base 1.1.5 -> 1.2.0
===================
- new features:
- Editor "joe" now supports syntax coloring.
- The latest version of "vim" is delivered.
- By integrating the complete package procps (3.2.5) some
tools have been replaced or are added.
The following commands are renewed or added:
free, kill, pgrep, pkill, pmap, ps, pwdx, skill,
slabtop, snice, sysctl, tload, top, uptime, vmstat,
w, watch.
- Command wget (version 1.10.2) now supports files larger 2GB.
- The settings of locale have been changed:
prior (1.1.5): now (1.2.0):
--------------- ----------------
LANG=POSIX LANG=C
LC_CTYPE="C" LC_CTYPE=de_DE@euro
LC_NUMERIC="C" LC_NUMERIC="C"
LC_TIME="C" LC_TIME="C"
LC_COLLATE="C" LC_COLLATE="C"
LC_MONETARY="C" LC_MONETARY="C"
LC_MESSAGES="C" LC_MESSAGES="C"
LC_PAPER="C" LC_PAPER="C"
LC_NAME="C" LC_NAME="C"
LC_ADDRESS="C" LC_ADDRESS="C"
LC_TELEPHONE="C" LC_TELEPHONE="C"
LC_MEASUREMENT="C" LC_MEASUREMENT="C"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="C" LC_IDENTIFICATION="C"
LC_ALL=C LC_ALL=
By setting LANG instead of LC_ALL you are able to set
different values to other variables independently (e.g. LC_COLLATE).
Variables, that have no independent value are filled using
LANG (this can be controlled using 'locale').
LC_TYPE should not be changed!
- Script /etc/init.d/console loads a font including the EURO-Sign.
Thus the EURO-Sign can be displayed on the console.
Change font to Courier New to see the EURO-Sign when
using Putty.
- Module gconv was integrated. When setting LANG="de_DE@euro"
all messages are displayed in German.
Example:
eis # df
Dateisystem 1K-Blöcke Benutzt Verfügbar Ben% Eingehängt auf
[...]
- A new hardware diagnostic program lists PCI-based components
and tries to load appropriate kernel modules using a special
database. Now with pciutils included.
- A new version of /etc/pam.d/passwd was integrated. This version
is able to apply password changes done for system users to
samba users. This can only be done if the installed samba version
contains the corresponding file /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so.
If samba is not installed or an inadequate version of samba is
used the following warnings are shown in /var/log/messages:
passwd[768]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_smbpass.so)
passwd[768]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so: cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory]
passwd[768]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so
These messages can be ignored.
- All tools and libraries to handle ACLs are integrated.
Information about ACLs (Access Control Lists) can be found on:
http://www.suse.de/~agruen/acl/chapter/fs_acl-de.pdf
http://www.linuxwiki.org/ACL
http://www.suse.de/~agruen/acl/linux-acls/online/ (very detailed)
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/acl.txt
- Coreutils are linked using libacl and libattr. If files owning
ACLs are moved or copied no ACLs are lost.
- Script /etc/init.d/boot remounts all ext2/3 filesystems (except
for /boot) using the option acl,user_xattr.
This is only done if the kernel really supports ACLs.
ATTENTION:
==========
Because of remounting the filesystems there exists
a difference between /etc/fstab and the options
displayed using command mount.
Please take care to use options "acl,user_xattr"
when mounting filesystems manually.
For example just typing "mount /<mountpoint>"
does not mount the filesystem with ACLs because
these options are _not_ contained in /etc/fstab.
- new features (setup/administration):
- A new, curses based program show-menu.cui can be used
as alternative to the classic style text menu. Please
note that show-menu.cui is marked as beta version.
Using menu "Set eisfair menu style" included in menu
"Base configuration" you are able to switch between the
two available variants.
By activating the curses based menu you'll see a
new menu item "Menu and color settings" in
"Base configuration". This new menu item enables
you to change the appearence of the menus.
- After editing the configuration of a package the
processes belonging to this package are only started
if the variable START_<package> contains 'yes'.
Otherwise the processes are stopped.
The startup is only accomplished if the script /var/install/bin/edit
is used and only if a variable named START_<package> is contained
in the configuration file /etc/config.d/<package>.
The package name is translated to uppercase.
Example: package squid, variable START_SQUID is checked.
- Function "list-packages" allows to display packages by
categories (section).
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- Function /var/install/bin/modify-user is able to scroll
through the list of users if not all user information
fits on the sceen.
- /var/install/bin/system-devices-mount-usb allows
to mount USB sticks even if /dev/sda[1] is already
in use. It tries to mount using filesystem type "vfat"
first; after this "auto" is used.
- for package developers:
- <doc>-tag in menu files can be used omitting the filename.
File '/usr/share/doc/$PACKAGE/$PACKAGE.txt' will be used
as default.
- The source codes (e.g. ece) are no longer delivered with
package base. The existing source codes will be deleted.
- By using the new script /var/install/bin/install-local-package
it is possible to install pakages from a local directory.
This can be done without creating file eis-list.txt manually
before.
You have to enter the name of the directory that contains
the package and .info files. File eis-list.txt is created
from all .info files and is displayed for selecting a
package. The script remembers the name of the directory
for later use in interactive mode.
In addition it is possible to pass the directory name
directly to install-local-package using a command line
argument. Parameter (-keep-all) avoids install-local-package
to remove eis-list.txt and index.txt after the installation
process.
If you want to integrate this installation method into
your installation menu permanently use parameter
'-add-menu'. To remove the new menu item use parameter
'-del-menu'.
For just generating index.txt and eis-list.txt use
install-local-package with parameter '-no-install'.
