FOG Project

FOG 1.4.0 and FOG Client v0.11.12 Officially Released

Tom Elliott -

The FOG Team is proud to announce the immediate availability of FOG 1.4.0. With this release the FOG Client is now updated to 0.11.12. This release adds a few new features and fixes numerous bugs found within 1.3.5's release.

This release is available for download at:
Download from GitHub

Download from Sourceforge

For installation instructions please see https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Installation#Installation_manuals and select your relevant server OS.

For any issues you may encounter, please report the issue on the forums https://forums.fogproject.org/.

Basic API Documentation

FOG Client

Bug Fixes
  • User tracker on Linux can now record usernames longer than 8 characters
  • When renaming a previously domain bound Windows computer, the old object will no longer be left in active directory
  • Skip re-downloading the banner image when the client already has it
  • Accomodate for potential processes blocking the shutdown request on Windows
New Features
  • New languages: es-ES, eu, no
  • Renaming a Windows computer and then joining a domain is now 2 times faster
  • Renaming a Windows computer inside a domain is now 3 times faster
  • Speed optimizations to PrinterManager
  • Decrease number of disk writes for logging
  • Always hide snapin information in the logs

FOG

Bug Fixes
  • Fix WOL not working on the WOL tasking.
  • Fix missed type setting.
  • Fix Fedora OS rpc bind issues (Not a FOG BUG but should allow installations properly now.)
  • Fix snapin task issues that would cancel whole tasking even if there were other tasks left to complete.
  • Fix storage group edits modifying storage nodes instead of the groups.
  • Fix maxClients to allow arbitrary numbers.
  • Fix/Test Sector alignments to use 512 instead of disk sector passed as it can cause issues in particular with windows systems.
  • Fix/Improve? Group snapins can be stacked once again.
  • Fixes pending host not being able to be quick imaged.
  • Fix aligning issues on login page.
  • Fix restore extended partitions should never have used minimum file.
  • Fix ldap logging issues.
  • Fix a few random found typos. No function lost, just cleaner.
  • Fix Network issues in inits that only looped one interface it seemed.
  • Fix resizing issue on XP.
  • Fix sector alignment on shrinking as it's not necessary.
  • Fix replication not being able to send file paths appropriately.
  • Fix installlang variable not being stored/set correctly.
  • Fix uploads to check if partitions exist to capture.
  • Fix plugin installation problem.
  • Fix display of snapin tasking on main active page when it is tasked.
  • Fix task creation to not just set the snapin type to all snapins. Use improved logic to test if the deploySnapin is already tasked or not.
  • Fix directory index not being passed in to direct web traffic appropriately.
  • Fix new line in vhost file creation.
  • Fix client double failsafe as could lead to inability to authenticate.
  • Fix php-fpm chmod information to more accurately find and set permissions.
  • Fix Snapin log displaying Imaging log.
  • Fix error thrown for httpbuildquery from fogpage formAction builder.
  • Fix EBRFileName function from throwing error as we have more direct checks.
  • Fix Pending MAC link on dashboard page to route to the proper report.
  • Fix Security token setting that was reverted in RC 6 so key is still updated and more accurate timing allowed for token updates.
  • Fix issue with api system potentially authenticating without user/password.
  • Reintroduce lost things from RC-7 to RC-8 that went unknown for a bit.
  • Fix directory setting for api with Apache redirect stuff.
  • Fix/add tertiary method to detect DNS thanks @wayneworkman
  • Fix domain resolving to allow Localhost/localdomain checking as well.
  • Fix/improve upon virtual host information.
  • Fix typo found in group management page as provided by lucab85
  • Fix Updater script.
  • Fix example plugin uninstall issue.
  • Fix installation issues in some circumstances.
  • Fix potential issues with downloading kernels.
  • Fix AccessControlLocationAssociation manager which doesn't exist.
  • Fix group search dn to allow DC parsing if no group search dn is entered.
Features Added
  • Access control plugin written by Fernando Gietz
  • Site plugin thanks to Fernando Gietz
  • Add user class friendly display names
