CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

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[6.0.0] - 2024-04-04

Removed

• Removed the plist resource

Fixed

• Fixed issues with ARD not working on macOS Monterey.
• Fixed an xcode-install gem issue.

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.

• Added support for macos_user to create an account with no password.

• Added support for command_line_tools to install beta versions.

[5.1.0] - 2023-06-27

Fixed

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

[5.0.6] - 2023-06-23

Fixed

• Fixed permissions issue with the macos::command_line_tools resource.

[5.0.5] - 2023-06-20

Fixed

• Updated command_line_tools so that machines are able to install previously installed command line tools if they were wiped from a major macOS upgrade.

[5.0.4] - 2023-01-31

Added

• Added key LastPrivacyBundleVersion to macos_user resource to allow for dimissing more Welcome screens in macOS 12.6.3

[5.0.3] - 2022-11-16

Fixed

• Xcode resource verifies that a xcodebuild command can be ran when checking to see if Xcode is installed, in addition to verifying that Xcode.app exists.

[5.0.2] - 2022-09-08

Added

• Xcode resource logs the Xcode version to install computed from the provided version.
• Xcode library supports calling the version property more than once by not changing the stored data type.

[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']

[4.2.3] - 2022-02-03

Fixed

• Enforce sensitivity for the macos_user resource password property as a security measure. This prevents downstream users from needing to declare sensitive true on the resource call.

[4.2.2] - 2021-10-18

Fixed

• defaults data conversion now handles spaces in strings, arrays, and dictionaries.
• The original data conversion code converted Ruby data types naively into strings. Unfortunately, this format isn't in the format that defaults expects.
• This change modifies the data conversion process to correctly output the expected data in a format acceptable to defaults, while also adding in additional tests to verify the output of the conversion process.

[4.2.1] - 2021-09-14

Fixed

• Updated xcode library download catalog matching to Apple's new 'Release Candidate' naming scheme.
• Updated xcode resource behavior to delete any existing Xcode bundles if they exist at the requested path.

[4.2.0] - 2021-06-09

Added

• Added basic support and testing for macOS Monterey.

Removed

• Removed testing and official support for macOS High Sierra.
• Removed testing and official support for Chef 16.

Fixed

• The command_line_tools OS version parsing regex has been fixed for the new macOS versioning scheme.

[4.1.0] - 2021-06-07

Added

• Added support for Chef 17. macOS High Sierra test suites will still be utilizing Chef 16.
• Added unified_mode true to all resources. See Unified Mode in Custom Resources for more information.

[4.0.0] - 2021-02-25

Removed

• Deleted last deprecated recipe macos::keep_awake and associated tests.

[3.4.3] - 2021-02-25

Fixed

• Updated XCVersion library available_versions output to actually not include "(installed)" status, as well as chomp newline characters.

• Updated unit tests to match new XCVersion.available_versions output.

[3.4.2] - 2021-02-10

Fixed

• Updated xcversion library list output to not include "(installed)" status, since this is determined separately in the xcode resource. The additional string content was breaking parsing that prevents installation on non-complete Xcode bundles such as 12 for macOS Universal Apps.

• Fixes for Cookstyle version: 7.7.2

Removed

• Removed ChefSpec testing on deprecated Fauxhai platforms

[3.4.1] - 2020-09-25

Added

• Added plist method to SystemPath library to match the methods in UserPath.

[3.4.0] - 2020-08-05

Added

• Support and testing for Big Sur. Due to a bug in the kickstart script in Big Sur, the remote_management resource is not functional on any system that reports 11.0 instead of 10.16, which is the case on 20A5323l (beta 3) or later. This will be resolved at a later date.

• Deprecation notice for macos::keep_awake.

Fixed

• The xcode resource now installs the latest available beta revision or GM seed of Xcode if there is not an official release of the requested version. Note that installing the early "Xcode 12 for macOS Universal Apps" betas is not supported since Apple has already unified these into the core Xcode bundles as of 12A8169g (beta 3).

• The macos_user resource now prevents the screen from re-locking at boot when auto-login is enabled.

• The command_line_tools OS version parsing regex has been fixed for macOS 11.0

• The automatic_software_updates resource tests have been fixed for macOS 11.0

[3.3.0] - 2020-06-18

Added

• Support for Chef 16

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where the beta version of Xcode would be installed over the GM version if both were still available from Apple.
• Updated the Xcode OS platform compatibility logic. Thanks @nickdowell!
• Numerous cookstyle fixes.

Removed

• Rspec dependency on chef-sugar

[3.2.1] - 2020-03-03

Fixed

• Fixed an issue with the system library where a system without hypervisor software installed could be mistakenly identified as a VM and not have certain platform-specific power preferences set.

