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Release 9.1.0 (Distributed Jan 2003)

Added

Added more access files
Added to port scan alarm:

lsof/netstat output
'last system boot' output

Added "shutdown" workgroup lookup to RSSS
Added /vadm/supportlib/rel9.1.txt

Changes

Able to change AdminUX node name
Able to bind CAP to one interface
Able to bind AdminUX to a particular timezone
Hosts will not be pinged except for <<HOST>>
Intellipublish can distribute VADMKEY.lic
Trojan Horse will ignore orphan symbolic links

Ports

AIX 5.2
HP-UX 11i
Red Hat 8.0

Release 9.0.3 (Distributed Dec 2002)

Added

(Beta) Added feature to change AdminUX node name

Added ENV.mx/ALL/ALIAS
Added adminuxsh Set alias

Added 'last system boot' output to port scan alarm
Added ENV.mx/ALL/TZ
Added timezone to Status Board display
(Beta) Intellipublish can distribute VADMKEY.lic
Created /etc/vadm/toolkit
/vadm/supportlib/rel9.1.txt
/vadm/supportlib/rel9.2.txt
/vadm/supportlib/rel9.3.txt

Changes

DataArchiver - fixed reading tape label problem when using compression
Updated supportlib/envmx.txt
Changed Rogue Device Monitor to ignore any /dev/
Changed supportlib/rsss.txt
(Beta) Changed Remote Servers Synchronous Shutdown to look first for a workgroup by the name of 'shutdown'. If not found will use all senders.
Changed display on "adminuxsh Test cap"
Changed EZshutdown in Linux to failsafe the directory /initrd
Updated /vadm/supportlib/platform.txt
Alarm 912 should not be created during AutoUpdate

Ports

(Beta) Ported AIX 5.2
(Beta) Ported HP-UX 11i
(Beta) Ported Red Hat 8.0

Release 9.0.2 (Distributed Dec 2002)

Added 'new owner message' to orphan file alert
Added feature to bind EZsender to an interface
Added NETWORK.mx/RECEIVER/IPADDR
(Beta) EZsender changed to use IPADDR
Changed locking method in EZckpasswd
Fixed NIS bug in EZgetpasswd
Added more df retries in EZdf
If no EZdf data, do not try to report unmounted fs
All .EZchksum.list are now in /etc/vadm/checksums
Added -e to adminuxsh (vadmsh)

-e will NOT reset backspace key to default

Release 9.0.1 (Distributed Nov 2002)

Fixed help question mark problem in adminuxsh
(Beta) Trojan Horse will ignore orphan symbolic links

Release 9.0.0 (Distributed August 2002)

AdminUX 9 is not compatable with AdminUX 8

Added

Created AdminUX PRO
Created AdminUX (Basic)
Created AdminUX ServerGuard Plus
New DataArchiver that uses CAP
Checksums for all bin, sbin directories
Checksums for all lib, include directories
Checksums for all cgi-bin directories
Checksums for all html directories
Checksums for all directories 1 level deep under html directories
Added -V to EZsender
<IGNORE> to FILES.mx/CHKSUM
'adminuxsh Cycle cap'
'adminuxsh Display workgroups'
'adminuxsh Add workgroup'
'adminuxsh Remove workgroup'
'adminuxsh Set workgroup'
'adminuxsh Set network workgroup_desc'
'adminuxsh Display network workgroup_hosts'
'adminuxsh Add network workgroup_host'
'adminuxsh Remove network workgroup_host'
Distributed Config to adminuxsh
Distributed Config to Menu
'adminuxsh Enable logsmgr'
'adminuxsh Disable logsmgr'
'adminuxsh Set logsmgr days'
'adminuxsh Set logsmgr hours'
'adminuxsh Set logsmgr hosts'
'adminuxsh Set logsmgr files'
'adminuxsh Display logsmgr_files'
'adminuxsh Run logsmgr'
Logs Manager to Menu
FILES.mx/ALL/ORPHAN
FILES.mx/ALL/ORPHANUSER
'adminuxsh Disable file_orphans'
'adminuxsh Enable file_orphans'
'adminuxsh Set file_orphans_user'
AMC shows AMC user logins
Percent used to low space alert
AdminUX 9 vs 8 CAP warning to EZinstaller
Created Policy Distribution Manager Component
Created new directory /vadm/toolkit
Added lsof output to unix port scan alert alarm
Added netstat output to linux port scan alert alarm
Do not ping remote hosts except for <<HOST>>
Failsafe that root filesystem will be a local fs
Added alarms 750 and 751 for Dispatcher
(Beta) Added more access files

