls
1008 Checked for existance of character file dev/boot255 before calling mknod.
1009 Checked for existance of $NFSROOT/proc/modules file before calling
1010 umount $NFSROOT/proc
1011 Recursively copies contents of /etc/fai/ directory (good if using CVS)
1012 Install $NFSROOT_PACKAGES in a second pass, to sidestep conflicts
1013 (e.g. so that ssh may replace rsh-client)
1014 Don't set up $LOGUSER's home directory if that variable is undefined
1015 add variable FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTS
1016 * conf/fai_modules_off: more modules turned off
1017 * call openvt with full shell path (closes: #134641)
1018 * hooks are also skipped if task is skipped
1019 * hooks that end in .source are sourced
1020 * class/*.mod file can now define variables
1021 * add ADAPTEC.mod file
1022 * apt/conf: set Assume-Yes "true" so apt-get (and tasksel) is noninteractive
1023 * lib/subroutines: /dev/ida/ and /dev/rd/ support in
1024 subroutine:umount_local_disks, added $netdevices_up, use $tfsab
1025 instead of fstab (for solaris support), /fai is now $FAI, mount shm
1026 file system if available, otherwise use normal ramdisk, strip comment lines
1027 when defining classes via scripts, added subroutine do_script,
1028 do_scriptss calls every script class/<classname>/S[0-9]* when class is
1029 not a file, execute all S[0-9]* scripts in a directory
1030 /fai/scripts/$class/, skip all comment lines when definig classes
1031 task_partition() call setup_harddisks only if no disk_var.sh exists
1032 defclass also sources all scripts class/S*.source
1033 add subroutines adddivert(), rmalldivert(); task_finish calls
1034 rmalldivert, task_sysinfo calls kudzu; save_log*() -maxdepth not
1035 needed for find, save_log*() now uses date and time for directory name;
1036 /tmp/fai now $LOGDIR, can be set in fai.conf; new cvs co code
1037 * templates/scripts: change NET and NETWORK examples; now called S10,
1038 S40 and located in directory /fai/scripts/NETWORK/
1039 BASE and DEFAULT moved to DEFAULT/S20 and DEFAULT/S01
1040 * setup_harddisk: raid support for /devc/rd, /dev/ida and cciss driver
1041 for Compaqs Smart Array Controllers, called with -d
1042 * doc/Makefile: detect if anything is really to do
1043 * use gzip -dc instead of zcat
1044 * make-fai-bootfloppy: do not copy /boot/System.map to floppy, new
1045 option -s
1046 * added prtnetgr; change netgroup example and script all_hosts to use it
1047 * fcopy: added debug message if executing postinst, ignore CVS
1048 directories, use File::Find, now sets envionment variables $target and
1049 $FAI_ROOT, bug fix in -d option, new options -L and -P
1050 * KERNELVERSION not needed in fai.conf, now automaticly determined in
1051 make-fai-* scripts
1052 * FAI_FILES removed
1053 * Files added: THANKS, preinst, prtnetgr, pxelinux.cfg
1054 * Manual pages added fai-setup, install_packages, make-fai-bootfloppy,
1055 make-fai-nfroot
1056 * add use stict pragma for perl scripts
1057 * add auto.master and auto.scratch config for kernel automounter
1058 * mkdebmirror: use passive ftp mode
1059 * added autofs to package_CONFIG/BEOWULF
1060 * debian/prerm: do nothing when upgrading package
1061 * scripts/fai-setup: determine loguserhome earlier (closes: #136851)
1062 * new standards version 3.5.6
1063
1064 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 9 Apr 2002 18:29:15 +0200
1065
1066 fai (2.2.3) unstable; urgency=low
1067
1068 * added ATOMCLIENT in disk_config
1069 * setup_harddisks detects harddisk even if no valid partition table is
1070 available
1071 * added dosfstools to nfsroot
1072 * added .rhosts for ATOMCLIENTS
1073 * added detect, discover and lsdev to sysinfo
1074 * make-fai-nfsroot: now ash compatible (closes: #117431)
1075 clean apt cache before creating base.tgz, make
1076 liloconf silent, verbose output can be redirected to a file
1077 call mknbi only for kernels using BOOTP, added sysutils package
1078 * scripts/DEFAULT: chmod 1777 the defined scratch partition
1079 * wake on LAN section added to fai guide
1080 * reiserfs patch added to setup_harddisks
1081 * nfs-user-server support for woody
1082 * DEFAULT: scratch directories are writeable for all users
1083 * utils moved from doc directory to /usr/share/fai
1084 * install_packages: check all package names, remove unknown packages
1085 from install list; PRELOAD support for url of type file:
1086 * dpkg-divert is quiet unles verbose is set
1087 * make diversion for broken liloconfig (closes: #113906)
1088 * added class NOGETTY
1089 * install_packages: add code for command PACKAGES hold
1090
1091 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 8 Nov 2001 17:01:02 +0100
1092
1093 fai (2.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
