From bryan@stansell.org Mon Sep 5 12:20:05 2005 Received: from underdog.stansell.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by underdog.stansell.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j85JK5OC015946 for ; Mon, 5 Sep 2005 12:20:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from bryan@localhost) by underdog.stansell.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id j85JK5A0015945 for announce@conserver.com; Mon, 5 Sep 2005 12:20:05 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 12:20:04 -0700 From: Bryan Stansell To: announce@conserver.com Subject: conserver in print... Message-ID: <20050905192004.GB19884@underdog.stansell.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.39 X-BeenThere: announce@conserver.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list List-Id: Conserver Announcements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 19:20:06 -0000 For those of you who get Sys Admin Magazine, you probably already know. For everyone else, check out http://www.sysadminmag.com/ for a little history and an overview conserver. If you need a "primer" for someone, I think it fits. Zonker's article on the value of console servers (the benefits, costs, etc) is also worth a read (perhaps it can help you sell the idea to those with the $$$). I think it all looks better in print, personally. ;-) Bryan From bryan@stansell.org Mon Sep 5 16:29:39 2005 Received: from underdog.stansell.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by underdog.stansell.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j85NTdvJ027468 for ; Mon, 5 Sep 2005 16:29:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from bryan@localhost) by underdog.stansell.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id j85NTdus027467 for announce@conserver.com; Mon, 5 Sep 2005 16:29:39 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 16:29:39 -0700 From: Bryan Stansell To: announce@conserver.com Subject: after many, many months, conserver-8.1.12 is available! Message-ID: <20050905232939.GE19884@underdog.stansell.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.39 X-BeenThere: announce@conserver.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list List-Id: Conserver Announcements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 23:29:40 -0000 I'm surprised at how long it's been since I've released a new version of conserver. I could blame various distractions, my laziness, or many other things. But, honestly, I'm not sure why it took so long. But, the good news (for me) is that I've finally made everything I've been sitting on available for you to use and enjoy! As always, if you find any problems, please let me know. There are quite a few changes (as always), from bug fixes to new features. Here's the complete list: version 8.1.12 (Sep 5, 2005): - printf() fix for autologin - patch by Menno Duursma - newly spawned (from SIGHUP) processes didn't properly close primary socket - SSL certificates now work again (anonymous ciphers are not allowed if a certificate is used) - client options -x, -u, -w, and -i can now take a console name to restrict output - suggested by Evan McClure - convert program now installed in $libdir/conserver - patch by Petter Reinholdtsen - we now ignore SIGXFSZ, if it exists - added 'limited' access option to remove certain functionality from users - suggested by Sven Michels - added client option -z/-Z for sending commands to servers (reload, quit, etc) - based on suggestion by Joshua Pincus - added 'execrunas' and 'initrunas' console options to allow 'exec' and 'initcmd' execution as another user and/or group - based on patch by Gary Mills - the east coast mirror had to shut down (for now, at least) - crash from bad pointer manipulation during log replay - reported by Ryan Kirkpatrick Bryan Stansell