Changes

Updated /vadm/supportlib/machine.txt
Updated /vadm/supportlib/components.txt
Updated /vadm/supportlib/comptasks.txt
Changed the way CAP Receiver is installed
Refined scheduling for AdminUX ServerGuard Plus
Fixed display timing problem on DG terminals
Rewrote CAP
EZinstaller allows root to be su'ed
Rewrote EZgetpasswd to prevent "arg list too long"
Evals notify an alarm only once per day
Alarm 904 will go away after 4 days (5th day)
Security is handled by Director when VCYCLES=1
Security is handled by Dispatcher when VCYCLES > 1
NETWORK.mx/ALL/ANETCOM deprecated; "4" assumed

Ports

AIX 5.1
SuSE 8.0

Release 8.9.3 (Distributed 8.9.3 on 08/17/02)

Added ENV.mx/ALL/GETNISUSERS and GETNISGRPS to handle NIS+
Linux only: Stopped Failsafe from monitoring /dev/pts
Ported Red Hat Linux 7.3
Fixed an alternate console problem during boot
Added AES encryption to CAP
Added 1 (AdminUX Basic) to License Administrator
Added 2 (AdminUX ServerGuard Plus) to License Admin
Added L (Logs Manager) to License Admin
Created Logs Manager option
Updated /vadm/supportlib/cap.txt
Added /vadm/supportlib/logsmgr.txt
Updated /vadm/supportlib/platform.txt

Release 8.9.2 (Distributed 8.9.2 on 06/08/02)

Fixed bug in EZnightevent concerning 3 hour window

Release 8.9.1 (Distributed 8.9.1 on 05/22/02)

Ported TurboLinux 7.0
Ported SuSE Linux 7.3
Added squid as a user to ignore for orphan processes
Added checking for runaway processes to Watchdog
Added checking for runaway processes to Director
Added - EZrunaways will kill EZ processes
Autobackup allows backup to a file name (tar ball)
Fixed purging of cancel alarms for TSM=1,3,4
Response benchmark made to run 3 to 6 times longer
Director will auto install EZuptime if needed
Added "ipcs" and "ipcs -a" to status logs
Added "AdminUX is shutdown" test to vadmsh
Will not check mail box size if dir is read-only
Copied all suid AdminUX programs to /etc
Ported Red Hat Linux 7.2
Documentation updated in /vadm/webpages
Failsafe will no longer re-engage Logins Administrator
Checksums changed from CRC to MD5 for Linux
Added inode number to access scan (inode number, permissions, owner, group)
Added security audit - no passwords

Release 8.9.0 (Distributed 8.9.0 on 03/21/02)

Added multilanguage capability
Added non-graphical "Menu" to look like ACP
Changed definition of ENV.mx/ALL/VAUTO
Rewrote AdminUX AutoTune
Retuned AdminUX
Allowed FILESYS.mx/.../RISK to be changed
Fixed a display alarms problem with AMC
Eliminated FLUSHon switch
Eliminated Alarm 913
Removed login notification for AdminUX down
Removed login notification for AdminUX expiringv Added vxfs to solaris filesystem types
Added vadmsh Add network portwatcher_ports
Added cancel action to alarms
Changed vadmsh Disable autobackup absolute_path
Changed vadmsh Enable autobackup absolute_path

Release 8.8.6 (Distributed 8.8.6 on 01/19/02)

Changed copyright notice to 2002
Patch to AMC
Rewrote EZfixrc for HP-UX

Release 8.8.5 (Distributed 8.8.5 on 01/11/02)

Added history log synchronization
Added phrase "Enable hist_log_sync"
Added phrase "Disable hist_log_sync"
Improved alarm consolidation
Changed AMS to AMC
Added phrase "Set amc admin_logins"
Added phrase "Set amc operator_logins"
Added phrase "Set amc timeout"
CAP can use IP addresses for host names
Publish Master rewritten
EZshutdown now uses AdminUX alternate consoles
AMC code cleanup

Release 8.8.4 (Distributed 8.8.4 on 12/10/01)

Added RRF forecaster for filesystems
Added RRF forecaster for swap
Added RRF data colector for cpu load
Added publish option to SENDER
Added pubmaster option to SENDER
Added AdminUX shell phrases for autoupdate
vadmsh is now adminuxsh
Added phrase "Scan network cap_receivers"
Added phrase "Set network log-sync cycle"
Added phrase "Set network log-sync host"
Changed EZroguedev to ignore <> dirs
Added phrase "Run log-sync"