This switch avoids install-local-package from displaying
the package choice.
The different variants at a glance:
install-local-package
or
install-local-package [-keep-all][-no-install] directory
or
install-local-package -add-menu
or
install-local-package -del-menu
Options: -add-menu - add menu item to installation menu
-del-menu - remove menu item from installation menu
-keep-all - keep eis-list.txt and index.txt-Dateien
-no-install - generate eis-list.txt and index.txt
but do not display the package choice
- Script /var/install/bin/packeis-search accepts a package name
(e.g. samba) when searching for packages
- All scripts using output of 'ls -l' have to be verified:
Because ACLs are supported by now an additional plus sign
(+) might be displayed if a file really owns ACLs.
pre 1.2.0:
ls -l /tmp/acltest/acl.txt
-rw-rwxr-- 1 root root 0 Oct 27 14:32 /tmp/acltest/acl.txt
^^^
now:
ls -l /tmp/acltest/acl.txt
-rw-rwxr--+ 1 root root 0 Oct 27 14:32 /tmp/acltest/acl.txt
^^^
base 1.1.4 -> 1.1.5
===================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- correction of access rights of libpam
base 1.1.3 -> 1.1.4
===================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- Update OpenSSL 0.9.7i and 0.9.8a
- new libpam
base 1.1.2 -> 1.1.3
===================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- wget now works with https:
- new cron XML helpfile
- base, environment - replace HTML with XML syntax
- ECE: Avoid endless loop if config value exceeds available space without
blank characters.
- ECE: Better handling of XML block comments (<!-- -->).
- ECE: Improved scrolling of word wrapped text views.
- corrected output of GCOS-field (name) in list-users
- Security update zlib 1.2.2 -> 1.2.3
- Update OpenSSL 0.9.7g -> 0.9.8
New package name = libssl
- timezone setup accepts nows standard values (not only CET or GMT).
base 1.1.1 -> 1.1.2
===================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- installation of libncurses was modified: now /usr may have
an own filesystem
- modify-user now shows correct confirmation question 'Change home
directory (y/n)?'.
- Bugfix: corrected some permissions of programs using PAM,
e.g. /usr/bin/passwd
- Bugfix: dirname bug in edit script
- Bugfix: 00-bug in /var/install/bin/list-packages
- Bugfix: index-bug (complete URLs in index.txt) in install-package script
- Extension of PATH (/usr/local/bin) in script /sbin/setup
(important for calling setup while using su)
- update of netcalc (current fli4l-Version 2.1.x)
- Bugfix: corrected permissions of /var/run/utmp
- Bugfix: corrected configuration file of Cron
- ECE: edit-conf.cui now reads config values in both string formats:
"a value" and 'a value'
- ECE: expression files now allow usage of character '#' in messages
and expression values
- ECE: c-like string escapes such as '\n' or '\t' are no longer
converted to character codes reading config values
- ECE: new command line option "--version" implemented
- ECE: reworked processing of optional values
- ECE: visibility of values related to opt-nodes corrected
- ECE: '\r' characters (DOS file format) are now ignored reading files
- Bugfix: unrequired hosts.allow/hosts.deny file will now be removed
in /var/install/bin/update-systemfiles
- Bugfix: file permission of file hosts.allow/hosts.deny will now be set if
no initial file version had been found in /var/install/bin/update-systemfiles
- Bugfix: corrected error messages in /var/install/include/techo
- for package developers:
- new function "printvar" for formatted output of config variables
was included into the eislib (configlib)
base 1.1.0 -> 1.1.1
===================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- correction of wrong symlinks libz -> libssl and removal
of troublesome libcrypto.so.0.9.7 in /lib/
base 1.0.11 -> base 1.1.0
=========================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- nslookup / nslookup.help
Added missing helpfile for nslookup
- Environment variable LC_ALL=C added to /etc/profile
- Advanced configuration file handling
Display of lines (line 2: ... line 1: ...) was faulty
and is correct now
- Configuration Logrotate syslogd
The configuration for rotation output file(s) of syslogd
was faulty in case of messages were written to a device (e.g.
/dev/console) or messages were sent to another host (@IP-address
or @Host)
Generation of file /etc/logrotate.d/syslog was fixed
- Correction for /var/install/bin/update-inittab
A special error condition resulted in message:
"/var/install/bin/update-inittab: [: too many arguments".
The problem was fixed.
- new features:
- at command
The at command was not operable, because the necessary environment
was missing and the atd daemon was never started.
With the new base option START_ATD this can be controlled.
Beside the at command atq (display open jobs), atrm (remove
open jobs) and command batch were included.
In file /etc/at.allow you have to add all those users that are
allowed to use the at command (default: only root).
- update/completition of the coreutils (version 5.2.1)
- gettext (0.14.1) and libiconv (1.9.2) are included in package base
- libssl 0.9.7g now is included in package base
- updated lilo to version 22.6.1
- updated libz to version 1.2.2
- new features setup/administration:
- new menu item to change user specific data
- eisfair configuration editor (ece)
A special editor for eisfair configuration files was included.
This editor can be activated using the setup menu:
-> System administration
-> Base configuration
-> Set eisfair configuration editor
Choose ece from the list as your editor.
Keep joe, vi or an other editor different from ece as fallback
editor for ece is not able to work with all configuration files.
- Default configurations for base (base, cron, environment) are now
available. All these configurations are checked after changing.
- In function "Remove package" it is now possible to choose
a package on every page.
- User administration now uses pwdutils (2.6.4) for create/delete/
change users or groups.