[3.2.0] - 2019-12-09

Added

• Added an :upgrade action to the command_line_tools resource
• Added support for dictionaries to the plist resource

[3.1.0] - 2019-10-09

Added

• Added support for macOS Catalina
• Added support for Chef 15
• Added UserPath and SystemPath libraries to simplify calls to macOS filepaths

Fixed

• Fixed an issue parsing new softwareupdate output on macOS Catalina
• Fixed a dependency issue with xcode-install on Chef 15
• Fixed and updated the xcode resource platform compatibilty check (thanks to xcodereleases.com for tracking this)

Removed

• Removed testing on macOS Sierra
• Removed testing on Chef 14
• Removed dependency on chef-sugar

[3.0.9] - 2019-09-11

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where the Xcode resource cannot find the Xcode 11 GM bundle path to move it to the declared path in the resource. It removes a logic tree in favor of matching the behavior of the xcode-install gem: https://github.com/xcpretty/xcode-install/blob/74b89805462d6795d964935239f78e6d2790a52d/lib/xcode/install.rb#L282, which is to replace spaces in the version listed by Apple with a period.

• Fixed an issue where installing the xcode-install gem fails on Chef 15

• Fixed an issue where the Xcode resource attempted to write to the read-only portion of the Catalina filesystem.

[3.0.8] - 2019-07-31

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where Xcode versions containing whitespace were not properly quoted in command execution. Regression from version 2.10 release.

[3.0.1] - 2019-03-15

Thanks to @jkronborg for these two fixes!

Fixed

• Fixed a guard in keep_awake for use on portables.
• Fixed incorrect attribute key in the Xcode resource documentation, and added a security suggestion.

[3.0.0] - 2019-02-28

Added

• Added automatic_software_updates resource to enable or disable the automatic checking, downloading, and installing of software updates.
• Added azure-pipelines.yml to allow for managing builds as code.
• Added some resource unit tests for spotlight to complement the existing metadata_util tests.

Changed

• Changed the ard resource to remote_management and updates applicable tests and documentation. The new remote_management resource greatly simplifies syntax and reduces the needed macOS domain knowledge around kickstart options. However, it has less functionality than ard and is a significant breaking change.

Fixed

• Fixed .mailmap file to accurately track contributor emails.
• Fixed guard in the keychain resource for the :create action.

Removed

• Adiós, Captain! We no longer support OS X El Capitan or Chef 13.
• Removed machine_name resource along with respective tests and documentation in favor of the hostname resource in Chef 14.
• Removed xcode recipe along with respective tests, documentation and node attributes in favor of command_line_tools resource which was released in 2.10.0.
• Removed disable_software_updates recipe along with respective tests and documentation in favor of automatic_software_updates resource.
• Removed default recipe - it was empty anyway.

[2.10.1] - 2019-01-29

Fixed

• Fixed issue in which setting certain machine_name resource properties (hostname, local_hostname, dns_domain) from a previously unset state, would fail to compile. (Issue #181).

[2.10.0] - 2019-01-16

Added

• Added command_line_tools resource to manage Xcode Command Line Tools installation for macOS.
• New Xcode property download_url. (Issue #174).

Changed

• Bump Xcode to 10.1 in default attributes file.

Fixed

• Resolved an issue where a unit test was not passing due to a typo.

[2.9.0] - 2018-12-06

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)

[2.8.1] - 2018-11-29

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where the path for the xcversion utility was hard-coded when installed as a Chef gem, which caused failures when converging with ChefDK or Workstation.

[2.8.0] - 2018-11-14

Added

• Sugar helps the code go down! We now depend on Chef Sugar for mac_os_x?, virtual?, mac_os_x_before_or_at_maverick?, etc.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where Software Update Catalog provides an incomplete list causing some converge failures. We now check for platform_specific.empty? and produce appropriate errors.

[2.7.0] - 2018-10-26

Added

• Multi-converge testing added for all kitchen suites, idempotency enforced for select resources. Idempotency issues identified and resolved with the keep_awake recipe, the spotlight resource, and the ard resource as a result. More enforcing by the idempotence police to come in future releases.

Removed

• Removal of dead links in documentation for resources to allow for more up to date and clear documentation. (Issue #129).

Fixed

• Resolved an issue with the ard resource where a Chef run sometimes fails due to an intermittent kickstart failure. Guards added to the default resource actions to prevent this issue. (Issue #70).
• Resolved an issue with the spotlight resource where mdutil output was improperly parsed and mdutil commands were re-ran when not needed.

[2.6.1] - 2018-10-04

Added

• The desert took its toll, the README now declares support for Mojave!

[2.6.0] - 2018-10-03

Added

• Apple has limited some kickstart command functionality in macOS Mojave, preventing screen control in some invocations. We verified the ard resource's implementation of the kickstart script still functions.

• Updated Xcode default version to 10.0.

• The team crossed the great Mojave Desert, collapsed from dehydration, all just to obtain its support. In other words we now support macOS Mojave.

Fixed

• Prevented the xcode resource from leaving available Command Line Tools downloads in Software Updates.

