diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES index 88808e0..8b89daa 100644 --- a/CHANGES +++ b/CHANGES @@ -1,979 +1,989 @@ - CHANGES - ======= + CHANGES + ======= + +version 8.2.4 (March 26, 2019): + - Correct man page typo (Ed Maste ) + - Remove autotools generated files from repo and create with release + - Better integration of Cirrus CI - FreeBSD, Linux, and MacOS + - Moving README to markdown + - Fix #12 - Remote infomation flags (i.e. "-x") cannot be filtered by console + - Fix #8 - defaultaccess appears broken + - Rename configure.in and use autoreconf + - Better use of version.h and letting configure build things with versions version 8.2.3 (March 17, 2019): - - Correct 'impi' typo (Ed Maste ) - - Correct argument type passed to time() (Ed Maste ) - - Fix compilation without deprecated OpenSSL APIs (Rosen Penev ) - - Fix compilation without deprecated OpenSSL 1.1 APIs (Rosen Penev ) - - Fix #6 - clang "-Wstring-plus-int" warning (Bryan Stansell ) - - configure.in: Add test for closefrom (Ed Maste ) - - regenerate autoconf files (Ed Maste ) - - Use closefrom if available (Ed Maste ) - - Correct typo (Ed Maste ) - - Add Cirrus-CI FreeBSD CI build config (Ed Maste ) - - off by one found by Ed Maste (Bryan Stansell ) + - Correct 'impi' typo (Ed Maste ) + - Correct argument type passed to time() (Ed Maste ) + - Fix compilation without deprecated OpenSSL APIs (Rosen Penev ) + - Fix compilation without deprecated OpenSSL 1.1 APIs (Rosen Penev ) + - Fix #6 - clang "-Wstring-plus-int" warning (Bryan Stansell ) + - configure.in: Add test for closefrom (Ed Maste ) + - regenerate autoconf files (Ed Maste ) + - Use closefrom if available (Ed Maste ) + - Correct typo (Ed Maste ) + - Add Cirrus-CI FreeBSD CI build config (Ed Maste ) + - off by one found by Ed Maste (Bryan Stansell ) version 8.2.2 (May 28, 2018): - - fixes for OpenSSL 1.1+ - patch by Eneas U de Queiroz - - - adjustments to documentation after move to github - - removal of old RCS/CVS tags since we have git + - fixes for OpenSSL 1.1+ - patch by Eneas U de Queiroz + + - adjustments to documentation after move to github + - removal of old RCS/CVS tags since we have git version 8.2.1 (Jun 2, 2015): - - added TCP keepalives between client and server - TCP-based consoles - already had the code - this was mostly an oversight - - patch for SEGV and task execution - patch by Artem Savkov - - - expanded break sequences from [1-9] to [1-9a-z] - based on patch by - Artem Savkov + - added TCP keepalives between client and server - TCP-based consoles + already had the code - this was mostly an oversight + - patch for SEGV and task execution - patch by Artem Savkov + + - expanded break sequences from [1-9] to [1-9a-z] - based on patch by + Artem Savkov version 8.2.0 (Apr 20, 2014): - - added --with-trust-uds-cred which uses getsockopt() to fetch and - trust the client uid, bypassing password lookups - patch by Anton - Lundin - - missing closedir() causing memory leak - patch by Anton Lundin - - - sending a break signal over IPMI was broken - based on patch by - Alexander Y. Fomichev - - IPv6 support (marked as experimental at this point because it's - untested (except by the author), there's a lack of documentation, and - I'm hoping for non-getifaddrs() system support) - patch by Milos - Vyletel - - no more K&R compiler support + - added --with-trust-uds-cred which uses getsockopt() to fetch and + trust the client uid, bypassing password lookups - patch by Anton + Lundin + - missing closedir() causing memory leak - patch by Anton Lundin + + - sending a break signal over IPMI was broken - based on patch by + Alexander Y. Fomichev + - IPv6 support (marked as experimental at this point because it's + untested (except by the author), there's a lack of documentation, and + I'm hoping for non-getifaddrs() system support) - patch by Milos + Vyletel + - no more K&R compiler support version 8.1.20 (Apr 4, 2014): - - IPMI serial over LAN support via FreeIPMI - based on patch by Anton - D. Kachalov - - minor cleanup of code, removal of gcc warnings and such that should - have no fuctional change + - IPMI serial over LAN support via FreeIPMI - based on patch by Anton + D. Kachalov + - minor cleanup of code, removal of gcc warnings and such that should + have no fuctional change version 8.1.19 (Sep 26, 2013): - - prevent select/read loop when EOF on non-pty input (console) - - reported by Chris Marget - - "!" syntax prefixing use of group names not honored - reported by - Zonker - - fixed memory leak using timestamps - patch by Karvendhan M. - - - deprecated --with-cycladests (noop now) - cross-compilation should - work without it as autologin now expects setpgrp() to take two - arugments instead of testing for it - - no automatic checks for an empty password when using PAM - authentication - based on discussion with Ryan Kirkpatrick - - - added 'sslcacertificatefile' and 'sslcacertificatepath' client - configuration options - based on patch by Aki Tuomi - - added 'sslcacertificatefile' and 'sslreqclientcert' server - configuration options - - added --with-req-server-cert to force clients to require a certificate - from the server when using SSL - based on emails with Thor Simon - - - added server-side tasks (see conserver.cf man page) that are invoked - by the client (useful for things like IPMI-based power control of - servers, invoking resets of terminal server ports, or anything else - that requires scripting) - ideas from patch by Anton Lundin - and discussion on mailing list (2011) - - added 'confirm' option to break sequences - - added 'breaklist' option to limit exposure of break sequences to - consoles - - sending of break signals is now announced to all attached clients + - prevent select/read loop when EOF on non-pty input (console) - + reported by Chris Marget + - "!" syntax prefixing use of group names not honored - reported by + Zonker + - fixed memory leak using timestamps - patch by Karvendhan M. + + - deprecated --with-cycladests (noop now) - cross-compilation should + work without it as autologin now expects setpgrp() to take two + arugments instead of testing for it + - no automatic checks for an empty password when using PAM + authentication - based on discussion with Ryan Kirkpatrick + + - added 'sslcacertificatefile' and 'sslcacertificatepath' client + configuration options - based on patch by Aki Tuomi + - added 'sslcacertificatefile' and 'sslreqclientcert' server + configuration options + - added --with-req-server-cert to force clients to require a certificate + from the server when using SSL - based on emails with Thor Simon + + - added server-side tasks (see conserver.cf man page) that are invoked + by the client (useful for things like IPMI-based power control of + servers, invoking resets of terminal server ports, or anything else + that requires scripting) - ideas from patch by Anton Lundin + and discussion on mailing list (2011) + - added 'confirm' option to break sequences + - added 'breaklist' option to limit exposure of break sequences to + consoles + - sending of break signals is now announced to all attached clients version 8.1.18 (Nov 11, 2010): - - install man pages read-only and improved the contributed redhat init - script - patches by Eric Biederman - - spec file improvements in contrib/redhat-rpm - patch by Jodok Ole - Muellers - - GSS-API patch for client code - patch by Andras Horvath - + - install man pages read-only and improved the contributed redhat init + script - patches by Eric Biederman + - spec file improvements in contrib/redhat-rpm - patch by Jodok Ole + Muellers + - GSS-API patch for client code - patch by Andras Horvath + version 8.1.17 (Sep 29, 2009): - - fix for interface detection when HAVE_SA_LEN is defined - first - detected on NetBSD 5.0 and patched by Chris Ross - - - first person to connect to a console wanting read/write now gets it - once the active user drops read/write - suggested by Thomas Gardner - - - fix typo when setting nonblocking socket for client connections, - fixing stall issues - patch by Eric Biederman - - - GSS-API patch (--with-gssapi) to help with Kerberos tokens - patch by - Nate Straz - - authenticate username without @REALM when using GSS-API - (--with-striprealm) - based on patch by Andras Horvath - - - various contrib/redhat-rpm fixes - patch by Fabien Wernli - - - fix handling of read(stdin) returning -1 in console client - patch by - Ed Swierk + - fix for interface detection when HAVE_SA_LEN is defined - first + detected on NetBSD 5.0 and patched by Chris Ross + + - first person to connect to a console wanting read/write now gets it + once the active user drops read/write - suggested by Thomas Gardner + + - fix typo when setting nonblocking socket for client connections, + fixing stall issues - patch by Eric Biederman + + - GSS-API patch (--with-gssapi) to help with Kerberos tokens - patch by + Nate Straz + - authenticate username without @REALM when using GSS-API + (--with-striprealm) - based on patch by Andras Horvath + + - various contrib/redhat-rpm fixes - patch by Fabien Wernli + + - fix handling of read(stdin) returning -1 in console client - patch by + Ed Swierk version 8.1.16 (Apr 10, 2007): - - added 'replstring' substitution option - inspired by - conversation with Owen DeLong - - added '^Ecn' option for writing a note to the logfile - patch - by Bryan Schmersal - - fixed leaking file descriptors when 'host' and 'uds' consoles - fail to connect - based on patch by Michael Heironimus - + - added 'replstring' substitution option - inspired by + conversation with Owen DeLong + - added '^Ecn' option for writing a note to the logfile - patch + by Bryan Schmersal + - fixed leaking file descriptors when 'host' and 'uds' consoles + fail to connect - based on patch by Michael Heironimus + version 8.1.15 (Dec 31, 2006): - - protection again telnet option negotation loops - patch by - Robby Griffin - - console now prints the attach/detach sequences when suspended - - added --with-cycladests configure option to allow - cross-compiling on a cyclades ts - patch by Matt Johnson - - - added