- User administration was extended by a menu item to change
user parameters, e.g. comment, shell or home directory.
- for package developers:
- New menu fileformat
Based on the redesign of the menu fileformat now most common
functions (doc, edit, menu, init.d) can be used without the
need for a package specific script in /var/install/bin/.
A suitable menu for ACFH is included.
The ACFH scripts were adapted to the new menu fileformat.
Usage of package names 'template' and 'master' now is prohibited
using add_advancedconfigmenu and del_advancedconfigmenu
for this could destroy some important files.
- shell library /var/include/inetlib
This library offers a collection of functions for determining
current settings of network interfaces.
In order to use this library the definitions have to be included
into your shell script. This is done by executing
. /var/install/include/inetlib
The library inetlib provides the following functions:
get_interfaces() get list of interfaces
get_interface() get name of interface
get_ipaddr() get IP address of interface
get_netmask() get netmask of interface
get_broadcast() get boadcast address of interface
get_network() get network of interface
- New version of library ncurses 5.4.0
- Some more regular expressions from fli4l where added to base.exp
- Extensions of script /var/install/bin/ask
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base 1.0.10 -> base 1.0.11
==========================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- bugfix in /var/install/bin/install-package: export index_url
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
base 1.0.9 -> 1.0.10
====================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- processing of editor backup files will be omited in
/var/install/bin/update-systemfiles
- creation of directory /dev/pts - if missing
- correction of major/minor of /dev/ptmx
- addition of pts-entry in /etc/fstab - if missing (bug in
eisfair-Installer 1.0.7)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
base 1.0.8 -> 1.0.9
===================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- synchronisation between 1.0.8 of 2004/12/24 and 1.0.8 of 2004/12/31
- Bugfix: Usage of wget with option -O
- Correction of a faulty deinstall-script of package 'eisfax'
- removed unnecessary debug output from /var/install/bin/remove-user
- removed errors, added features to /var/install/bin/update-systemfiles
- added primary handling for hosts.[allow|deny] in /tmp/install.sh
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base 1.0.7 -> 1.0.8
===================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- correction of permissions /dev/capi*
- correction of permissions /var/run
- correction of an infinite loop in the edit-script
- correction in base.exp - ABS_PATH:
"/" will be accepted as an absolute path.
- On deleting an user (remove-user) now the according entries
in /etc/group (created by "Add user to additional group")
will be deleted.
- A potential security leak in remove-user was closed (Interim
file with wrong permissions)
- 8 bit-charset support for the shell (bash) by changes
in /etc/inputrc
- if Kernel 2.4.x, then load rhinefet instead of via-rhine
- system boot:
- new: during system boot (after mounting the filesystems) all
scripts with the prefix S in /etc/init.d/boot.d are executed
with parameter start (e.g. S01cleanup which deletes all
remaining .pid-Files and Lock-Files).
After execution of these files the scripts to reach a
runlevel are executed (e.g. /etc/rc2.d).
The scripts in /etc/init.d/boot.d are used to "clean up"
during system boot prior starting all common services.
- New features setup/administration:
- setup menu:
Menu changes trough install/deinstall of packages now will
be active immediately, new base and eiskernel versions will
be displayed immediately.
As a result a re-logn as user eis is not required anymore.
- package-installation
Due to security reasons (wget) the downloaded file will be
named /tmp/package.tar.bz2gz.
- package-installation: CDROM automount
- support for ehci based usb host adapters
- Packeis-search
The new menu entry "Search packages with Pack-Eis" allows a
direct search and installation of packages with pack-eis.
- ACFH - Advanced Configuration File Handling
The comparison of two configuration files was corrected. Both
files now are sorted prior comparison. This prevents errors
in some cases but does not keep the order of the original
files in the result.
- extension list-users:
- The output if ftp is allowed (column FTP) now checks several
parameters of the inet-package (FTP_USE_PAM and the file
/etc/ftpuser, FTP_ALLOW_ROOT_ACCESS, FTP_ONLY_ANONYMOUS), as
well as the entries in /etc/shells.
- The new column Valid-PW shows per user if an valid password
in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow exists. The value '*' or '!'
in /etc/passwd indicates an invalid password.
- changes add-user:
Errors during password-entry can now be corrected. The query
is repeated twice.
- for package developers:
- extension of the ask-script
ask can now be used for any question (not limited to yes/no):
- choice between given options
- free text enty
- number enty (with min + max)
- EISLIB - Include library for shellscripts
- Centralization of the most common commands of package-scripts.
All commands act specifically if called from tty or under
control of a browser
- anykey
- clearhome
- mecho: echo with predefined color values (accorting to status)
- techo: output of tables
- New interface for modification of system files added:
- /etc/hosts.allow
- /etc/hosts.deny
- /etc/services
- /etc/inittab
- New script /var/install/bin/set-access-rights for setting
file permissions based on a new file <package>-files.txt
in /etc/filelist.d .
- base.exp: Parameter "PORT" added. (numerical value 1-65535)
- changed add-user:
new option -d for creating an user without login authorization
and therefore without interactive query of a password.
- changed remove-group:
With the option -f (force) now groups with ids less than 200
or higher than 65534 can be deleted (groups for system users).
This option should be used extremely cautious like the
according option of remove-user.
- require-package:
The require-package tag now can be used with the package name
instead of the filename of the package info file. The path
to the package info file has to be provided in a new index-file.
example: <require-package>perl 1.0.0</perl>
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base 1.0.6 -> 1.0.7
===================
- 2004/06/10 fm
creation
- 2004/06/26 jed
applied dtou command on file /etc/init.d/hostname.