1094
1095 * bug fix in get_dhcp_info()
1096 * added jmon to BEOWULF
1097
1098 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 10 Oct 2001 10:52:35 +0200
1099
1100 fai (2.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
1101
1102 * bugs in mkdebmirror fixed
1103 * replace compat from nsswitch.conf templates (closes: #113902)
1104 * FAI_FLAGS can contain comma or space separatedd list of flags
1105 * echo device before BOOTP request
1106 * all_hosts uses netgroup allhosts
1107
1108 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 5 Oct 2001 17:19:14 +0200
1109
1110 fai (2.2) unstable; urgency=low
1111
1112 * fix lilo bug in make-fai-bootfloppy
1113 * user can define their own action using FAI_ACTION and
1114 creating a command /fai/hooks/$FAI_ACTION
1115 * rcS_fai rearranged; move a lot of subroutines into subroutines
1116 * hooks can force rcS_fai to skip the default task
1117 * timeout for bootpc can be set in rcS_fai
1118 * new subroutine ether_info sets variable $ethers
1119 * unused subroutine myyes removed
1120 * prepare-apt.log renamed to updatebase.log
1121 * task_sysinfo only probes available disks
1122 * install_packages: support for new task packages using tasksel
1123 * get_bootp_info() and get_dhcp_info() uses multiple network interfaces
1124 via variable $netdevices
1125 * layout of local Debian mirror for non-US changed
1126 * mkdebmirror: non-US has new location, minor bugs removed
1127 * rmdivert moves distrib.dpkg-new files
1128 * new chapter about installing a Beowulf cluster
1129 * bug in list_disks() fixed
1130 * diskless class is automaticly defined, improved diskless hook
1131 * package nfs-common added to nfsroot for lockd, statd
1132 * support for additional variable definitions and classes
1133 * new utilities: all_hosts, rshall and softupdate
1134 * new examples for Beowulf cluster: atoms, ATOMCLIENT, BEOWULF
1135 * defvar and devclass are now called before task_action
1136 * bug fix: fcopy down not convert from octal when using file-modes
1137 * all file in /files/root/ use file-modes
1138 * tlink can show symlink of a host or all file in /boot/fai
1139 * new class NOSECURETTY, NOTCPD
1140
1141 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 14 Sep 2001 14:35:49 +0200
1142
1143 fai (2.1) unstable; urgency=low
1144
1145 * user visible changes are now reported in NEWS file
1146 * setup_harddisk: do not check if root partition is in first 8GB, do not
1147 check if it's a primary partition
1148 * make-fai-nfsroot: uses debbootstrap if FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP is
1149 defined (closes: #100914)
1150 use /etc/apt/sources.list is FAI_SOURCES_LIST is undefined
1151 * call some commands with prefix LC_ALL=C, so diffrent locale does
1152 not change the output
1153 * ftar: do not call tar with option I, j or z, use pipe instead
1154 * rcS_fai: added hook support, use all ntpserver for ntpdate, always
1155 extract base.tgz, no version number in base.tgz; read_config() removed;
1156 move some task from fai_init to fai_setup to get their output;
1157 create etc/hosts with fqdn in target directory; $revclasses contains
1158 classes in reversed order
1159 * new flag createtv; controls if ctrl-c will reboot or give a shell and
1160 if two additional terminals will be available
1161 * debhelper compatability level now 2
1162 * woody support: using debootstrap, different package lists
1163 * added class DISKLESS
1164 * subroutine disk_info rewritten, ignores cdrom
1165 * fai-setup: do not generate ssh key if already existing
1166 * cat <<EOF calls corrected
1167 * mkdebmirror now mirrors also testing and unstable by default
1168 * grub support in scripts/BOOT and scripts/FAI_BOOTPART
1169 * new utility chkdebnames check debian package names
1170 * new script device2grub convert normal device names to grub device names
1171
1172 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 11:55:29 +0200
1173
1174 fai (2.0.2) unstable; urgency=low
1175
1176 * typo in ftp Debian mirror fixed
1177 * corrected wrong cvs tag, some more little changes
1178
1179 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:11:23 +0200
1180
1181 fai (2.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1182
1183 * Default Debian mirror access now via ftp. This can take much time to
1184 download the required packages. (closes: #101596)
1185 * Check if LOGUSER is defined, (closes: #101620)
1186 * wget now recommends, (closes: #101594)
1187 * Use ntpdate if a ntp server is defined (tag nt in bootptab),
1188 (closes: #101899)
1189 * DEFAULT script writes fqdn and short hostname into etc/hosts,
1190 (closes: #101820)
1191 * Bug fix. Check if imggen executable is available.