master conserver host to 'console -x' output for - 'device' consoles - patch by Matt Johnson - - fixed parsing error when dealing with encapsulated - client/server options + - protection again telnet option negotation loops - patch by + Robby Griffin + - console now prints the attach/detach sequences when suspended + - added --with-cycladests configure option to allow + cross-compiling on a cyclades ts - patch by Matt Johnson + + - added master conserver host to 'console -x' output for + 'device' consoles - patch by Matt Johnson + - fixed parsing error when dealing with encapsulated + client/server options version 8.1.14 (Apr 9, 2006): - - fixed rpm conserver.spec file - based on patch by Martin Evans - - - added 'uds' console type for unix domain socket connections - - based on patch by DJ Gregor - - probing of interfaces under cygwin (and possibly others?) now - skips unconfigured interfaces (even if flagged as up!) - - reported by Chris Riddoch - - added the '!login' console option to prevent clients from - connecting to a console - suggested by Greg Tillman - - - added a 'noop' console type for consoles you'd like to name, - but have no connection to - suggested by Greg Tillman - - - deprecated escape commands removed from the code - - added '^EcP' and '^EcR' sequences to set the playback and - replay line lengths - - new console config options 'playback' and 'replay' to let the - client set prefered output lengths (with a special feature for - a size of zero) - - prefer strlcpy() over strcpy() - based on patch by Peter - Valchev - - fixed bug where '^Eco' by user on an 'exec' console with an - 'initcmd' causes input by user to be ignored (could be other - console types as well) - reported by Mark Wedel - - - made POSIX termios code in autologin a requirement (since - conserver requires it) and cleaned up a few other issues - - based on reports by Arthur Clune + - fixed rpm conserver.spec file - based on patch by Martin Evans + + - added 'uds' console type for unix domain socket connections - + based on patch by DJ Gregor + - probing of interfaces under cygwin (and possibly others?) now + skips unconfigured interfaces (even if flagged as up!) - + reported by Chris Riddoch + - added the '!login' console option to prevent clients from + connecting to a console - suggested by Greg Tillman + + - added a 'noop' console type for consoles you'd like to name, + but have no connection to - suggested by Greg Tillman + + - deprecated escape commands removed from the code + - added '^EcP' and '^EcR' sequences to set the playback and + replay line lengths + - new console config options 'playback' and 'replay' to let the + client set prefered output lengths (with a special feature for + a size of zero) + - prefer strlcpy() over strcpy() - based on patch by Peter + Valchev + - fixed bug where '^Eco' by user on an 'exec' console with an + 'initcmd' causes input by user to be ignored (could be other + console types as well) - reported by Mark Wedel + + - made POSIX termios code in autologin a requirement (since + conserver requires it) and cleaned up a few other issues - + based on reports by Arthur Clune version 8.1.13 (Jan 15, 2006): - - use SIOCGIFNUM for interface count (if available) and catch - EINVAL on Solaris - patch by Peter Jeremy - - - console output now resets idle timer - suggested by Peter - Saunders - - bug fix for conserver process running out of control and using - up cpu - debugged with Alexandra N. Kossovsky - + - use SIOCGIFNUM for interface count (if available) and catch + EINVAL on Solaris - patch by Peter Jeremy + + - console output now resets idle timer - suggested by Peter + Saunders + - bug fix for conserver process running out of control and using + up cpu - debugged with Alexandra N. Kossovsky + 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 + - 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 version 8.1.11 (Nov 9, 2004): - - fixed array bounds and stack tromping - reported by Emmett - Hogan - - most recent client to ask for read-write now gets it (used to - be first client to connect) - - client read-write mode now separate from console up/down state - - 'make autologin.install' now compiles autologin - reported by - Graham Merrill - - new 'autocomplete' option for controlling shortest-prefix - console name matching (which has always been on) - - client now blocks on ^Eco, waiting for status of connection - - added 'a' and 'A' for upper and lowercase alphanumeric - (0-9a-z) conversions to the *subst config items - based on - patch by Jonathan Chen + - fixed array bounds and stack tromping - reported by Emmett + Hogan + - most recent client to ask for read-write now gets it (used to + be first client to connect) + - client read-write mode now separate from console up/down state + - 'make autologin.install' now compiles autologin - reported by + Graham Merrill + - new 'autocomplete' option for controlling shortest-prefix + console name matching (which has always been on) + - client now blocks on ^Eco, waiting for status of connection + - added 'a' and 'A' for upper and lowercase alphanumeric + (0-9a-z) conversions to the *subst config items - based on + patch by Jonathan Chen version 8.1.10 (Sep 21, 2004): - - fix "forwarding level too deep" issue with '^Ec;' - reported - by Han Pilmeyer + - fix "forwarding level too deep" issue with '^Ec;' - reported + by Han Pilmeyer version 8.1.9 (Jul 14, 2004): - - fixed bug processing access lists when duplicates exist in the - list - reported by Phil Dibowitz - - fixed bug where 'idletimeout' was not recognized in default - blocks - reported by John Cagle - - added an 'autocomplete' config option to set the console name - autocompletion behavior - suggested by John Stoffel - + - fixed bug processing access lists when duplicates exist in the + list - reported by Phil Dibowitz + - fixed bug where 'idletimeout' was not recognized in default + blocks - reported by John Cagle + - added an 'autocomplete' config option to set the console name + autocompletion behavior - suggested by John Stoffel + version 8.1.8 (Jun 9, 2004): - - added 'initspinmax' and 'initspintimer' console options to - help calm console initialization "spinning" - - fixed setsockopt() error on 64bit solaris - reported by Trond - Hagen + - added 'initspinmax' and 'initspintimer' console options to + help calm console initialization "spinning" + - fixed setsockopt() error on 64bit solaris - reported by Trond + Hagen version 8.1.7 (May 28, 2004): - - cleaned up the manpages a bit to make things clearer and more - standard - reported by Dave Stuit - - added an east coast mirror! http://conserver.syr.edu/ - - thanks to Christopher T. Beers - - primary group of users not included in '@group' syntax - - reported by Phil Dibowitz - - changed '@group' behavior such that groups are checked when - needed, instead of cached at startup, which is more logical - - missing variables when building convert with tcp_wrappers - - reported by Nikolaos Papavassiliou - - - added --with-rpath option - suggested by Phil Dibowitz - + - cleaned up the manpages a bit to make things clearer and more + standard - reported by Dave Stuit + - added an east coast mirror! http://conserver.syr.edu/ - + thanks to Christopher T. Beers + - primary group of users not included in '@group' syntax - + reported by Phil Dibowitz + - changed '@group' behavior such that groups are checked when + needed, instead of cached at startup, which is more logical + - missing variables when building convert with tcp_wrappers - + reported by Nikolaos Papavassiliou + + - added --with-rpath option - suggested by Phil Dibowitz + version 8.1.6 (May 25, 2004): - - added ability to configure client via system-wide console.cf - file and per-user .consolerc - suggested (independently) by - Erik Sjolund and Trevor Fiatal - - - fixed bug where break strings were not properly sent - - reported by Tim Small - - fixed bug in config file 'protocol' value handling - reported - by Kees Cook - - conserver no longer uses the local domain name in the default - access list (the default list is only created if no access - list is specified in the configuration file) - inspired by - William P LePera - - added a 'terminal' console configuration block for printing - strings when attaching and detaching from consoles - suggested - by Richard Threadgill + - added ability to configure client via system-wide console.cf + file and per-user .consolerc - suggested (independently) by + Erik Sjolund and Trevor Fiatal + + - fixed bug where break strings were not properly sent - + reported by Tim Small + - fixed bug in config file 'protocol' value handling - reported + by Kees Cook + - conserver no longer uses the local domain name in the default + access list (the default list is only created if no access + list is specified in the configuration file) - inspired by + William P LePera + - added a 'terminal' console configuration block for printing + strings when attaching and detaching from consoles - suggested + by Richard Threadgill version 8.1.5 (May 7, 2004): - - changed remaining O_NDELAY flags to O_NONBLOCK - - added PROTOCOLS file to describe the client/server protocol - - added '#include' capability to conserver.cf file - - added '@group' syntax to conserver.cf file to support use of - system groups - - added -U client option to allow client to ask for encryption - but fall back to non-encrypted connections otherwise - - suggested by Mike Hendon - - fixed bug where socket not properly deleted on exit - reported - by William P LePera - - added 'initdelay' option for throttling startup of consoles - - suggested by Jay McCanta + - changed remaining O_NDELAY flags to O_NONBLOCK + - added PROTOCOLS file to describe the client/server protocol + - added '#include' capability to conserver.cf file + - added '@group' syntax to conserver.cf file to support use of + system groups + - added -U client option to allow client to ask for encryption + but fall back to non-encrypted connections otherwise - + suggested by Mike Hendon + - fixed bug where socket not properly deleted on exit - reported + by William P LePera + - added 'initdelay' option for throttling startup of consoles - + suggested by Jay McCanta version 8.1.4 (Apr 13, 2004): - - fixed macro use in manpages to hopefully be more compatible - - removed extra newline of --MARK-- range output - - fixed bug where server -b option wasn't working - reported by - Nathan R. Hruby - - fixed client segfault when using -R, -t, -d, and -b options - - added a --with-uds configure option to have all client/server - communication happen via unix domain sockets - suggested by - William P LePera + - fixed macro use in manpages to hopefully be more compatible + - removed extra newline of --MARK-- range output + - fixed bug where server -b option wasn't working - reported by + Nathan R. Hruby + - fixed client segfault when using -R, -t, -d, and -b options + - added a --with-uds configure option to have all client/server + communication happen via unix domain sockets - suggested by + William P LePera version 8.1.3 (Mar 22, 2004): - - fixed small memory and file descriptor leak in client when - using '^Ec;' - - '^Ec;' now only disconnects from the previous console only - after a successfully move to a new console, allowing you to - abort the move - suggested by Christopher T. Beers - + - fixed small memory and file descriptor leak in client when + using '^Ec;' + - '^Ec;' now only disconnects from the previous console only + after a successfully move to a new console, allowing you to + abort the move - suggested by Christopher T. Beers + version 8.1.2 (Mar 11, 2004): - - better handling of client command (^Ec|) when user is bumped, - conserver is reconfigured, etc - - added 'initsubst' option for 'initcmd' substitutions like - 'devicesubst' and 'execsubst' - based on patch by Bill - Sommerfeld - - modified and added to *subst (initsubst, etc) syntax to allow - for flexibility and future enhancement - - changed 'port' and 'portinc' minimums from 1 to 0 - it allows - more flexibility and helps with 0-based counting - - removed unportable sys/cdefs.h from contrib/chat/chat.c - - patch by Bill Sommerfeld - - added --with-extmsgs configure switch to enable entertaining - messages - - marked various undocumented client commands as deprecated so - that they can be removed in a future version - - added ability to "move" to a new console via '^Ec;' - - suggested by Christopher T. Beers - - added a dump of console information when -S is used twice - - suggested by Todd Stansell + - better handling of client command (^Ec|) when user is bumped, + conserver is reconfigured, etc + - added 'initsubst' option for 'initcmd' substitutions like + 'devicesubst' and 'execsubst' - based on patch by Bill + Sommerfeld + - modified and added to *subst (initsubst, etc) syntax to allow + for flexibility and future enhancement + - changed 'port' and 'portinc' minimums from 1 to 0 - it allows + more flexibility and helps with 0-based counting + - removed unportable sys/cdefs.h from contrib/chat/chat.c - + patch by Bill Sommerfeld + - added --with-extmsgs configure switch to enable entertaining + messages + - marked various undocumented client commands as deprecated so + that they can be removed in a future version + - added ability to "move" to a new console via '^Ec;' - + suggested by Christopher T. Beers + - added a dump of console information when -S is used twice - + suggested by Todd Stansell version 8.1.1 (Feb 10, 2004): - - fixed mistake in Makefiles where rpmbuild fails - reported by - Martin Evans - - fixed a couple typos - reported by Matt Selsky - + - fixed mistake in Makefiles where rpmbuild fails - reported by + Martin Evans + - fixed a couple typos - reported by Matt Selsky + version 8.1.0 (Jan 18, 2004): - - fixes for HP-UX compilation - patch by Petter Reinholdtsen - - - fixes for compilation under various operating systems - - patch by Albert Chin - - added a 'protocol' option for either 'telnet' or 'raw' socket - communication - also reflected in -i output - - changed the client/server protocol to use 0xff as a command - character for sending control commands - similiar to the - telnet protocol - improves the ^Ec| interaction - - client -E option now disables ssl encryption attempts, useful - for broken SSL environents - suggested by Graydon Dodson - - - bad error message connecting non-ssl client with ssl-required - server - reported by Graydon Dodson - - added note about pam configuration to conserver.passwd.man - - suggested by Erik Sjolund - - improved telnet protocol option handling such that connections - to standard telnet ports should work properly + - fixes for HP-UX compilation - patch by Petter Reinholdtsen + + - fixes for compilation under various operating systems - + patch by Albert Chin + - added a 'protocol' option for either 'telnet' or 'raw' socket + communication - also reflected in -i output + - changed the client/server protocol to use 0xff as a command + character for sending control commands - similiar to the + telnet protocol - improves the ^Ec| interaction + - client -E option now disables ssl encryption attempts, useful + for broken SSL environents - suggested by Graydon Dodson + + - bad error message connecting non-ssl client with ssl-required + server - reported by Graydon Dodson + - added note about pam configuration to conserver.passwd.man - + suggested by Erik Sjolund + - improved telnet protocol option handling such that connections + to standard telnet ports should work properly version 8.0.9 (Dec 10, 2003): - - fixed major bug in connect() handling which causes most - socket-based consoles to timeout after 10 seconds - reported - by Tom Rataski - - added a couple details to the 'logfilemax' manpage entry + - fixed major bug in connect() handling which causes most + socket-based consoles to timeout after 10 seconds - reported + by Tom Rataski + - added a couple details to the 'logfilemax' manpage entry version 8.0.8 (Dec 2, 2003): - - added client ^Ec| sequence for running a command on the client - and having it's I/O directed to the console - inspired by - discussions with David Williamson - years ago ;-) - - touched up Makefiles to test against .h files - - fixed inability to replay the console log while the console is - down - reported by Matt Selsky - - added a console 'logfilemax' option for rotating the console - logfile once the file is greater than the specified size - - added sample configuration files to conserver.cf/samples - - tweaked some failure messages and initcmd notifications + - added client ^Ec| sequence for running a command on the client + and having it's I/O directed to the console - inspired by + discussions with David Williamson + years ago ;-) + - touched up Makefiles to test against .h files + - fixed inability to replay the console log while the console is + down - reported by Matt Selsky + - added a console 'logfilemax' option for rotating the console + logfile once the file is greater than the specified size + - added sample configuration files to conserver.cf/samples + - tweaked some failure messages and initcmd notifications version 8.0.7 (Nov 20, 2003): - - renamed util.[ch] to cutil.[ch] to prevent name conflict with - system util.h, reordered some #includes, and fixed a configure - test for sys/proc.h to build on OpenBSD 3.4 (and probably - others) - reported by Kurt Raschke - - fixed missing semi-colon for cygwin build - reported by - Raymond Richmond + - renamed util.[ch] to cutil.[ch] to prevent name conflict with + system util.h, reordered some #includes, and fixed a configure + test for sys/proc.h to build on OpenBSD 3.4 (and probably + others) - reported by Kurt Raschke + - fixed missing semi-colon for cygwin build - reported by + Raymond Richmond version 8.0.6 (Nov 16, 2003): - - code was missing regarding the 'setproctitle' option - patch - by Dmitry Morozovsky - - fixed the order of access list checking when - --with-trustrevdns is used - - fixed various spelling errors - patches by Matt Selsky - - - added console 'idletimeout' and 'idlestring' options to - trigger the sending of 'idlestring' after a lack of activity - for 'idletimeout' seconds - suggested by Ian Potts - - - added console 'portbase' and 'portinc' options to allow - specifying a formula for referencing ports - inspired by Todd - Stansell - - fixed problem where console 'port' option didn't take port - names (manpage said it did) - - added server -U option and configuration option 'unifiedlog' - to allow a copy of all console activity to go to a single file - - removed all sprintf() calls - - added 'devicesubst' and 'execsubst' console options for doing - replacements with calculated port numbers on the 'device' and - 'exec' values - - NULL characters in console data caused data loss because of - strlen() usage - reported by Toby Gerhart - - fixed a couple errors in contrib/redhat-rpm/conserver.spec - - reported by Martin Evans - - added capability to use '!' in user access lists to prevent a - user from having access - suggested by Matt Selsky - + - code was missing regarding the 'setproctitle' option - patch + by Dmitry Morozovsky + - fixed the order of access list checking when + --with-trustrevdns is used + - fixed various spelling errors - patches by Matt Selsky + + - added console 'idletimeout' and 'idlestring' options to + trigger the sending of 'idlestring' after a lack of activity + for 'idletimeout' seconds - suggested by Ian Potts + + - added console 'portbase' and 'portinc' options to allow + specifying a formula for referencing ports - inspired by Todd + Stansell + - fixed problem where console 'port' option didn't take port + names (manpage said it did) + - added server -U option and configuration option 'unifiedlog' + to allow a copy of all console activity to go to a single file + - removed all sprintf() calls + - added 'devicesubst' and 'execsubst' console options for doing + replacements with calculated port numbers on the 'device' and + 'exec' values + - NULL characters in console data caused data loss because of + strlen() usage - reported by Toby Gerhart + - fixed a couple errors in contrib/redhat-rpm/conserver.spec - + reported by Martin Evans + - added capability to use '!' in user access lists to prevent a + user from having access - suggested by Matt Selsky + version 8.0.5 (Oct 31, 2003): - - added 'loghostnames' config option (default is on) to log - client hostnames instead of ip addresses (like pre-8.0.0) - - suggested by Han Pilmeyer - - fixed bug where 'daemonmode' config file option wasn't being - used - - fixed potential logfile (-L) opening problem processing SIGHUP - - fixed various potential conserver.cf issues with 'config' - block values processing SIGHUP - - added 'setproctitle' config option (default is off) to enable - changing the process title to contain runtime information - - patch by Dmitry Morozovsky + - added 'loghostnames' config option (default is on) to log + client hostnames instead of ip addresses (like pre-8.0.0) - + suggested by Han Pilmeyer + - fixed bug where 'daemonmode' config file option wasn't being + used + - fixed potential logfile (-L) opening problem processing SIGHUP + - fixed various potential conserver.cf issues with 'config' + block values processing SIGHUP + - added 'setproctitle' config option (default is off) to enable + changing the process title to contain runtime information - + patch by Dmitry Morozovsky version 8.0.4 (Oct 10, 2003): - - fixed client rejection bug that can nearly never happen - - reported by Han Pilmeyer - - fixed bug where client is reconnected to the previous console - when non-exact console names are used - reported by Rolf - Petter Halle - - fixed bug where exact matchs on a remote console name never - happened - reported by Toby Gerhart - - fixed bug where SIGHUP fails to update console aliases - - reported by Han Pilmeyer + - fixed client rejection bug that can nearly never happen - + reported by Han Pilmeyer + - fixed bug where client is reconnected to the previous console + when non-exact console names are used - reported by Rolf + Petter Halle + - fixed bug where exact matchs on a remote console name never + happened - reported by Toby Gerhart + - fixed bug where SIGHUP fails to update console aliases - + reported by Han Pilmeyer version 8.0.3 (Oct 6, 2003): - - the SIGHUP process fails to pick up changes to certain fields - because of a horribly broken SwapStr() function [broken in - all previous 8.0.x versions] - reported by Toby Gerhart - + - the SIGHUP process fails to pick up changes to certain fields + because of a horribly broken SwapStr() function [broken in + all previous 8.0.x versions] - reported by Toby Gerhart + version 8.0.2 (Oct 5, 2003): - - reworked the i/o calls to better buffer data - - added console 'motd' option for holding a "message of the - day", displayed to the client on attachment to console - - suggested by Toby Gerhart - - added ^Ecm client command for displaying MOTD and integrated - it into the client console attachment sequence - - now unallocate client lists when forking new child conserver - processes - - changed strdup() to local StrDup() so dmalloc can gracefully - track changes - - added a ^Ec; sequence to let client signal server when it's - ready to see console data, otherwise a chatty console can - cause the login sequence to fail and you can never attach to - the console + - reworked the i/o calls to better buffer data + - added console 'motd' option for holding a "message of the + day", displayed to the client on attachment to console - + suggested by Toby Gerhart + - added ^Ecm client command for displaying MOTD and integrated + it into the client console attachment sequence + - now unallocate client lists when forking new child conserver + processes + - changed strdup() to local StrDup() so dmalloc can gracefully + track changes + - added a ^Ec; sequence to let client signal server when it's + ready to see console data, otherwise a chatty console can + cause the login sequence to fail and you can never attach to + the console version 8.0.1 (Sep 29, 2003): - - fixed bug in access list parsing where multiple addresses per - line can cause errors - reported by Jay McCanta - - - changed client password prompt to show hostname passed down by - the server - suggested by Toby Gerhart - - fixed bug where remote console names were only search for - substring matches - reported by Toby Gerhart - - - the server -M option wasn't being used properly to limit the - consoles managed by the host - - added 'initcmd' console option which allows a command to - interact with a console right after a console is opened - - suggested by Greg Woods - - added the chat program contributed by Greg Woods - to the contrib/chat directory - - added WUNTRACED to waitpid() for catching suspended processes - - reworded some client/server messages to be clearer - - embedded non-printable characters in break lists now display - correctly when '^Ecl?' is used - - in case client aborts unexpectedly, terminal state should - now be restored to normal + - fixed bug in access list parsing where multiple addresses per + line can cause errors - reported by Jay McCanta + + - changed client password prompt to show hostname passed down by + the server - suggested by Toby Gerhart + - fixed bug where remote console names were only search for + substring matches - reported by Toby Gerhart + + - the server -M option wasn't being used properly to limit the + consoles managed by the host + - added 'initcmd' console option which allows a command to + interact with a console right after a console is opened - + suggested by Greg Woods + - added the chat program contributed by Greg Woods + to the contrib/chat directory + - added WUNTRACED to waitpid() for catching suspended processes + - reworded some client/server messages to be clearer + - embedded non-printable characters in break lists now display + correctly when '^Ecl?' is used + - in case client aborts unexpectedly, terminal state should + now be restored to normal version 8.0.0 (Sep 22, 2003): - - better error messages and management of the user's password - - 8.0.0-beta4 mistakenly lost conserver.passwd usage - - empty passwords now don't trigger a passwd prompt (like 7.2.7) - - upgraded to autoconf-2.57 and use recent config.guess/sub - files - suggested by Jorgen Hagg - - we now install the conserver.rc file as well as sample - conserver.cf and conserver.passwd files in - $(prefix)/share/examples/conserver - suggested by - Hubert Feyrer + - better error messages and management of the user's password + - 8.0.0-beta4 mistakenly lost conserver.passwd usage + - empty passwords now don't trigger a passwd prompt (like 7.2.7) + - upgraded to autoconf-2.57 and use recent config.guess/sub + files - suggested by Jorgen Hagg + - we now install the conserver.rc file as well as sample + conserver.cf and conserver.passwd files in + $(prefix)/share/examples/conserver - suggested by + Hubert Feyrer version 8.0.0-beta4 (Aug 24, 2003): - - totally rewrote the client/server communication, allowing SSL - connections to occur first, protecting *all* information - - added 'admin' keyword to the 'access' portion of the config - file for specifying users able to issue the 'quit' command - - removed client -G option since it's not really useful any more - - added client -t option for sending "text messages" to users, - which is similar to broadcast messages, but you can specify - the user and/or console - suggested by Trevor Fiatal - - - added client -d option for disconnecting users specified by - username and/or console - suggested by Trevor Fiatal - - - removed --with-64bit configure option as 64bit operation is - reported to work just fine - - break strings with '\d' are interpreted as a delay, which can - be specified in the config file (default 250ms) - - removed 'reset -x' portion of default break sequence #3 - - remote conserver hostnames now properly match - had to be a - character string match previously - - hostname aliases now checked against access lists and the - matched name is used for logging - - added --with-trustrevdns to enable the use of reverse DNS - information for access list checks [not recommended] - see the - INSTALL file for full details on who should actually need this - Many thanks to Chuck Rouzer for all the - help with FreeBSD support and the following issues... - - fixed 'make test' problem on hosts where 'localhost' doesn't - resolve to 127.0.0.1 - - fixed interface probe problem under *BSD - - added openpty() interface for pty allocation + - totally rewrote the client/server communication, allowing SSL + connections to occur first, protecting *all* information + - added 'admin' keyword to the 'access' portion of the config + file for specifying users able to issue the 'quit' command + - removed client -G option since it's not really useful any more + - added client -t option for sending "text messages" to users, + which is similar to broadcast messages, but you can specify + the user and/or console - suggested by Trevor Fiatal + + - added client -d option for disconnecting users specified by + username and/or console - suggested by Trevor Fiatal + + - removed --with-64bit configure option as 64bit operation is + reported to work just fine + - break strings with '\d' are interpreted as a delay, which can + be specified in the config file (default 250ms) + - removed 'reset -x' portion of default break sequence #3 + - remote conserver hostnames now properly match - had to be a + character string match previously + - hostname aliases now checked against access lists and the + matched name is used for logging + - added --with-trustrevdns to enable the use of reverse DNS + information for access list checks [not recommended] - see the + INSTALL file for full details on who should actually need this + Many thanks to Chuck Rouzer for all the + help with FreeBSD support and the following issues... + - fixed 'make test' problem on hosts where 'localhost' doesn't + resolve to 127.0.0.1 + - fixed interface probe problem under *BSD + - added openpty() interface for pty allocation version 8.0.0-beta3 (Aug 8, 2003): - - master process no longer forks on client requests - handles - them with select() like child