- 2004/06/27 max
do not set $TERM to 'linux' if it is set already
print base-version and eiskernel-version on login
removed base-version from prompt
print base-version and eiskernel-version on first page of setup
- 2004/06/29 jed
corrected a typo in the wget proxy configuration in
/var/install/config.d/environment.sh
- 2004/06/29 max
fixed setting of TERM
added /etc/inputrc
- 2004/07/02 fm
added wget 1.9.1
- 2004/07/02 jed
optimized repair function for .wgetrc-setup in /tmp/install.sh
- 2004/07/05 fm
added e2fsprogs
- 2004/07/22 fm
changed color of welcome message
- 2004/07/24 max
changed setting of TERM again: if TERM!=xterm => TERM=linux
- 2004/07/24 fm
improved stdout-check in colecho, added options -n and -tty
- 2004/07/24 fm
added ext3 conversion via setup
- 2004/07/25 fm
added xterm terminfo file
- 2004/07/25 fm
changed colecho 'br x br' to 'br b br' for terminals using black
on white sreen (more readable)
- 2004/07/29 fm
disable pathname expansion in install-package
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base 1.0.5 -> 1.0.6
===================
- 2004/05/09 fm
corrected regular expression HOSTNAME in /etc/check.d/base.exp
- 2004/05/09 jed
added new regular expression LOG_INTERVAL to /etc/check.d/base.exp.
- 2004/05/09 jed
changed regular expression for parameter SYSLOGD_LOG_INTERVAL in
/etc/check.d/base to LOG_INTERVAL.
- 2004/05/11 fm
corrected symlinks for /etc/init.d/modules
- 2004/05/11 fm
added MAX_BACKUP_CONFIG in environment configuration file
- 2004/05/14 fm
added /bin/fuser
- 2004/05/15 jed
fixed wrong directory comparison for default configuration handling
in /var/install/bin/backup-file.
- 2004/05/18 fm
removed obsolete /var/install/bin/remove-menu
- 2004/05/18 jed
removed obsolete and unused tags from /var/install/packages/base.
- 2004/05/18 jed
corrected regular expression MAILADDR in /etc/check.d/base.exp
- 2004/05/20 jed
setting of TIME_ZONE in /etc/init.d/boot enhanced.
- 2004/05/20 max
corrected loop in /etc/init.d/modules
- 2004/05/20 jed
added HTTP_PROXY_USER and HTTP_PROXY_PASSWD to environment configuration file.
- 2004/05/20 jed
added HTTP_PROXY, HTTP_PROXY_USER and HTTP_PROXY_PASSWD support to /etc/init.d/boot.
- 2004/05/20 jed
added /usr/local/bin/wget.sh and /var/install/bin/system-base-edit-environment
with additional HTTP_PROXY, HTTP_PROXY_USER and HTTP_PROXY_PASSWD support.
- 2004/05/21 max
apply environment is now in var/install/config.d/environment.sh
call environment.sh from etc/init.d/boot
call environment.sh from var/install/bin/system-base-edit-environment
- 2004/06/08 tb/fm
new eischk
error handling of /var/install/bin/edit
- 2004/06/10 fm
added FQDN in hostname entry of /etc/hosts
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base 1.0.4 -> 1.0.5
===================
- bug fixes (fm):
- bugfix: new generating of /etc/mtab
- bugfix: remove /etc/mtab~ when booting
- bugfix: remove /tmp/imond from update 1.0.4
- bugfix: remove dead links /etc/rc2.d/K80pcmcia & S20pcmcia
- bugfix: SCSI: boot-order for CDROM-drivers
- bugfix: timezones
- bugfix: additional link from vim to /usr/bin/vi
- bugfix: missing keymap-package in CDROM-installation of 1.0.3
- bugfix: symlink /bin/loadkeys vs. /usr/bin/loadkeys
- changes (fm):
- if Kernel 2.4.x, then load rtl8139too instead of rtl8139-orig
- eiskernel-boot-scripts now in base package
- permission problems/environment in /etc/profile
- some enhancements in syslogd-logrotate
- bug fixes setup (fm):
- display of download-Url in menu
- errror in URL-history if more than 9 entries
- /var/install/bin/doc: typo $PAGER
- check of valid domain names
- new features in setup (fm):
- mount of SCSI-CDROMs
- poweroff-configuration (kernel 2.4)
- /var/install/bin/doc: Help-Infos for vi/more/less
- /var/install/bin/doc: added anykey-call
- standard-URL now in history as "s"
- advanced configuration file handling
- message to use lowercase usernames
- new programs (fm):
- new: dig
- new: chroot
- new: m4
- new: locate
- new: /usr/share/misc/more.help as help-file for more
- new: depmod
- new: modprobe, rdev
- update: insmod
- libraries (fm):
- update glibc to 2.2.5
- libz now in base package
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base 1.0.3 -> 1.0.4
===================
- new (fm):
- <sub-package>1.0.3.tar.gz.info</sub-package>
- colors in list-users & list-groups
- new command: awk
- new command: locate
- new shutdown messages
- new: eischk
- exp-file for base-configuration
- changes (fm):
- some changes in /etc/issue
- changes in add-user: /bin/bash now standard shell
- setup: backup of configuration file /etc/config.d/xxxx to xxxx.backup
- changes in /var/install/bin/del-menu: compatibility to old versions
- setup: extended display of dependent packages
- shutdown: wall-message
- smbfs.o for samba
- new pam_userdb.so
- new libdb2.so.2
- bugfixes (fm):
- corrections in del-menu
- set permissions of /var/install/bin/* to 755
- some corrections of boot-scripts for Kernel 2.4.22
- bugfix: login for ftp (/bin/bash as standard shell)
- bugfix: typo in /var/install/bin/cron-edit
- bugfix: /var/install/config.d/cron
- bugfix: history in /var/install/bin/change-url
- /var/install/bin/doc
- del-package: new exit
- empty file /var/run/utmp when booting
- help-files for vim
- use /etc/mtab as regular file, not as symlink
- add-user: permissions of $HOME is now 700
- require-package: links to unknown packages will cancel installation
- remove-group for non-interactive mode
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base 1.0.2 -> 1.0.3
===================
- new programs (fm):
- /usr/bin/which
- /usr/bin/strace
- /usr/bin/whois
- /usr/bin/file
- /usr/bin/lsof
- /usr/bin/wall
- /usr/bin/write
- /usr/bin/mt
- /bin/cpio