1192
1193 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:33:33 +0200
1194
1195 fai (2.0) unstable; urgency=low
1196
1197 * first upload to Debian archive
1198 * kernel-2.2.19 support
1199 * order of classes now (with increasing priority):
1200 DEFAULT, <other classes>, $HOSTNAME, LAST
1201 * architecture is now also a class (see S01alias.sh)
1202 * class/*.source renamed to class/*.var, because they define variables
1203 * new description of all classes
1204 * $moduleslist is the list of modules that will be loaded by the new system
1205 * names of examples changed to make them more comprehensible
1206 * FAI_PACKAGEDIR now FAI_DEBMIRROR
1207 * new fcopy script for copying files with classes
1208 * new ftar script for extracting tar files with classes
1209 * manual pages for fcopy, ftar
1210 * converted many cfengine scripts to shell scripts
1211 * several classes and scripts removed and rearranged
1212 * S90partitions.pl replaces the old shell version
1213 * add FAI_BOOTPART class and scripts
1214 * klogd, syslogd running during installation
1215 * make-fai-bootfloppy can take additional parameters for the kernel and
1216 supports multiple network interface cards
1217 * kernel append parameters define variables in rcS_fai
1218 * added subroutines ifclass, rwmount
1219 * new command bootsector can enable, disable or list magic number of
1220 boot sector
1221 * make many variables local
1222 * better debugging of shell scripts
1223 * remote login has all subroutines available
1224 * faireboot -s saves log files to install server
1225 * sfdisk call removed from subroutines and Fai.pm, since it's not
1226 portable; unfortunately setup_hardisk still using it
1227 * new mount2dir command; this task is removed from setup_hardisk
1228 * files in package_config can use dpkg --get-selections format
1229 * redundant packages in package_config/COMPILE removed
1230 * PRELOADRM feature for package_config
1231 * comments in files in package_config/ are now everything after a #, not
1232 only at the beginning of a line
1233 * lvm not in nfsroot by default, grub now included
1234 * access from install clients to server can be done via rsh/rcp or
1235 ssh/scp (see fai.conf)
1236 * modprobe displays less errors
1237 * templates now stored in /usr/share/fai
1238 * all release timestamp in this changelog until version 1.4.2 are
1239 wrong; they indicate the time when I started hacking the next version;
1240 these are the correct release dates:
1241 Jun 20 2000 fai_1.1beta2.tar.gz
1242 Jul 11 2000 fai_1.2.0beta1.tar.gz
1243 Oct 26 2000 fai_1.3.0test1.tar.gz
1244 Nov 6 2000 fai_1.3.0test2.tar.gz
1245 Nov 23 2000 fai_1.4.0.tar.gz
1246 Dec 7 2000 fai_1.4.1.tar.gz
1247 Dec 12 2000 fai_1.4.2.tar.gz
1248
1249 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 15 May 2001 14:28:31 +0200
1250
1251 fai (1.4.2) unstable; urgency=low
1252
1253 * add wget to suggests list
1254 * xviddetect called for FAI_ACTION=sysinfo
1255 * fai.conf: added missing / in ftp definition of FAI_SOURCES_LIST
1256 * added parted to nfsroot and package_config/MINI_SOFT
1257 * FAI_KEYMAP files can also be located in /fai/files
1258 * added subroutine load_keymap_consolechar (was included in rcS_fai)
1259 keymap now called correctly
1260 * the little FAI banner is now printed on startup
1261 * variable hdparm tunes your hard disks and creates rcS.d script
1262
1263 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:36:31 +0100
1264
1265 fai (1.4.1) unstable; urgency=low
1266
1267 * swap order of class ALL and hostname
1268 * CLASS ALL renamed to DEFAULT
1269 * templates/class/S*.source files renamed
1270 * scripts in class/ reorganized. First *.{sh,pl) are executed, then
1271 $class.source are sourced for all defined classes
1272 * install kernels removed, now included in package fai-kernels
1273 * hdparm available in nfsroot, sysinfo prints hparm -i