process - - alarm()/SIGALRM usage removed and replaced with counters and - timer on select() call - - removed caching of timeouts to terminal servers - each - socket connection now has a proper timeout (and can happen - simultaniously) - - partial write()s are properly buffered and retried - - made all sockets (including SSL) non-buffered - - client now supports piping data to it and properly printing - all server data ("echo '^Ecr^Ec.' | console universe") + - master process no longer forks on client requests - handles + them with select() like child process + - alarm()/SIGALRM usage removed and replaced with counters and + timer on select() call + - removed caching of timeouts to terminal servers - each + socket connection now has a proper timeout (and can happen + simultaniously) + - partial write()s are properly buffered and retried + - made all sockets (including SSL) non-buffered + - client now supports piping data to it and properly printing + all server data ("echo '^Ecr^Ec.' | console universe") version 8.0.0-beta2 (Jul 17, 2003): - - console aliases added with 'aliases' console keyword - - two stop bit support for serial devices - requested by Kelly - Setzer - - added support for inet_aton() over inet_addr() - - all server interfaces now used to identify console management - - server interfaces probed with SIOCGIFCONF ioctl, if available - - added flow control options 'ixon', 'ixany', 'ixoff', and - 'crtscts' - - added info to console client -i output - - man pages updated, however the wording needs work + - console aliases added with 'aliases' console keyword + - two stop bit support for serial devices - requested by Kelly + Setzer + - added support for inet_aton() over inet_addr() + - all server interfaces now used to identify console management + - server interfaces probed with SIOCGIFCONF ioctl, if available + - added flow control options 'ixon', 'ixany', 'ixoff', and + 'crtscts' + - added info to console client -i output + - man pages updated, however the wording needs work version 8.0.0-beta1 (Jul 4, 2003): - - ***NOTICE*** the format of conserver.cf and conserver.passwd - has completely changed. see the INSTALL file for - upgrade instructions (it should be "fairly painless"). - some documentation has been updated to reflect the new world, - some hasn't - my goal for beta2 is to have all the docs updated - - many command-line options now also conserver.cf options options - - POSIX termios interface now required for compilation - some - POSIX requirements were already in the code and others will - undoubtedly creep in as time goes by - - configure --with-regex option removed because of conserver.cf - and conserver.passwd changes - - added -S option to server for syntax checking of the - configuration file - suggested by Dave Stuit - - authorized users now either have r/w or r/o access to consoles - - getpassword.o replaces getpass() and getpassphrase() so we can - get any string length - - fixed rm commands in test script - patch by Petter Reinholdtsen - + - ***NOTICE*** the format of conserver.cf and conserver.passwd + has completely changed. see the INSTALL file for + upgrade instructions (it should be "fairly painless"). + some documentation has been updated to reflect the new world, + some hasn't - my goal for beta2 is to have all the docs updated + - many command-line options now also conserver.cf options options + - POSIX termios interface now required for compilation - some + POSIX requirements were already in the code and others will + undoubtedly creep in as time goes by + - configure --with-regex option removed because of conserver.cf + and conserver.passwd changes + - added -S option to server for syntax checking of the + configuration file - suggested by Dave Stuit + - authorized users now either have r/w or r/o access to consoles + - getpassword.o replaces getpass() and getpassphrase() so we can + get any string length + - fixed rm commands in test script - patch by Petter Reinholdtsen + version 7.2.7 (Apr 9, 2003): - - added test suite ('make test') for basic client/server - communication tests - - changed configure script to provide better checking of options, - hp-ux specifics, and functions - - console names are no longer case-sensitive - - fixed case-sensitive DNS name comparisons - reported by - Peter Chubb via Jorgen Hagg - - - added dmalloc and openssl version numbers to -V output - - reordered includes for openssl-0.9.7a compatibility - - conserver.rc looks at pidfile to find the master pid - suggested - by Petter Reinholdtsen - - misplaced code regarding --with-regex - patch by Andreas Wrede - - - added password support for HP-UX trusted systems - immense - help by Greg Brown - - potential SIGUSR1 bug where cached terminal server availability - wasn't being cleared correctly - reported by Dave Stuit - - - server is now more forgiving about errors instead of just - giving up and shutting everything down - - consoles that have trouble coming up (and are forced down) - now log when they come back up - suggested by Dave Stuit - + - added test suite ('make test') for basic client/server + communication tests + - changed configure script to provide better checking of options, + hp-ux specifics, and functions + - console names are no longer case-sensitive + - fixed case-sensitive DNS name comparisons - reported by + Peter Chubb via Jorgen Hagg + + - added dmalloc and openssl version numbers to -V output + - reordered includes for openssl-0.9.7a compatibility + - conserver.rc looks at pidfile to find the master pid - suggested + by Petter Reinholdtsen + - misplaced code regarding --with-regex - patch by Andreas Wrede + + - added password support for HP-UX trusted systems - immense + help by Greg Brown + - potential SIGUSR1 bug where cached terminal server availability + wasn't being cleared correctly - reported by Dave Stuit + + - server is now more forgiving about errors instead of just + giving up and shutting everything down + - consoles that have trouble coming up (and are forced down) + now log when they come back up - suggested by Dave Stuit + version 7.2.6 (Mar 10, 2003): - - the -b conserver option was mostly broken (since 7.2.0) - - changed logging format so that all messages are of a similar - form - - fixed bad port number in 'cached previous timeout' message - - reported by Dave Stuit - - now using pid_t type for better compatibility - - fixed the RPM and Solaris package to include the man - page for conserver.passwd - suggested by R P Herrold - - - added restart option (-HUP) to conserver startup scripts - - added -B option to client for sending messages to a single - server - suggested by Dave Stuit - - added --with-dmalloc for memory usage debugging - - bug with multiple interfaces and -M option not maching hostname - in configuration file - patch by Igor Sviridov - - memory leak using openssl library plugged - - automatic reinitialization of failed consoles now retries - every minute like the manpage says it does - reported by Chris - Fowler - - when -R option is used, substring matches on console names - from clients only match local console names (and if that - fails just remote console names) but ambiguous name list - returns both local and remote consoles - suggested by Todd - Stansell + - the -b conserver option was mostly broken (since 7.2.0) + - changed logging format so that all messages are of a similar + form + - fixed bad port number in 'cached previous timeout' message - + reported by Dave Stuit + - now using pid_t type for better compatibility + - fixed the RPM and Solaris package to include the man + page for conserver.passwd - suggested by R P Herrold + + - added restart option (-HUP) to conserver startup scripts + - added -B option to client for sending messages to a single + server - suggested by Dave Stuit + - added --with-dmalloc for memory usage debugging + - bug with multiple interfaces and -M option not maching hostname + in configuration file - patch by Igor Sviridov + - memory leak using openssl library plugged + - automatic reinitialization of failed consoles now retries + every minute like the manpage says it does - reported by Chris + Fowler + - when -R option is used, substring matches on console names + from clients only match local console names (and if that + fails just remote console names) but ambiguous name list + returns both local and remote consoles - suggested by Todd + Stansell version 7.2.5 (Jan 27, 2003): - - fixed many documentation bugs - reported by Dave Stuit - - - added -I option to client which operates like -i, but on the - primary conserver only - suggested by Dave Stuit - - - added SIGUSR2, which does not reread the configuration file, - but does everything else SIGHUP does - suggested at LISA 2002 - - fixed bug where LOGDIR setting gets used even if no logfile - is wanted - - added -R option to server to prevent client redirection to - other conserver hosts - suggested by Todd Stansell - + - fixed many documentation bugs - reported by Dave Stuit + + - added -I option to client which operates like -i, but on the + primary conserver only - suggested by Dave Stuit + + - added SIGUSR2, which does not reread the configuration file, + but does everything else SIGHUP does - suggested at LISA 2002 + - fixed bug where LOGDIR setting gets used even if no logfile + is wanted + - added -R option to server to prevent client redirection to + other conserver hosts - suggested by Todd Stansell + version 7.2.4 (Oct 14, 2002): - - added --with-openssl for some client/server encryption - - added -E option to client and server to allow for non-encrypted - connections (encryption is the default if compiled in) - - added -c option so credentials (certificate and key) can be - exchanged between client and server - - expanded -V output to show what optional bits actually got - compiled into the code (libwrap, regex, etc) - - compilation errors on non-shadow file systems without using - --with-pam - reported by Jesper Frank Nemholt - - client now prefers $LOGNAME, then $USER, then the current uid - for its -l default - suggested by Dave Stuit - - putting