- /usr/bin/last
- /usr/bin/bc
- /usr/bin/cal
- updates (fm):
- /usr/bin/wget
- /usr/bin/strings
- /usr/bin/less
- bugfixes (fm):
- libbfd-2.11.90.0.29.so for command 'strings'
- zoneinfo and TIME_ZONE
- cron
- logrotate-problems
- mail from cron to logrotate
- special characters (umlauts) in filename
- vim help file missing
- directory . not in $PATH anymore
- /etc/pam.d/*
- escape sequences in shutdown-messages from syslogd
corrections (fm):
- link vi -> view
- shutdown (network)
- $MAIL for root in /etc/profile
- deleted user news in /etc/aliases
- new features (fm):
- CDROM-Support
- NLS-Support
- keyboard mapping kbd
- shutdown message via wall
- migration of other packets (fm):
- sudo
- changes filesystem (fm):
- mount point /floppy
- mount point /cdrom
- bugfix missing PTYs for screen
- tape-devices st0 & nst0
- correction of permissions in /var/tmp
- correction of permissions in /var/lock
- correction of permissions in /dev/null
- correction of permissions in /dev/tty
- correction of permissions in /etc/init.d
- correction of permissions in /etc/version
- correction of permissions in in /lib/modules
- boot (fm):
- new: delete pid files in /var/run, /var/lock, /var/lock/samba
- new: ext2fs_check_if_mount-boot-message
- new: /etc/init.d/local
- base configuration (fm):
- edit via setup
- parameter -m for /sbin/syslogd in /etc/config.d/base
- syslogd as syslog-Client
- new features (fm):
- installation from local directories/cdroms: file:///foo/bar/eis-list.txt
- new script: /var/install/bin/check-version
- new script: /var/install/bin/ask
- new script: /var/install/bin/edit
- new setup-menu: "Server Administration"
- mount/umount of floppy and CDROM via setup
- edit of $EDITOR $PAGER etc
- show errors/warnings in /tmp/install.log after installation
- display of URL in Setup
- new group configuration via setup
- add-user: make password unusable
- new: require-package-tag
- bugfixes in setup (fm):
- /var/install/bin/remove-user: $homedir
- /dev/null has been somtimes deleted via script remove-user
- install-package: deletion of /tmp/preinstall.sh
- user administration: long usernames
- download: absolute URLs
- setup: double entries in URL-history
- setup: deletion of empty /tmp/install.log
- corrections in deinstallation routine
- display of long info-files
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
end
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base 1.1.4 -> 1.1.5
===================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- correction of access rights of libpam
base 1.1.3 -> 1.1.4
===================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- Update OpenSSL 0.9.7i and 0.9.8a
- new libpam
base 1.1.2 -> 1.1.3
===================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- wget now works with https:
- new cron XML helpfile
- base, environment - replace HTML with XML syntax
- ECE: Avoid endless loop if config value exceeds available space without
blank characters.
- ECE: Better handling of XML block comments (<!-- -->).
- ECE: Improved scrolling of word wrapped text views.
- corrected output of GCOS-field (name) in list-users
- Security update zlib 1.2.2 -> 1.2.3
- Update OpenSSL 0.9.7g -> 0.9.8
New package name = libssl
- timezone setup accepts nows tandard values (not only CET or GMT).
base 1.1.1 -> 1.1.2
===================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- installation of libncurses was modified: now /usr may have
an own filesystem
- modify-user now shows correct confirmation question 'Change home
directory (y/n)?'.
- Bugfix: corrected some permissions of programs using PAM,
e.g. /usr/bin/passwd
- Bugfix: dirname bug in edit script
- Bugfix: 00-Bug in /var/install/bin/list-packages
- Bugfix: index-Bug (complete URLs in index.txt) in install-package script
- Extension of PATH (/usr/local/bin) in script /sbin/setup
(important for calling setup while using su)
- update of netcalc (current fli4l-Version 2.1.x)
- Bugfix: corrected permissions of /var/run/utmp
- Bugfix: corrected configuration file of Cron
- ECE: edit-conf.cui now reads config values in both string formats:
"a value" and 'a value'
- ECE: expression files now allow usage of character '#' in messages
and expression values
- ECE: c-like string escapes such as '\n' or '\t' are no longer
converted to character codes reading config values
- ECE: new command line option "--version" implemented
- ECE: reworked processing of optional values
- ECE: visibility of values related to opt-nodes corrected
- ECE: '\r' characters (DOS file format) are now ignored reading files
- Bugfix: unrequired hosts.allow/hosts.deny file will now be removed
in /var/install/bin/update-systemfiles
- Bugfix: file permission of file hosts.allow/hosts.deny will now be set if
no initial file version had been found in /var/install/bin/update-systemfiles
- Bugfix: corrected error messages in /var/install/include/techo
- for package developers:
- new function "printvar" for formatted output of config variables
was included into the eislib (configlib)
base 1.1.0 -> 1.1.1
===================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- correction of wrong symlinks libz -> libssl and removal
of troublesome libcrypto.so.0.9.7 in /lib/
base 1.0.11 -> base 1.1.0
=========================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- nslookup / nslookup.help
Added missing helpfile for nslookup
- Environment variable LC_ALL=C added to /etc/profile
- Advanced configuration file handling
Display of lines (line 2: ... line 1: ...) was faulty
and is correct now
- Configuration Logrotate syslogd
The configuration for rotation output file(s) of syslogd
was faulty in case of messages were written to a device (e.g.
