http://cockpit-project.org/blog/cockpit-132.html
Cockpit is the modern Linux admin interface. We release regularly. Here are the release
notes from version 130, 131 and 132.
Kernel dump configuration support added
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Kernel crash dump configuration is now possible in Cockpit: view and toggle the status of
the kdump service, with hints how to enable if the kernel boot parameters need to be
changed. Cockpit shows the amount of reserved memory and setting a path for dumping the
kernel on the local filesystem, with a toggle for compressing the crash dumps. Take a look
at the video below for a demo.
Demo:
https://youtu.be/VXhuqPR2K5c
Change:
https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/pull/5587
MAC addresses for ethernet adapters and bonds can be modified
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On the Networking page, MAC addresses for ethernet adapters can now be clicked to edit
them, starting with NetworkManager version 1.4. For bonds, the MAC addresses are shown and
can be edited starting with NetworkManager version 1.6. Take a look at the video below for
a demo.
Demo:
https://youtu.be/JIHQmFHOrO4
Change:
https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/pull/5851
Show session virtual Machines on the machines page
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Libvirt differentiates between system virtual machines and session ones, which are tied to
the user. In Cockpit all the virtual machines accessible to the logged in user, system and
session, are now shown in a combined list.
Screenshot:
http://cockpit-project.org/blog/images/cockpit-machines-session.png
Change:
https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/pull/5765
SELinux functionality is now available without setroubleshootd
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The SELinux page in Cockpit can do more than just troubleshoot. It was therefore renamed
to SELinux and the functionality of toggling between enforcing/permissive mode is now also
available even if setroubleshoot-server isn't installed. This was cause for unexpected
behavior on Atomic Host systems without setroubleshoot-server where it's non-trivial
and often undesired to add that package.
Screenshot:
http://cockpit-project.org/blog/images/cockpit-selinux-disabled.png
Change:
https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/pull/5868
Optionally disable the dependency on libssh
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When configuring Cockpit, the option |disable-ssh| disables building |cockpit-ssh| and
removes the dependency on |libssh|. This is useful when building on an operating system
where |libssh| is not available.
Change:
https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/pull/5743
Get it
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You can get Cockpit here:
http://cockpit-project.org/running.html
Cockpit 132 is available in Fedora 25:
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/cockpit-132-1.fc25
Or download the tarball here:
https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/releases/tag/132
Note: Use the packages to install this version of Cockpit. When installing from the
tarball, remove /etc/systemd/system/cockpit.service.d/fatal.conf manually afterwards to
prevent Cockpit from exiting in rare cases.
Thanks,
Dominik