back socklen_t usage - it's the right thing to do, - so tell me where it breaks things - - configure options --with-cffile and --with-pwdfile now - recognize fully-qualified pathnames - suggested by Kjell - Andresen + - added --with-openssl for some client/server encryption + - added -E option to client and server to allow for non-encrypted + connections (encryption is the default if compiled in) + - added -c option so credentials (certificate and key) can be + exchanged between client and server + - expanded -V output to show what optional bits actually got + compiled into the code (libwrap, regex, etc) + - compilation errors on non-shadow file systems without using + --with-pam - reported by Jesper Frank Nemholt + - client now prefers $LOGNAME, then $USER, then the current uid + for its -l default - suggested by Dave Stuit + - putting back socklen_t usage - it's the right thing to do, + so tell me where it breaks things + - configure options --with-cffile and --with-pwdfile now + recognize fully-qualified pathnames - suggested by Kjell + Andresen version 7.2.3 (Sep 23, 2002): - - checking for duplicate console names got lost in the major - 7.2.0 rewrite of that code. it's back now, with a couple of - other edge-case fixes i noticed while scanning the code - - reported by Dave Stuit - - added --with-pam and PAM authentication support - suggested - by Stu May - - added -F server option to prevent automatic reinitialization - of failed consoles ('|' syntax consoles which exit with a - zero status are still reinitialized) - requested by William P - LePera and Malcolm Gibbs - - - successful automatic reinitialization of consoles now attaches - a client that wants read-write mode - - added read-only client wish to become read-write in -i output - - moved to autoconf-2.54 and fixed some small configure.in bugs + - checking for duplicate console names got lost in the major + 7.2.0 rewrite of that code. it's back now, with a couple of + other edge-case fixes i noticed while scanning the code - + reported by Dave Stuit + - added --with-pam and PAM authentication support - suggested + by Stu May + - added -F server option to prevent automatic reinitialization + of failed consoles ('|' syntax consoles which exit with a + zero status are still reinitialized) - requested by William P + LePera and Malcolm Gibbs + + - successful automatic reinitialization of consoles now attaches + a client that wants read-write mode + - added read-only client wish to become read-write in -i output + - moved to autoconf-2.54 and fixed some small configure.in bugs Many thanks to John R. Jackson for the following fixes, cleanups, and enhancements... - - "lost timestamps" bug (SIGALRM/sleep()/usleep()/tcp_wrapper - interaction) - - compiler warnings, bad fileOpenFD tests, and ability to use - a colon after an equal in the config file (LOGDIR=C:\Logs) - - autologin fix for Solaris BSM support + - "lost timestamps" bug (SIGALRM/sleep()/usleep()/tcp_wrapper + interaction) + - compiler warnings, bad fileOpenFD tests, and ability to use + a colon after an equal in the config file (LOGDIR=C:\Logs) + - autologin fix for Solaris BSM support version 7.2.2 (Jun 05, 2002): - - added 'n' as token for no-parity - patch by Greg A. Woods - - - extra timestamps occur when consoles come back up after being - down longer than their timestamp period - reported by Dave - Stuit - - AIX 5.1 pseudo-terminal support broken - patch by William P - LePera - - PID file overwritten and not unlinked on exit - reported by - William P LePera - - signals cleaned up in master, child, and sub-proc sections - - SIGPIPE now ignored - reported by Greg A. Woods - + - added 'n' as token for no-parity - patch by Greg A. Woods + + - extra timestamps occur when consoles come back up after being + down longer than their timestamp period - reported by Dave + Stuit + - AIX 5.1 pseudo-terminal support broken - patch by William P + LePera + - PID file overwritten and not unlinked on exit - reported by + William P LePera + - signals cleaned up in master, child, and sub-proc sections + - SIGPIPE now ignored - reported by Greg A. Woods + version 7.2.1 (Mar 25, 2002): - - bug regarding timestamp/break reading - patch by Benn Oshrin - - - console names in conserver.passwd can be regular expressions - if enabled using --with-regex - based on code from Vladislav - Patenko - - breaks recorded to console logs if 'b' option used in - timestamp-spec - suggested by Dave Stuit + - bug regarding timestamp/break reading - patch by Benn Oshrin + + - console names in conserver.passwd can be regular expressions + if enabled using --with-regex - based on code from Vladislav + Patenko + - breaks recorded to console logs if 'b' option used in + timestamp-spec - suggested by Dave Stuit version 7.2.0 (Mar 12, 2002): - - check for valid baud rates (invalid resulted in '0') - - reported by Andrew Gallatin - - a broadcast messages to others on your console can now be - sent via ^Ecb + - check for valid baud rates (invalid resulted in '0') - + reported by Andrew Gallatin + - a broadcast messages to others on your console can now be + sent via ^Ecb version 7.2.0-beta3 (Feb 25, 2002): - - allow for 57600 and 115200 baud rates - patch by Andreas - Wrede - - TCP traffic now escaped according to Telnet protocol - - the highly desired dynamic reconfiguration of conserver is - here! the HUP signal now triggers a read of the - configuration file and adjustment of consoles - - configure flags shown in -V output + - allow for 57600 and 115200 baud rates - patch by Andreas + Wrede + - TCP traffic now escaped according to Telnet protocol + - the highly desired dynamic reconfiguration of conserver is + here! the HUP signal now triggers a read of the + configuration file and adjustment of consoles + - configure flags shown in -V output version 7.2.0-beta2 (Feb 14, 2002): - - new -W client option for showing who's attached to a single - conserver master - suggested by Dave Stuit - - maxfiles() clashes with HP-UX 11 'maxfiles' variable - patch - by Adam Morris - - removed use of socklen_t type for better compatibility - - removed TELCMD/TELOPT use for compatibility + - new -W client option for showing who's attached to a single + conserver master - suggested by Dave Stuit + - maxfiles() clashes with HP-UX 11 'maxfiles' variable - patch + by Adam Morris + - removed use of socklen_t type for better compatibility + - removed TELCMD/TELOPT use for compatibility version 7.2.0-beta1 (Jan 29, 2002): - - static structures and strings are now dynamic in server - - MAXGRP (--with-maxgrp) has been removed as it's now dynamic - - new -m server option for setting the maximum consoles per - process - the default is still set with --with-maxmemb - - new -i client option (and ^Eci) that displays console - information in a machine-parseable format - - two debug levels (second level by using two -D options) - - ANSI prototypes and definitions (when available) + - static structures and strings are now dynamic in server + - MAXGRP (--with-maxgrp) has been removed as it's now dynamic + - new -m server option for setting the maximum consoles per + process - the default is still set with --with-maxmemb + - new -i client option (and ^Eci) that displays console + information in a machine-parseable format + - two debug levels (second level by using two -D options) + - ANSI prototypes and definitions (when available) version 7.1.4 (Jan 21, 2002): - - console -[PqQ] didn't work - patch by Han Pilmeyer - - - maxfiles() didn't check FD_SETSIZE - patch by Justin Grudzien - - - New -o and -O server flags for automatically reconnecting - downed consoles - patch by Benn Oshrin - - Automatic reconnection of consoles on read failures, retried - every minute - - Up to nine break sequences can be defined in the - configuration file and assigned to consoles individually, - accessed via new ^ecl[?0-9] escape sequences - - console logs are marked with "up" and "down" timestamps + - console -[PqQ] didn't work - patch by Han Pilmeyer + + - maxfiles() didn't check FD_SETSIZE - patch by Justin Grudzien + + - New -o and -O server flags for automatically reconnecting + downed consoles - patch by Benn Oshrin + - Automatic reconnection of consoles on read failures, retried + every minute + - Up to nine break sequences can be defined in the + configuration file and assigned to consoles individually, + accessed via new ^ecl[?0-9] escape sequences + - console logs are marked with "up" and "down" timestamps The following based on code by John R. Jackson - - sequential timestamps merged into one range during playback - - timestamps done on "nice" boundaries (hour, minute, etc.) - - lots of code cleanup, optimizations, etc. + - sequential timestamps merged into one range during playback + - timestamps done on "nice" boundaries (hour, minute, etc.) + - lots of code cleanup, optimizations, etc. version 7.1.3 (Oct 16, 2001): - - NetBSD 1.5 termios bug/compatibility - patch by Andreas Wrede - - - Missing quotes broke ^ecl1 code - reported by William Charles - - - Alternate break code didn't exist for local ports + - NetBSD 1.5 termios bug/compatibility - patch by Andreas Wrede + + - Missing quotes broke ^ecl1 code - reported by William Charles + + - Alternate break code didn't exist for local ports version 7.1.2 (Oct 15, 2001): - - fixed line-based timestamp code - reported by Benn Oshrin - - - tcp_wrappers support (--with-libwrap) - - CLOCAL bit set for local ports - patch by Egan Ford - - - timestamp added to 'lost carrier' error - suggested by Todd - Stansell - - Alternate break sequence for Solaris 8 is available as ^ecl2 - escape sequence - patch by William Charles - + - fixed line-based timestamp code - reported by Benn Oshrin + + - tcp_wrappers support (--with-libwrap) + - CLOCAL bit set for local ports - patch by Egan Ford + + - timestamp added to 'lost carrier' error - suggested by Todd + Stansell + - Alternate break sequence for Solaris 8 is available as ^ecl2 + escape sequence - patch by William Charles + The following suggested by Trevor Fiatal - - Widened username field of 'console -w' output - - Added server hostname to password entry prompt - - AC_CHECK_LIB replaced with AC_SEARCH_LIBS in configure.in so - that irrelevant (and sometimes incompatible) libraries aren't - linked in + - Widened username field of 'console -w' output + - Added server hostname to password entry prompt + - AC_CHECK_LIB replaced with AC_SEARCH_LIBS in configure.in so + that irrelevant (and sometimes incompatible) libraries aren't + linked in version 7.1.1 (Aug 4, 2001): - - Now using getlogin() for real username info - suggested by - Dave Stuit - - gethostbyname() failure for a console now doesn't cause a - shutdown - reported by Todd Stansell - - Shutdown via client -q/-Q fixed (broken in 7.1.0 because of - master process fork() code) - - Password file parsing fixed to allow for empty passwords - - allowing users to access conserver without a password prompt - - Both the password and configuration files no longer have - line length limitations, they now support comments (`#' lines), - and lines with leading whitespace are continuations of - previous lines - - Client hostname/ip sometimes not printed - reported by Todd - Stansell + - Now using getlogin() for real username info - suggested by + Dave Stuit + - gethostbyname() failure for a console now doesn't cause a + shutdown - reported by Todd Stansell + - Shutdown via client -q/-Q fixed (broken in 7.1.0 because of + master process fork() code) + - Password file parsing fixed to allow for empty passwords - + allowing users to access conserver without a password prompt + - Both the password and configuration files no longer have + line length limitations, they now support comments (`#' lines), + and lines with leading whitespace are continuations of + previous lines + - Client hostname/ip sometimes not printed - reported by Todd + Stansell version 7.1.0 (Jul 26, 2001): - - Hostname in access list that began with a digit was treated as - an IP address - only strings using [0-9./] are considered CIDR - notation and they must be of the form a.b.c.d[/n] - - Fixed SIGHUP always opening logfile(-L) - shouldn't without -d - - Fixed 'make install' problem under MacOS X and cygwin - - Client -l option totally broken in 7.0.3 - patch by Daniel E. - Singer - - Client now accepts IP addresses from server and server now sends - the IP of the socket instead of its hostname to the client, - fixing part of the multi-interface problem - - Client no longer passes hostname to server along with username - - Client now turns off IEXTEN so stuff like ^V passes through - - Server now pauses one second when reopening a TCP-based console - to give the terminal server a chance to clean up - - Master server process now fork()s when accepting clients - - timestamp-spec can be numeric only ('m' default) - - Ambiguous console name error now shows ambiguous list - - Console list in conserver.passwd can now have whitespace - - Access lists in conserver.cf can now use ',' as a separator - - Added special '*any*' username in conserver.passwd - - Username match (real or '*any*') now stops conserver.passwd file - processing - allowing you to lock out users - - Added -u flag to server to enable "unloved" output - this is the - opposite of the old -n flag, which now does nothing - - Added -7 flag to client and server for stripping the high bit - of data on either side (--disable-8bit removed) - - Added -b to server to specify the base port number for the - secondary communication channel - based on code from Enrik - Berkhan - - Changed -d and -D flags to -r and -R in client - now -D enables - debugging mode in the client (and -d is unused) - - Changed -r to -G in client so -r could be used for the above - - Client now uses getpassphrase() (if available) for > 8 char - passwords - pointed out by Gregory Bond - - Improved signal handling - - Improved process handling (POSIX waitpid() now necessary) - - Significant rework of STREAMS-based pseudo-tty code - - TCP connections ('!' config syntax) now have some Telnet protocol - knowledge, removing the "noise" seen when connecting to a terminal - server - reported by Todd Stansell - - Various code and message "pretty-printing" done - - Client and server both run in Windows (tested with Windows - 2000) under the cygwin environment thanks to a debug-fest with - Emmett Hogan - - Using autoconf version 2.50 - - Man pages reworked and conserver.passwd page created by Dave - Stuit - the pain he suffered documenting - the program (and pointing out many of the bugs fixed above) - should help endless others + - Hostname in access list that began with a digit was treated as + an IP address - only strings using [0-9./] are considered CIDR + notation and they must be of the form a.b.c.d[/n] + - Fixed SIGHUP always opening logfile(-L) - shouldn't without -d + - Fixed 'make install' problem under MacOS X and cygwin + - Client -l option totally broken in 7.0.3 - patch by Daniel E. + Singer + - Client now accepts IP addresses from server and server now sends + the IP of the socket instead of its hostname to the client, + fixing part of the multi-interface problem + - Client no longer passes hostname to server along with username + - Client now turns off IEXTEN so stuff like ^V passes through + - Server now pauses one second when reopening a TCP-based console + to give the terminal server a chance to clean up + - Master server process now fork()s when accepting clients + - timestamp-spec can be numeric only ('m' default) + - Ambiguous console name error now shows ambiguous list + - Console list in conserver.passwd can now have whitespace + - Access lists in conserver.cf can now use ',' as a separator + - Added special '*any*' username in conserver.passwd + - Username match (real or '*any*') now stops conserver.passwd file + processing - allowing you to lock out users + - Added -u flag to server to enable "unloved" output - this is the + opposite of the old -n flag, which now does nothing + - Added -7 flag to client and server for stripping the high bit + of data on either side (--disable-8bit removed) + - Added -b to server to specify the base port number for the + secondary communication channel - based on code from Enrik + Berkhan + - Changed -d and -D flags to -r and -R in client - now -D enables + debugging mode in the client (and -d is unused) + - Changed -r to -G in client so -r could be used for the above + - Client now uses getpassphrase() (if available) for > 8 char + passwords - pointed out by Gregory Bond + - Improved signal handling + - Improved process handling (POSIX waitpid() now necessary) + - Significant rework of STREAMS-based pseudo-tty code + - TCP connections ('!' config syntax) now have some Telnet protocol + knowledge, removing the "noise" seen when connecting to a terminal + server - reported by Todd Stansell + - Various code and message "pretty-printing" done + - Client and server both run in Windows (tested with Windows + 2000) under the cygwin environment thanks to a debug-fest with + Emmett Hogan + - Using autoconf version 2.50 + - Man pages reworked and conserver.passwd page created by Dave + Stuit - the pain he suffered documenting + the program (and pointing out many of the bugs fixed above) + should help endless others version 7.0.3 (Jul 5, 2001): - - "Off by 1" bug in 7.0.2 line-oriented timestamp code fixed (extra - chars in logfile) reported by Matthew Cheek - - TODO file added to distribution - - 'attached', 'detached', and 'bumped' actions now written to - console logs that have 'a' in timestamp-spec field - - Default timestamp specification with TIMESTAMP= in .cf file - - Config file much more forgiving about whitespace in fields - - gethostbyaddr() failures are no longer fatal - - Added -M to server to specify the address to listen on - based on code from Enrik Berkhan - - Added -p option to client and server to specify the port to - connect to and listen on (--with-port still sets the default) - - Added logfile output when going into daemon mode - - Added --with-logfile to configure - - Added -L to override compile-time logfile location - - SIGHUP reopens this logfile as well as previous behavior - - Run as root only restriction removed - warning now (if necessary) - - More #defines for FreeBSD compatibility - - Using inet_ntoa() now instead of peeking at bytes - - Fixed up -V (and -Vv) output for client and server - - Increased conserver.passwd read buffer (CheckPasswd()) - - Removed DO_VIRTUAL #if's - always build that code now - - Removed ORIGINAL_CODE #if's (old non-CIDR access list parsing) - - Changed undocumented -p option to -P in console client - - man pages updated to reflect a little more reality + - "Off by 1" bug in 7.0.2 line-oriented timestamp code fixed (extra + chars in logfile) reported by Matthew Cheek + - TODO file added to distribution + - 'attached', 'detached', and 'bumped' actions now written to + console logs that have 'a' in timestamp-spec field + - Default timestamp specification with TIMESTAMP= in .cf file + - Config file much more forgiving about whitespace in fields + - gethostbyaddr() failures are no longer fatal + - Added -M to server to specify the address to listen on + based on code from Enrik Berkhan + - Added -p option to client and server to specify the port to + connect to and listen on (--with-port still sets the default) + - Added logfile output when going into daemon mode + - Added --with-logfile to configure + - Added -L to override compile-time logfile location + - SIGHUP reopens this logfile as well as previous behavior + - Run as root only restriction removed - warning now (if necessary) + - More #defines for FreeBSD compatibility + - Using inet_ntoa() now instead of peeking at bytes + - Fixed up -V (and -Vv) output for client and server + - Increased conserver.passwd read buffer (CheckPasswd()) + - Removed DO_VIRTUAL #if's - always build that code now + - Removed ORIGINAL_CODE #if's (old non-CIDR access list parsing) + - Changed undocumented -p option to -P in console client + - man pages updated to reflect a little more reality version 7.0.2 (Jun 15, 2001): - - Bogus "ambiguous server abbreviation" with