/dev/console) or messages were sent to another host (@IP-address
or @Host)
Generation of file /etc/logrotate.d/syslog was fixed
- Correction for /var/install/bin/update-inittab
A special error condition resulted in message:
"/var/install/bin/update-inittab: [: too many arguments".
The problem was fixed.
- new features:
- at command
The at command was not operable, because the necessary environment
was missing and the atd daemon was never started.
With the new base option START_ATD this can be controlled.
Beside the at command atq (display open jobs), atrm (remove
open jobs) and command batch were included.
In file /etc/at.allow you have to add all those users that are
allowed to use the at command (default: only root).
- update/completition of the coreutils (version 5.2.1)
- gettext (0.14.1) and libiconv (1.9.2) are included in package base
- libssl 0.9.7g now is included in package base
- updated lilo to version 22.6.1
- updated libz to version 1.2.2
- new features setup/administration:
- new menu item to change user specific data
- eisfair configuration editor (ece)
A special editor for eisfair configuration files was included.
This editor can be activated using the setup menu:
-> System administration
-> Base configuration
-> Set eisfair configuration editor
Choose ece from the list as your editor.
Keep joe, vi or an other editor different from ece as fallback
editor for ece is not able to work with all configuration files.
- Default configurations for base (base, cron, environment) are now
available. All these configurations are checked after changing.
- In function "Remove package" it is now possible to choose
a package on every page.
- User administration now uses pwdutils (2.6.4) for create/delete/
change users or groups.
- User administration was extended by a menu item to change
user parameters, e.g. comment, shell or home directory.
- for package developers:
- New menu fileformat
Based on the redesign of the menu fileformat now most common
functions (doc, edit, menu, init.d) can be used without the
need for a package specific script in /var/install/bin/.
A suitable menu for ACFH is included.
The ACFH scripts were adapted to the new menu fileformat.
Usage of package names 'template' and 'master' now is prohibited
using add_advancedconfigmenu and del_advancedconfigmenu
for this could destroy some important files.
- shell library /var/include/inetlib
This library offers a collection of functions for determining
current settings of network interfaces.
In order to use this library the definitions have to be included
into your shell script. This is done by executing
. /var/install/include/inetlib
The library inetlib provides the following functions:
get_interfaces() get list of interfaces
get_interface() get name of interface
get_ipaddr() get IP address of interface
get_netmask() get netmask of interface
get_broadcast() get boadcast address of interface
get_network() get network of interface
- New version of library ncurses 5.4.0
- Some more regular expressions from fli4l where added to base.exp
- Extensions of script /var/install/bin/ask
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
base 1.0.10 -> base 1.0.11
==========================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- bugfix in /var/install/bin/install-package: export index_url
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
base 1.0.9 -> 1.0.10
====================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- processing of editor backup files will be omited in
/var/install/bin/update-systemfiles
- creation of directory /dev/pts - if missing
- correction of major/minor of /dev/ptmx
- addition of pts-entry in /etc/fstab - if missing (bug in
eisfair-Installer 1.0.7)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
base 1.0.8 -> 1.0.9
===================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- synchronisation between 1.0.8 of 2004/12/24 and 1.0.8 of 2004/12/31
- Bugfix: Usage of wget with option -O
- Correction of a faulty deinstall-script of package 'eisfax'
- removed unnecessary debug output from /var/install/bin/remove-user
- removed errors, added features to /var/install/bin/update-systemfiles
- added primary handling for hosts.[allow|deny] in /tmp/install.sh
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
base 1.0.7 -> 1.0.8
===================
- general bugfixes/corrections:
- correction of permissions /dev/capi*
- correction of permissions /var/run
- correction of an infinite loop in the edit-script
- correction in base.exp - ABS_PATH:
"/" will be accepted as an absolute path.
- On deleting an user (remove-user) now the according entries
in /etc/group (created by "Add user to additional group")
will be deleted.
- A potential security leak in remove-user was closed (Interim
file with wrong permissions)
- 8 bit-charset support for the shell (bash) by changes
in /etc/inputrc
- if Kernel 2.4.x, then load rhinefet instead of via-rhine
- system boot:
- new: during system boot (after mounting the filesystems) all
scripts with the prefix S in /etc/init.d/boot.d are executed
with parameter start (e.g. S01cleanup which deletes all
remaining .pid-Files and Lock-Files).
After execution of these files the scripts to reach a
runlevel are executed (e.g. /etc/rc2.d).
The scripts in /etc/init.d/boot.d are used to "clean up"
during system boot prior starting all common services.
- New features setup/administration:
- setup menu:
Menu changes trough install/deinstall of packages now will
be active immediately, new base and eiskernel versions will
be displayed immediately.
As a result a re-logn as user eis is not required anymore.
- package-installation
Due to security reasons (wget) the downloaded file will be
named /tmp/package.tar.bz2gz.
