5.1.0

Fixed

• Fixed issues with ARD not working on macOS Monterey.
• Ensured that CLT demand file always exists before we query the SWU catalog.

Added

• Added additional functionality to the remote_management resource.
  • You can now specify the users to whose privileges will be configured.
  • You can now specify the privileges to bestow upon the given users.
  • You can now set the computer info fields; this is helpful for stratifying computers within ARD.

5.0.1

Changelog

[5.0.1] - 2022-05-25

Fixed

• Updated Setup Assistant keys for the macos_user resource to properly enable autologin after updating to 11.6.6
• Updated required macOS minimums for the xcode resource to evaluate compatibility for the most recent Xcodes.

[5.0.0] - 2022-03-31

Fixed

• Extracted authentication with Apple via xcode resource away xcode object instantiation, resolving Bug #234.
• Enabled macos_user resource to parse sysadminctl stderr, resolving Bug 197.
• Reversed order of arguments for certificate installation, resolving Bug 244.
• Fixed macos_user resource autologin functionality to dismiss Welcome "buddy" screens after updating to 11.6.5 via softwareupdate.

Added

• Added apple_id property to xcode resource to remove dependency on attributes or data bags for authentication.
• New certificate resource property: keychain_password which allows specification of the keychain password.
• New keychain resource property: user which allows specification of an executing user.
• New test suites and recipe change to account for .cer files.
• Check for certificate existence within the keychain before installing a new one to ensure idempotency.
• Support for Mac Studio in FormFactor class.
• Secure token support for macos_user resource via new properties secure_token and existing_token_auth.
• New unit and integration tests for macos_user resource.
• Updated our README to include Monterey support.
• Added the documentation directory to chefignore as we don't need to upload all our docs to Chef Infra Servers.

Changed

• Changed certificate property names to be more clear within resource scope and consistent with keychain resource:
  • certfile is now path
  • cert_passwd is now password
  • keychain is now keychain_path
• Changed keychain property names to be more clear within resource scope and consistent with certificate resource:
  • kc_file is now path
  • kc_passwd is now password
• Made certificate password properties sensitive.
• Deprecated plist resource in favor of the plist resource included with Chef Client >=16.
• Unified macos_user test suites.
• Updated macos_user resource to use not utilize default attributes for authorization.
• Updated all deprecated tool names, shell outputs, and URLs in TESTING.md

Removed

• Removed the ability to authenticate with Apple for xcode downloads via node attributes or data bags.
• Removed dependency on using the default['macos']['admin_password'] attribute for setting the keychain password when using the certificate resource.
• Removed last default cookbook attributes:
  • node['macos']['admin_user']
  • node['macos']['admin_password']
  • node['macos']['apple_id']

v2.9.0: Merge pull request #172 from Microsoft/release/2.9

Added

• Added templates for bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests to adhere with Github's recommended community standards.
• Added support for owner/group in the plist resource. Allows for plist files to be created under a specific owner. Defaults to root/wheel for compatibility with earlier versions of the cookbook. (Issue #51)
• Added support for setting the mode property when creating a plist using the plist resource. This allows control over setting the file permissions. (Issue #51)

v1.10.1

Changelog

Features

• #78 Revamped InSpec profile
• #81 Allow node attributes for Apple ID credentials

Bug Fixes

• #66 Resolve an issue where builds were failing due to incorrect InSpec syntax
• #77 Resolve an issue where users were not properly added to groups in the macos_user resource
• #79 Install Command Line Tools as part of Xcode setup
• #80 Execute block in Xcode resource times out

v1.9.0

Changelog

Certificate resource updates

• Testing for new and improved certificate resource
• Add documentation detailing new certificate resource changes incorporating the -T option
• modify security library and certificate resource to accommodate -T option

Bug fixes

• Add support for file encoding type utf-8 for use with plist resource
• Leverage the node['virtualization']['systems'] ohai attribute to determine whether we are a guest or a host
• ensure xcode-install gem is in Chef embedded even if ChefDK is present

v1.8.0

Changelog

• Add dns_domain property to machine_name resource to support FQDNs
• Remove support for NetBIOSName due to macOS bugs
• Add TESTING.md documentation
• Fix several bugs in plist resource
• Add new suite for machine_name test recipe
• Fix several typos in machine_name resource documentation
• Change binary property to encoding to support xml and binary plist formats

v1.7.0

Changelog

• Introduce certificate resource (#53)
• Fixes to plist unit tests (#54)

1.6.0

Changelog

• Support whitespace in defaults andplist resources
• plist resource now create the plists if it is missing
• Improve testing for macos_user (#48)
• Better test coverage for admin users created with macos_user resource
• Fix .kitchen.yml to properly enforce idempotency

1.2.0

Changelog

Features

• New resource: spotlight - Toggle indexing and searching of macOS' metadata. (#34)

Bug Fixes

• Create user fails in macOS 10.13 (#32 resolved via #33)
• Build badges incorrect (#29)

1.1.0

Changelog

Features

• Rename plistbuddy resource to plist
• Create a new testing cookbook that contains tests for both plistbuddy and macos_user resources.
• Add fullname property to macos_user resource
• Better test coverage for xcode resource

Bug Fixes

• Screensaver not properly being disabled due to binary/ASCII file-type conversion