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= Spacewalk 1.1 Release Notes = Hello everyone,

Spacewalk 1.1 has been released!

Server:

• http://spacewalk.redhat.com/yum/1.1/RHEL/5//
• http://spacewalk.redhat.com/yum/1.1/Fedora/12//
• http://spacewalk.redhat.com/yum/1.1/Fedora/13//

Client:

• http://spacewalk.redhat.com/yum/1.1-client/RHEL/5//
• http://spacewalk.redhat.com/yum/1.1-client/Fedora/12//
• http://spacewalk.redhat.com/yum/1.1-client/Fedora/13//

For new installations, consult:

• https://fedorahosted.org/spacewalk/wiki/HowToInstall

For upgrades, consult:

• https://fedorahosted.org/spacewalk/wiki/HowToUpgrade

== Features and enhancements ==

• First Spacewalk release built in a [http://koji.spacewalkproject.org/koji publicly available build system].
• Spacewalk 1.1 runs on Fedora 13
• Introduction of [https://fedorahosted.org/spacewalk/wiki/spacecmd spacecmd], a command line interface to Spacewalk.
• Support for [https://fedorahosted.org/spacewalk/wiki/Features/CompsSyncing synchronization of comps files].
• support for staging content - ability to have all updates pulled off Spacewalk onto registered systems prior to the start of maintenance window
• support for [https://fedorahosted.org/spacewalk/wiki/DuplicateProfiles eliminating orphaned (duplicate) profiles].
• new API calls:
• channel.software.getChannelLastBuildById
• configchannel.listSubscribedSystems
• kickstart.profile.downloadRenderedKickstart
• org.setSoftwareFlexEntitlements
• schedule.rescheduleActions
• system.convertToFlexEntitlement
• system.deletePackageProfile
• system.deleteSystem
• system.listDuplicatesByHostname
• system.listDuplicatesByIp
• system.listDuplicatesByMac
• system.listEligibleFlexGuests
• system.listFlexGuests
• system.listLatestAvailablePackage
• system.listPackageProfiles
• systemgroup.scheduleApplyErrataToActive
• localization updates

== Known issues ==

• Wrong tomcat6 directory permissions on Fedora 13

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=574593

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=586364

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=605335

• workaround: {{{ chmod g+w /var/log/tomcat6 /etc/tomcat6/Catalina/localhost /var/cache/tomcat6 /var/cache/tomcat6/temp /var/cache/tomcat6/work }}}

• cobbler - related SELinux denials on Fedora 12 and Fedora 13:

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620503

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621095

• solution: install updated selinux-policy-targeted as noted in the above bugs

• Deprecation warning during osa-dispatcher start on Fedora 12 and Fedora 13:

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621204

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621206

• Documentation search does not work, other searches are unaffected

== Contributors == Thank you goes out to the following people who contributed to Spacewalk 1.1 release:

• Aron Parsons
• Colin Coe
• James Hogarth
• Joshua Roys
• Lukas Durfina
• Maxim Burgerhout
• Paul Morgan
• Satoru SATOH

Regards -- Milan Zazrivec