- package-installation: CDROM automount
- support for ehci based usb host adapters
- Packeis-search
The new menu entry "Search packages with Pack-Eis" allows a
direct search and installation of packages with pack-eis.
- ACFH - Advanced Configuration File Handling
The comparison of two configuration files was corrected. Both
files now are sorted prior comparison. This prevents errors
in some cases but does not keep the order of the original
files in the result.
- extension list-users:
- The output if ftp is allowed (column FTP) now checks several
parameters of the inet-package (FTP_USE_PAM and the file
/etc/ftpuser, FTP_ALLOW_ROOT_ACCESS, FTP_ONLY_ANONYMOUS), as
well as the entries in /etc/shells.
- The new column Valid-PW shows per user if an valid password
in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow exists. The value '*' or '!'
in /etc/passwd indicates an invalid password.
- changes add-user:
Errors during password-entry can now be corrected. The query
is repeated twice.
- for package developers:
- extension of the ask-script
ask can now be used for any question (not limited to yes/no):
- choice between given options
- free text enty
- number enty (with min + max)
- EISLIB - Include library for shellscripts
- Centralization of the most common commands of package-scripts.
All commands act specifically if called from tty or under
control of a browser
- anykey
- clearhome
- mecho: echo with predefined color values (accorting to status)
- techo: output of tables
- New interface for modification of system files added:
- /etc/hosts.allow
- /etc/hosts.deny
- /etc/services
- /etc/inittab
- New script /var/install/bin/set-access-rights for setting
file permissions based on a new file <package>-files.txt
in /etc/filelist.d .
- base.exp: Parameter "PORT" added. (numerical value 1-65535)
- changed add-user:
new option -d for creating an user without login authorization
and therefore without interactive query of a password.
- changed remove-group:
With the option -f (force) now groups with ids less than 200
or higher than 65534 can be deleted (groups for system users).
This option should be used extremely cautious like the
according option of remove-user.
- require-package:
The require-package tag now can be used with the package name
instead of the filename of the package info file. The path
to the package info file has to be provided in a new index-file.
example: <require-package>perl 1.0.0</perl>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
base 1.0.6 -> 1.0.7
===================
- 2004/06/10 fm
creation
- 2004/06/26 jed
applied dtou command on file /etc/init.d/hostname.
- 2004/06/27 max
do not set $TERM to 'linux' if it is set already
print base-version and eiskernel-version on login
removed base-version from prompt
print base-version and eiskernel-version on first page of setup
- 2004/06/29 jed
corrected a typo in the wget proxy configuration in
/var/install/config.d/environment.sh
- 2004/06/29 max
fixed setting of TERM
added /etc/inputrc
- 2004/07/02 fm
added wget 1.9.1
- 2004/07/02 jed
optimized repair function for .wgetrc-setup in /tmp/install.sh
- 2004/07/05 fm
added e2fsprogs
- 2004/07/22 fm
changed color of welcome message
- 2004/07/24 max
changed setting of TERM again: if TERM!=xterm => TERM=linux
- 2004/07/24 fm
improved stdout-check in colecho, added options -n and -tty
- 2004/07/24 fm
added ext3 conversion via setup
- 2004/07/25 fm
added xterm terminfo file
- 2004/07/25 fm
changed colecho 'br x br' to 'br b br' for terminals using black
on white sreen (more readable)
- 2004/07/29 fm
disable pathname expansion in install-package
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
base 1.0.5 -> 1.0.6
===================
- 2004/05/09 fm
corrected regular expression HOSTNAME in /etc/check.d/base.exp
- 2004/05/09 jed
added new regular expression LOG_INTERVAL to /etc/check.d/base.exp.
- 2004/05/09 jed
changed regular expression for parameter SYSLOGD_LOG_INTERVAL in
/etc/check.d/base to LOG_INTERVAL.
- 2004/05/11 fm
corrected symlinks for /etc/init.d/modules
- 2004/05/11 fm
added MAX_BACKUP_CONFIG in environment configuration file
- 2004/05/14 fm
added /bin/fuser
- 2004/05/15 jed
fixed wrong directory comparison for default configuration handling
in /var/install/bin/backup-file.
- 2004/05/18 fm
removed obsolete /var/install/bin/remove-menu
- 2004/05/18 jed
removed obsolete and unused tags from /var/install/packages/base.
- 2004/05/18 jed
corrected regular expression MAILADDR in /etc/check.d/base.exp
- 2004/05/20 jed
setting of TIME_ZONE in /etc/init.d/boot enhanced.
- 2004/05/20 max
corrected loop in /etc/init.d/modules
- 2004/05/20 jed
added HTTP_PROXY_USER and HTTP_PROXY_PASSWD to environment configuration file.
- 2004/05/20 jed
added HTTP_PROXY, HTTP_PROXY_USER and HTTP_PROXY_PASSWD support to /etc/init.d/boot.
- 2004/05/20 jed
added /usr/local/bin/wget.sh and /var/install/bin/system-base-edit-environment
with additional HTTP_PROXY, HTTP_PROXY_USER and HTTP_PROXY_PASSWD support.