1274 * classs/ATA33.source can tune harddisk during installation
1275 * class DEBIAN_DEVEL commented out, because this software package list
1276 mostly segfaults dpkg
1277 * base?_?.tgz now included in nfsroot; BASETGZ not needed any more
1278 * bug fixed: setup_harddisks don't mount preserved partitions if mount
1279 point is not in root directory
1280 * bug fixed: no dns support during chroot in make-fai-nfsroot
1281
1282 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:34:41 +0100
1283
1284 fai (1.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
1285
1286 * faireboot is faster and more reliable
1287 * package depends on nfs-server
1288 * keymap created by shell script ALL (uses $FAI_KEYMAP)
1289 * mk3comimage removed (uses non free software), now netboot is used
1290 * first version of the FAI Guide included
1291 * use dpkg-divert to fake some programs (solves many problems)
1292 * yes pipes <CR> to apt-get during installation
1293 * all definitions from global.conf are moved to fai.conf
1294 * make-fai-nfs now uses chroot when calling apt-get
1295 so nfsroot must not use the same Debian distribution as the server
1296 * $MNTPOINT is mount point for Debian mirror
1297 * postinst tasks are moved to fai-setup script
1298 * $UTC, $FAI_CONFIGDIR added to fai.conf
1299 * bug fixed: loopback device was not set up
1300
1301 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 6 Nov 2000 12:20:00 +0100
1302
1303 fai (1.3.0test2) unstable; urgency=low
1304
1305 * loopback device is set up during installation
1306 * create resolv.conf via script RESOLV instead of using cfengine
1307 * printers are defined in class/ not in cfengine script
1308 * mount nfs directories using rsize=8192
1309 * bug fixed: make-fai-nfsroot removes /boot/*-$KERNELVERSION
1310
1311 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Fri, 3 Nov 2000 10:26:03 +0100
1312
1313 fai (1.3.0test1) unstable; urgency=low
1314
1315 * kernel in nfsroot is now build with kernel-package (make-kpkg)
1316 * installkernel now supports loadable modules
1317 * class/S05modules.sh can load modules (example global.mod)
1318 * add script make-fai-bootfloppy
1319 * client's timezone during installation is now the same as on server
1320 * FAI_ACTION sysinfo now mounts all local disk and searches for fstab
1321 * add support for expect scripts
1322 * add nfs-kernel-server support
1323 * do not create account fai if it already exists (e.g when using NIS)
1324 * new format for keymap and consolefont definition
1325
1326 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Mon, 9 Oct 2000 18:08:02 +0200
1327
1328 fai (1.2.0beta1) unstable; urgency=low
1329
1330 * two virtual terminals available (press alt-F2 or alt-F3)
1331
1332 * make-fai-nfsroot removes pcmcia-cs
1333 installs additionals packages: lvm raidtool2 ext2resize sshd dhcp-lient
1334 flag verbose controls output level
1335 nfsroot is created without any interaction
1336 base2_2.tgz is fetched via wget if it's not found in /tmp
1337
1338 * new start-stop-daemon script instead of symlink to fake it
1339
1340 * configuration for kernel 2.2.17
1341
1342 * start sshd during installation for remote access;
1343 add "sshd" to FAI_FLAGS to enable this
1344 remote reboot possible via: ssh -l root hostname faireboot
1345
1346 * additional dhcp support available (bootp is still the default)
1347
1348 * cvs repository available
1349
1350 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Fri, 30 Jun 2000 13:41:13 +0200
1351
1352 fai (1.1beta2) unstable; urgency=low
1353
1354 * PRELOAD feature, faireboot added
1355
1356 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Tue, 20 Jun 2000 16:29:14 +0200
1357
1358 fai (1.1beta1) unstable; urgency=low
1359
1360 * Initial Release.
1361
1362 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Wed, 7 Jun 2000 11:16:23 +0200

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