Release 8.8.3 (Distributed 8.8.3 on 10/19/01)

Added RRF data collector for filesystems
Added RRF data collector for swap
Changed "EZshutdown -A" (RSSS)
Added shutdown option to SENDER
Changed "Display logs "

Release 8.8.2 (Distributed 8.8.2 on 9/27/01)

Fixed "sort -unr" problem in EZchildren for IBM 390

Release 8.8.1 (Distributed 8.8.1 on 9/17/01)

Added new sections to ENV.mx for Linux installation
ACP - centered logo in right panel
ACP - tree panel can be made larger vertically
ACP - fixed prompt on the disable a daemon panel
ACP - corrected some help documentation
Added Autoupdate Watch to TASKS.mx/ALL

Release 8.8.0

New Ports

IBM S/390 mainframe running SuSE Linux 7.0
IBM S/390 mainframe running Turbo Linux 6.2
Red Hat Linux 7.1

New Logs

RECEIVER.log
SUMMARY.log
WGET.log

New Network Features

Ability for AdminUXs to communicate with each other over a secure encrypted TCP/IP port (CAP) Alarm consolidation using CAP (ANETCOM=4)
AdminUX IntelliPublisher using CAP
AdminUX PortWatcher
AdminUX WebGuard

New Daemons Feature

Added /etc/EZporphs.local so Sys Admins can modify the behavior of AdminUX's Orphan Process Rules

Release 8.7.0

Addditions

Added Beta NFS Administrator
Added GNU "find" to UNIX product
Added notice count to /etc/EZfxalrm.local
Added GNU "tar" to Unix product
Added new extended Autobackup Administrator
Added 397, 398 and 999 to ALARMS.mx
Added EZdaemons -d for ACP
Added EZdaemons -e for ACP
Added ENV.mx/ALL/BROWSER for ACP
Added support for Alarms Monitor System (AMS)
Added GNU "id" to Solaris product
Added AdminUX Control Panel (ACP)
ANETCOM added to use nsh and ssh to copy alarms
Embedded tcl/tk into Unix version
Added -g to EZstatus
Added Install adminux_update
Ported Red Hat Linux 7.0
Ported Turbo Linux 6.0
Ported SuSE Linux 6.3
Ported VA Linux

Changes

Rewrote alarm purge to work like alarm cancel
Changed EZps to get long (greater than 8) process names for Solaris and Data General.
Changed EZfind to use GNU "find" in UNIX product
Changed EZmkfsx to ignore NFS filesystems
Changed Alarms to always check in
Changed default ALARMS.mx/ALL/CHECKINDAYS from none to Wed (will not affect currently installed AdminUXs since updates don't override user variables)
Changed default on status screen to NOT use screen saver
Changed EZmkfilesx to remove paired s
Changed /vadm/scripts/adminux to start vadmsh if DISPLAY variable is null
Moved EZmkstatuslog from EZfdispatcher to TASKS.mx
ACP is written in Tcl/Tk which thinks that numbers starting with a zero are octal numbers.
Matrixes were changed to remove any leading zeros.
Renamed /vadm/emci to /vadm/emco

Fixes

Fixed sed problem using @ sign in EZmxupdate

Release 8.6.1

AdminUX's alarms can be sent via an SNMP trap to CA Unicenter, OpenView, Tivoli Netview or Tivoli TME
Internationalized AdminUX to run in any English speaking country regardless of the local locale
Supports Solaris 8
Supports Red Hat Linux 5.2, 6.0, 6.1
Supports Caldera Linux 2.3
Supports SuSE Linux 6.2
The command EZsu will allow a normal user to run a program or script as Superuser

Release 8.6.0

Enhanced Event Administrator interface to Alarms & Notification Administrators
Updated vadmsh keywords for Linux ports

Release 8.5.9

Changed product name to AdminUX
Bug fix concerning "usermod -G"
Bug fix in EZlogger
Bug Fix in EZthorselst in AIX
Changed Status Board to show active alarms first
Added support for Solaris 2.7
Automated sar install on Solaris
Y2K applet is not automatically installed
Beta support for Red Hat Linux 5.2 & 6.0, SuSe 6.2