distributed server - setup fixed - - Hostname not passed with username from console client - - Fixed pseudo-terminal ('|' syntax in .cf file) bug with Solaris - and other STREAMS-based systems (actually works now in 7.X) - - Line-oriented timestamps in logfiles (see 'l' mark - specification) based on patch from Benn Oshrin - - - Generalized debugging output, info messages and error messages - - Moved library search up in configure.in so function calls are - detected properly - - Permissions of install-sh were wrong - - Trimmed the README file and now distribute conserver.html - - Redhat RPM bundle (contrib/redhat-rpm) contributed by Paul - Heinlein - - Cleaned up gcc warnings (for Solaris 7, at least) - - Makefiles now use .c.o: specification instead of %.o: + - Bogus "ambiguous server abbreviation" with distributed server + setup fixed + - Hostname not passed with username from console client + - Fixed pseudo-terminal ('|' syntax in .cf file) bug with Solaris + and other STREAMS-based systems (actually works now in 7.X) + - Line-oriented timestamps in logfiles (see 'l' mark + specification) based on patch from Benn Oshrin + + - Generalized debugging output, info messages and error messages + - Moved library search up in configure.in so function calls are + detected properly + - Permissions of install-sh were wrong + - Trimmed the README file and now distribute conserver.html + - Redhat RPM bundle (contrib/redhat-rpm) contributed by Paul + Heinlein + - Cleaned up gcc warnings (for Solaris 7, at least) + - Makefiles now use .c.o: specification instead of %.o: version 7.0.1 (May 3, 2001): - - 8bit on by default now (use --disable-8bit for old behavior) - - FreeBSD patches by Bill Fenner - (hopefully *BSD systems will compile cleaner now) - - Bad error reporting on getsockopt() found by Bill Fenner - - - PID file patch by Martin Andrews + - 8bit on by default now (use --disable-8bit for old behavior) + - FreeBSD patches by Bill Fenner + (hopefully *BSD systems will compile cleaner now) + - Bad error reporting on getsockopt() found by Bill Fenner + + - PID file patch by Martin Andrews version 7.0.0 (Feb 18, 2001): - - GNU configure-based packaging!!! - All work done by Mark D. Roth . - Thank you! - - Removed conserver/cons.h and moved options into --with - and --enable configure arguments - - ioctl() bug found by Ross Parker - - Removed last of the "loopback preference" code in - console/console.c - should have been removed a long time ago + - GNU configure-based packaging!!! + All work done by Mark D. Roth . + Thank you! + - Removed conserver/cons.h and moved options into --with + and --enable configure arguments + - ioctl() bug found by Ross Parker + - Removed last of the "loopback preference" code in + console/console.c - should have been removed a long time ago version 6.1.7 (Dec 14, 2000): - - Documented no parity option in conserver.cf.man - - Lowered default CONNECTTIMEOUT to 10 seconds - - Changed more internal references to GNAC - - Shell command support just plain broken (tracked down and - slain by Rob Joyce ) - - Added a -P option for specifying the password file - - CPARITY setting reflected in -V output - - New version numbering scheme and packaging + - Documented no parity option in conserver.cf.man + - Lowered default CONNECTTIMEOUT to 10 seconds + - Changed more internal references to GNAC + - Shell command support just plain broken (tracked down and + slain by Rob Joyce ) + - Added a -P option for specifying the password file + - CPARITY setting reflected in -V output + - New version numbering scheme and packaging version 6.16 (Sep 8, 2000): - - Changed the main GNAC references to Certainty Solutions - - Made the comment blocks in conserver/cons.h a little less - confusing - - There are *NO* code changes to this version. If you have - version 6.15, you're good to go. + - Changed the main GNAC references to Certainty Solutions + - Made the comment blocks in conserver/cons.h a little less + confusing + - There are *NO* code changes to this version. If you have + version 6.15, you're good to go. version 6.15 (Mar 6, 2000): - - Added debug flag (-D) and the beginning of debug output - - A timeout can now be set for TCP connect() calls. The - default is 30 seconds. Hosts not responding are only - tried once at startup (per child), lessening the impact - of a down terminal server. See CONNECTTIMEOUT in - conserver/cons.h. + - Added debug flag (-D) and the beginning of debug output + - A timeout can now be set for TCP connect() calls. The + default is 30 seconds. Hosts not responding are only + tried once at startup (per child), lessening the impact + of a down terminal server. See CONNECTTIMEOUT in + conserver/cons.h. version 6.14 (Jan 5, 2000): - - Determining if the local conserver controls a port (with - @conserver spec) we now compare ip addresses instead of - hostnames - - Invalid argument now shows -h output + - Determining if the local conserver controls a port (with + @conserver spec) we now compare ip addresses instead of + hostnames + - Invalid argument now shows -h output version 6.13 (Dec 1, 1999): - - High-bit always stripped from network - now follows - CPARITY setting in cons.h (found by Daniel Andersson - ) - - New conserver -i flag for on-demand connects/disconnects - to console ports (contributed by Thomas E. Knowles - ) - - Solaris, Linux, and others now use tcsendbreak() + - High-bit always stripped from network - now follows + CPARITY setting in cons.h (found by Daniel Andersson + ) + - New conserver -i flag for on-demand connects/disconnects + to console ports (contributed by Thomas E. Knowles + ) + - Solaris, Linux, and others now use tcsendbreak() version 6.12 (Aug 24, 1999): - - Blank line bug after '%%' in .cf file (found by Miss - Himali Patel ) + - Blank line bug after '%%' in .cf file (found by Miss + Himali Patel ) Special thanks to Michael Sullivan for the following improvements and fixes... - - Read result bug in group.c caused lock up - - Signal handling fixes and cleanup - - Several minor spelling errors in strings and comments - - Solaris package creation scripts (contrib/solaris-package) - - Extended syntax of the access restrictions to understand - network numbers with optional netmasks + - Read result bug in group.c caused lock up + - Signal handling fixes and cleanup + - Several minor spelling errors in strings and comments + - Solaris package creation scripts (contrib/solaris-package) + - Extended syntax of the access restrictions to understand + network numbers with optional netmasks version 6.11 (May 14, 1999): - - Added broadcast capability in client (-b option) - - Protected certain escape sequences from end-user use - - Added "console server shutting down" broadcast - - Improved local tty break code (thanks Craig and Brian!) + - Added broadcast capability in client (-b option) + - Protected certain escape sequences from end-user use + - Added "console server shutting down" broadcast + - Improved local tty break code (thanks Craig and Brian!) version 6.10 (Jan 26, 1999): - - Documentation fixes - - Web page up and running + - Documentation fixes + - Web page up and running version 6.09: - - Added more documentation (look for README and INSTALL files). - - Fixed up man pages so they are more accurate. + - Added more documentation (look for README and INSTALL files). + - Fixed up man pages so they are more accurate. version 6.08: - - Added support for Linux 2.X and IRIX 6.X - - Fixed "suspend" code in client - it shouldn't have worked - before, but slow connections could explain it. + - Added support for Linux 2.X and IRIX 6.X + - Fixed "suspend" code in client - it shouldn't have worked + before, but slow connections could explain it. version 6.07: - - Porting infrastructure has been set up in ./port. Solaris - 2.5.1 and BSD/OS 3.1 successfully built. - - Added CHANGES and README files. Wow, starting to document! + - Porting infrastructure has been set up in ./port. Solaris + 2.5.1 and BSD/OS 3.1 successfully built. + - Added CHANGES and README files. Wow, starting to document! version 6.06: - - SIGUSR1 now tells the console server to try and reopen all - currently downed consoles. - - Cleaned up configuration file (cons.h) and Makefiles. + - SIGUSR1 now tells the console server to try and reopen all + currently downed consoles. + - Cleaned up configuration file (cons.h) and Makefiles. version 6.05: - - conserver.cf change: groups and their passwords have been - removed and timestamp specifications have been added. + - conserver.cf change: groups and their passwords have been + removed and timestamp specifications have been added. before version 6.05: - - Many, many variations. Nothing was tracked well. Bug fixes - and enhancements of various types were applied. + - Many, many variations. Nothing was tracked well. Bug fixes + and enhancements of various types were applied. diff --git a/conserver/version.h b/conserver/version.h index 4e1d104..15c76a3 100644 --- a/conserver/version.h +++ b/conserver/version.h @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ @(#) Copyright 2000 conserver.com.\n\ All rights reserved.\n" -#define VERSION_DATE "2019/03/17" +#define VERSION_DATE "2019/03/26" #define VERSION_MAJOR 8 #define VERSION_MINOR 2 -#define VERSION_REV 3 +#define VERSION_REV 4 #define VERSION_TEXT "conserver.com version" #define VERSION_UINT (VERSION_MAJOR * 1000000 + VERSION_MINOR * 1000 + VERSION_REV) diff --git a/package/create-changes b/package/create-changes index 836221f..1b35562 100755 --- a/package/create-changes +++ b/package/create-changes @@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ range="$1" date=`./package/get-version date` changedate=`date -j -f '%Y/%m/%d' "$date" '+%B %-d, %Y'` echo "version `./package/get-version number` ($changedate):" -git log --no-merges --pretty=tformat:' - %s (%an <%ae>)' "$range" | tail -r | awk '{if (! l[$0]) {l[$0]++; print}}' | sed -e 's/(Bryan Stansell )$//' +git log --no-merges --pretty=tformat:' - %s (%an <%ae>)' "$range" | tail -r | awk '{if (! l[$0]) {l[$0]++; print}}' | sed -e 's/ *(Bryan Stansell )$//'