Hey folks,
We have a nice new release of Chef Infra Client that slims down the install size and improves the Compliance experience. Be sure to check it out.
Improvements
- Resolved orphaned PowerShell processes when using Compliance Remediation content.
- Reduced Chef Infra Client install size by up to 5%.
Chef InSpec 4.26.4
Chef InSpec has been updated from 4.25.1 to 4.26.4.
New Features
- You can now directly refer to settings in the
nginx_conf
resource using theits
syntax. Thanks @rgeissert! - You can now specify the shell type for WinRM connections using the
--winrm-shell-type
option. Thanks @catriona1! - Plugin settings can now be set programmatically. Thanks @tecracer-theinen!
Bug Fixes
- Updated the
oracledb_session
to use more general invocation options. Thanks @pacopal! - Fixed an error with the
http
resource in Chef Infra Client by includingfaraday_middleware
in the gemspec. - Fixed an incompatibility between
parslet
andtoml
in Chef Infra Client. - Improved programmatic plugin configuration.
Get the Build
As always, you can download binaries directly from downloads.chef.io or by using the mixlib-install
command-line utility:
$ mixlib-install download chef -v 16.9.32
Alternatively, you can install Chef Infra Client using one of the following command options:
# In Shell
$ curl https://omnitruck.chef.io/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- -P chef -v 16.9.32
# In Windows Powershell
. { iwr -useb https://omnitruck.chef.io/install.ps1 } | iex; install -project chef -version 16.9.32
If you want to give this version a spin in Test Kitchen, create or add the following to your kitchen.yml
file:
provisioner:
product_name: chef
product_version: 16.9.32
Enjoy,
Tim