Release 8.5.8

Minor bug fixes and code cleanup in preparation for new Linux ports

Release 8.5.7

Added HTML documentation (/vadm/webpages):
"index.html" and "index.htm" are links to "docframes.htm" which is the frames version using permanent navigation buttons.
This frame version also requires a JavaScript enabled browser.
"docs.htm" is the non-frame, non-JavaScript version.
Added AdminUX-Y2K Applet - This applet is now a part of AdminUX but can be a stand alone

Release 8.5.6

Tightened security

Permissions and ownership of every program and file that belongs to AdminUX has been made more restricted.
Added monitoring for file name attacks
Added "vadmsh Display security_diary"
Added large file growth - Once a file became a large file its growth was no longer monitored. Now if a large file doubles in size, it will be alarmed.
Fixed a bug in "vadmsh Move vadm"
Fixed year bug in failed logins on SCO and SUN
Moved Autobackup to 2nd job in NIGHT.mx
Fixed autobackup bug concerning OFF
Fixed alarm 116 when action = OFF
Fixed timeout problem with hp10
Added OEM trademark
Moved supportlib to /vadm
Removed /vadm/man
Added saleslib

Release 8.5.5

Beta support for DGUX 4.2 Intel
Beta support for DEC Alpha 4.0 without System V Environment
Beta support for DEC Alpha 4.0 with System V Environment
Beta support for Solaris 2.6
Beta support for OpenView Interface
Beta support for Tivoli Interface
Faster shutdown (50% improvement)
Fixed a bug with EZckpasswd. Hourly, AdminUX selects a sample ofÂ /etc/passwd entries to check for problems. It was possible for the sampling algorithm to hang and continue to sample the same entries every time.
Fixed a bug with the Night Matrix. Customized changes to the Night Matrix could return to default values.

Release 8.5.4

AdminUX expiration notice was removed from logins. (Demo version only)
Changed Quote-for-today install default from enable to disable.

New VADMSH Commands:

Demo print - This will print all reports with little interaction. (Demo version only) Run install_setup - This leads the AdminUX knowledgeable installer thru a checklist of configuration items that must be set immediately after installation of a production version. Fixed an alarm 116 bug on AIX 4.x. Alarm 116 could report that the Autobackup tape had not been inserted for tonight when it had been inserted.

Release 8.5.3

Added support for HP UX version 11

Task Scheduling:

- Added "singleuser" Task Scheduling Method. This method is similar to the "Batch" method except even less is done during the day and more during the night.

Bugs Fixed:

- Fixed alarm reporting bug in Report Card.
- Files Administrator will only trim text files.
- Performance Administrator will verify the integrity of sar data files before trying to open them.

New Tasks Added

- Added TASKS.log and Alarm 790 to alert changes in the TASKS log.
- All tasks defined in the Tasks Matrix are now monitored for successful completion. Failure of such a task is recorded in the TASKS log.

New Features/Enhancements:

- Boot Administrator will fix an incorrect year caused by the Year 2000 (Y2K) CMOS bug.
- Added SEVERITY variable to the Alarms Matrix. SEVERITY identifies how important is the alarm.
- Virtual Administrator can be renamed to an OEM name.

New VADM Shell Commands:

- Disable vadm_tmp & Enable vadm_tmp
- Temp VADM files being created in a specific file system can be disabled/enabled respectively.
- Scan system_commands - are all VADM System Commands working correctly?
- Set night
- Configure the Night Administrator.
- Set network
- Configure the Network Administrator.
- Move vadm (This takes the worry out of moving AdminUX from one place to another.)
- Set process_orphans - configure orphan processes.
- Set runaways - configure runaway processes.

Release 8.4.5

Added ability to su to root to run AdminUX (Installation, update & removal of AdminUX still require root login)

New Performance Analysis Sections:

- Added new section "serial i/o" (SCO Open Server 5)
- Added new section "mp buffers" (SCO Open Server 5)
- Added the ability to exclude users from Vadm regular user definition
- AdminUX now uses the system defined interrupt key to exit the Status Board screen

Added new commands:

- EZruntask - Monitors any process for a valid run and logs all exceptions
- EZlastboot - Vadm version of standard UNIX uptime command

Vadmsh enhancements:

- Improved help system display and format
- First word of each phrase is now capiltalized to distinguish them from standard UNIX system commands
- Added "Set tape_device" phrase
- Added "Set alt_tape_device" phrase
- Added "Set slowmode" phrase
- Added "Install vadm_tape" phrase

Bug Fixes

- Fixed file systems bug in the Monthly Report Card
- Fixed 'missing files' bug in report card