- 2004/05/21 max
apply environment is now in var/install/config.d/environment.sh
call environment.sh from etc/init.d/boot
call environment.sh from var/install/bin/system-base-edit-environment
- 2004/06/08 tb/fm
new eischk
error handling of /var/install/bin/edit
- 2004/06/10 fm
added FQDN in hostname entry of /etc/hosts
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
base 1.0.4 -> 1.0.5
===================
- bug fixes (fm):
- bugfix: new generating of /etc/mtab
- bugfix: remove /etc/mtab~ when booting
- bugfix: remove /tmp/imond from update 1.0.4
- bugfix: remove dead links /etc/rc2.d/K80pcmcia & S20pcmcia
- bugfix: SCSI: boot-order for CDROM-drivers
- bugfix: timezones
- bugfix: additional link from vim to /usr/bin/vi
- bugfix: missing keymap-package in CDROM-installation of 1.0.3
- bugfix: symlink /bin/loadkeys vs. /usr/bin/loadkeys
- changes (fm):
- if Kernel 2.4.x, then load rtl8139too instead of rtl8139-orig
- eiskernel-boot-scripts now in base package
- permission problems/environment in /etc/profile
- some enhancements in syslogd-logrotate
- bug fixes setup (fm):
- display of download-Url in menu
- errror in URL-history if more than 9 entries
- /var/install/bin/doc: typo $PAGER
- check of valid domain names
- new features in setup (fm):
- mount of SCSI-CDROMs
- poweroff-configuration (kernel 2.4)
- /var/install/bin/doc: Help-Infos for vi/more/less
- /var/install/bin/doc: added anykey-call
- standard-URL now in history as "s"
- advanced configuration file handling
- message to use lowercase usernames
- new programs (fm):
- new: dig
- new: chroot
- new: m4
- new: locate
- new: /usr/share/misc/more.help as help-file for more
- new: depmod
- new: modprobe, rdev
- update: insmod
- libraries (fm):
- update glibc to 2.2.5
- libz now in base package
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
base 1.0.3 -> 1.0.4
===================
- new (fm):
- <sub-package>1.0.3.tar.gz.info</sub-package>
- colors in list-users & list-groups
- new command: awk
- new command: locate
- new shutdown messages
- new: eischk
- exp-file for base-configuration
- changes (fm):
- some changes in /etc/issue
- changes in add-user: /bin/bash now standard shell
- setup: backup of configuration file /etc/config.d/xxxx to xxxx.backup
- changes in /var/install/bin/del-menu: compatibility to old versions
- setup: extended display of dependent packages
- shutdown: wall-message
- smbfs.o for samba
- new pam_userdb.so
- new libdb2.so.2
- bugfixes (fm):
- corrections in del-menu
- set permissions of /var/install/bin/* to 755
- some corrections of boot-scripts for Kernel 2.4.22
- bugfix: login for ftp (/bin/bash as standard shell)
- bugfix: typo in /var/install/bin/cron-edit
- bugfix: /var/install/config.d/cron
- bugfix: history in /var/install/bin/change-url
- /var/install/bin/doc
- del-package: new exit
- empty file /var/run/utmp when booting
- help-files for vim
- use /etc/mtab as regular file, not as symlink
- add-user: permissions of $HOME is now 700
- require-package: links to unknown packages will cancel installation
- remove-group for non-interactive mode
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
base 1.0.2 -> 1.0.3
===================
- new programs (fm):
- /usr/bin/which
- /usr/bin/strace
- /usr/bin/whois
- /usr/bin/file
- /usr/bin/lsof
- /usr/bin/wall
- /usr/bin/write
- /usr/bin/mt
- /bin/cpio
- /usr/bin/last
- /usr/bin/bc
- /usr/bin/cal
- updates (fm):
- /usr/bin/wget
- /usr/bin/strings
- /usr/bin/less
- bugfixes (fm):
- libbfd-2.11.90.0.29.so for command 'strings'
- zoneinfo and TIME_ZONE
- cron
- logrotate-problems
- mail from cron to logrotate
- special characters (umlauts) in filename
- vim help file missing
- directory . not in $PATH anymore
- /etc/pam.d/*
- escape sequences in shutdown-messages from syslogd
corrections (fm):
- link vi -> view
- shutdown (network)
- $MAIL for root in /etc/profile
- deleted user news in /etc/aliases
- new features (fm):
- CDROM-Support
- NLS-Support
- keyboard mapping kbd
- shutdown message via wall
- migration of other packets (fm):
- sudo
- changes filesystem (fm):
- mount point /floppy
- mount point /cdrom
- bugfix missing PTYs for screen
- tape-devices st0 & nst0
- correction of permissions in /var/tmp
- correction of permissions in /var/lock
- correction of permissions in /dev/null
- correction of permissions in /dev/tty
- correction of permissions in /etc/init.d
- correction of permissions in /etc/version
- correction of permissions in in /lib/modules
- boot (fm):
- new: delete pid files in /var/run, /var/lock, /var/lock/samba
- new: ext2fs_check_if_mount-boot-message
- new: /etc/init.d/local
- base configuration (fm):
- edit via setup
- parameter -m for /sbin/syslogd in /etc/config.d/base
- syslogd as syslog-Client
- new features (fm):
- installation from local directories/cdroms: file:///foo/bar/eis-list.txt
- new script: /var/install/bin/check-version
- new script: /var/install/bin/ask
- new script: /var/install/bin/edit
- new setup-menu: "Server Administration"
- mount/umount of floppy and CDROM via setup
- edit of $EDITOR $PAGER etc
- show errors/warnings in /tmp/install.log after installation
- display of URL in Setup
- new group configuration via setup
- add-user: make password unusable
- new: require-package-tag
- bugfixes in setup (fm):
- /var/install/bin/remove-user: $homedir
- /dev/null has been somtimes deleted via script remove-user
- install-package: deletion of /tmp/preinstall.sh
- user administration: long usernames
- download: absolute URLs
- setup: double entries in URL-history
- setup: deletion of empty /tmp/install.log
- corrections in deinstallation routine
- display of long info-files
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
end
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------