  • Add storage information and image name to note on Partclone screen.
  • Add Fernando Gietz's AccessControl Plugin.
  • Add hot key support for iPXE Menu generation on a per menu layout.
  • Add back replication of data to allow ssl files to be replicated.
  • Add back replication of data to allow post init/download scripts to replicate.
  • Add ability to choose between Image List or only associated image on "Deploy Image" menu item.
  • Add rudimentary API system (Needs documentation heavily.)
  • Display a more helpful flag on scheduled snapins to more directly state what a task is doing.
  • Enable reports to be implemented by plugins similar to hooks and events being able to be incorporated.
  • Add api route to create items.
  • Update create route to allow create or new
  • Update remove route to allow remove or delete.
  • Wrap the routes in square brackets to ensure routes are more properly found.
  • Log source address failing to login for slack and pushbullet login failure events.
  • Ability to bypass overwriting fog vhost file.
  • Support installation on Linux Mint natively.
  • Support installation on Raspbian OS natively.
  • Ability for admins to enable/disable Reauthentication on Delete/Export items.
Improvements
  • Allow Hook and Event register method to chain rather than force new lines.
  • Convert all callers to register multiple times to use the self chaining now.
  • Update iPXE to latest pull from 24-MAR-2017.
  • Remove WOL delayed startup elements.
  • Speed up the deployment processing due to changes in how PHP is operating.
  • Limit session setters receivers.
  • Use a more Singleton approach within abstract base class.
  • Allow hook/event management to chain the register method.
  • Change FOG banner in inits and linux services to be common and what I find neater.
  • Move things that should've been in fogbase from fogcore to the correct place.
  • Update ipxe to latest pull as of 2-APR-2017
  • More fail safes added to storage node obtaining code.
  • Move reports back to individualized items and falling under the lib folder.
  • Add a secondary failsafe to security token checking.
  • Replace many preg_replace/preg_match calls to less compilation issues during rendering.
  • Update to tell FOG to use the 0.11.12 version of the FOG Client.
  • Update iPXE binaries to 17-APR-2017 morning pull.
  • Follow OWASP recommendations for User authentication checking so as to not give away where a problem might be occurring allowing an attacker to know what portion was failed.
  • Update init's to Buildroot stable 2017.02.01 instead of the RC version as was used earlier.
  • Generalize UUID information more accurately instead of relying on matching disk names.
  • Remove darkcoin donation feature as elements were not working anyway.
  • Italian Language updated thanks to @lucab85
  • Use createSecToken in a cryptographically random generator rather than what was used earlier.
  • Remove the e argument from sgdisk calls to see if its causing a potential issue.
  • API System no longer allowed to modify/edit user information as a kind of safety to the whole of the system.
  • Ensure better checking when editing/updating elements by making sure to break out of the checks.
  • API Cancel method can receive a body to more intricately cancel.
  • API Can now look up active/current tasks directly.
  • API Active method can receive a body to more intricately filter returned items.
  • API List items can receive a body to more intricately filter returned items.
  • Update ipxe files to pull from 2-May-2017
  • Set predefined number of cores less one where possible for zstd.
  • Update ipxe to latest pull as of 05-MAY-2017
  • Allow . and - in image paths.
  • Self contain hooks and events to cleanup autoload function.
  • Write to logs for find statements instead of to stdout.
  • Cleaner IPXE embedded script for flow following.
  • More directly address plugin class manager potentially causing issues if the name is not defined.
  • Update ipxe to latest pull 11-MAY-2017
    Update site plugin to operate a bit more properly.
  • Add location, ldap, and wolbroadcast the ability to export/import items from csv.
  • Add API element to site plugin.
  • Add API elements to all plugins as needed.
    1. Location
    2. LDAP
    3. WOL Broadcast
    4. Accesscontrol
    5. Fileintegrity
    6. Site
    7. Windows Key
  • FOGImageSize service should continue if file not found.
  • Update kernels to 4.11

Basic API Documentation