Deprecated

• The machine_name resource has been deprecated in favor of the macOS support in the hostname resource in Chef 14. It will be removed in the release of v3.0 of the macOS cookbook.

[2.5.0] - 2018-09-10

Added

• Added CHANGELOG.md, About time right? (Issue #122).
• Added functional path property to Xcode resource. (Issue #116).
• Added ChefSpec resource tests for Xcode.

Fixed

• Separated extra responsibilities of Xcode resource into DeveloperAccount and CommandLineTools libraries.

[2.4.0] - 2018-08-16

Added

• Added CHANGELOG.md. (Issue #122).

Removed

• homebrew cookbook dependency removed. homebrew_cask and homebrew_tap is being deprecated by Chef and has not been used by macos-cookbook since version 2.0. (Issue #123).

Fixed

• Fixed keychain resource documentation link.
• Update metadata_util library to consider Spotlight server status before manipulating indexing state. (Issue #45).

[2.3.0] - 2018-06-28

Added

• Like a trained ninja of the night, the macos_user now has a hidden property, making it impossible to detect from the login screen.
• Moved to a new set of internal Vagrant macOS boxes, which have much more minimal initial configuration. This ensures that our resources run from a more out-of-the-box macOS experience.

Fixed

• Fixed bug where deletion of a user was failing when using the macos_user resource.
• For those of you who like to set their user and password as the same characters, we fixed an issue in the certificate resource for non-Vagrant use cases, you know for normal human beings who like a secure environment.

[2.2.0] - 2018-05-29

Added

• Foodcritics can be pretty harsh in their critiquing of food. They also have some pretty in depth rules we need to comply with, so we updated machine_name to comply with the new FoodCritic rule FC115.
• Added guard config to automatically run relevant unit tests when a file is changed.
• Update to InSpec control filenames to match the standard. This allows for better understanding of the tests.

[2.1.0] - 2018-05-16

Added

• Created an autologin functionality on 10.13.4 to allow for machine to automatically login to the machine.

[2.0.0] - 2018-05-09

Removed

• Removed the Mono recipe as it is not in the scope of this cookbook.
• Removed Apple Configurator recipe as a bug with the mas dependency does not function in High Sierra.

[1.14.0] - 2018-05-01

Added

• Updated the keep_awake recipe and spec tests to not require node attribute stubbing when wrapped in another cookbook.

[1.13.0] - 2018-04-25

Added

• Added a CONTRIBUTING.md to outline the Chef Community Guidelines for code contribution.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue with ChefSpec when wrapping the keep_awake recipe.
• Fixed an idempotence issue with the keychain resource.

[1.12.0] - 2018-04-16

Added

• Added new keychain resource
• Introduced three new library classes Power, Environment, and ScreenSaver.
• Updated README.md to reflect single build definition.
• Added feature to make disk sleep default to Never.

[1.11.0] - 2018-04-11

Added

• Added the ability to install Xcode beta builds to the xcode resource.
• Added support for Chef 14.

[1.10.0] - 2018-03-26

Added

• Added feature that allows node attributes to be set for Developer Apple ID credentials while downloading Xcode from Apple.
• Added ability to install Command Line tools from the xcode-install gem.

Fixed

• Increased timeout for Xcode download for issue where method bundle_version_correct fails and unsuccessfully tries to access node attributes in Xcode library.
• Resolved issue where adding users and groups would fail tests.

[1.9.0] - 2018-03-21

Added

• Added support for other hypervisors and keep away logic.
• Implemented -t option in certificate resource to allow apps to access imported key.
• Add utf-8 encoding type to plist resource to make it more robust.

[1.8.0] - 2018-03-12

Added

• Added a dns_domain property to machine_name resource to support FQDNs.
• Added TESTING.md documentation.
• Changed binary property to encoding to support xml and binary plist formats.

Removed

• Removed support for NetBIOSName due to macOS bugs.

Fixed

• Fixed several bugs in plist resource.
• Fixed typos in machine_name resource documentation.

[1.7.0] - 2018-03-05

Added

• Added the certificate resource, this resource manages the state of a given certificate for a specified keychain.

[1.6.0] - 2018-02-20

Added

• Added whitespace support for property list names and keys.

Fixed

• Fixed some depreciation bugs in the macos_user resource.
• Fixed idempotency bug in .kitchen.yml.

[1.5.0] - 2018-02-12

Added

• Added new system_preference resource.

Removed

• Removed systemsetup resource.
• Removed .delivery in favor of kitchen test and concurrency testing model.

Fixed

• Fixed issue where plist resources cause incomplete idempotence on second converge by making the keep_awake recipe idempotent. (Issue #15).
• Fixed issue where macos_user was not allowing users to be added to groups by creating a new groups property. (Issue #40).
• Fixed issue where machine_name resource does not set LocalHostName by making machine_name idempotent and having it properly set the LocalHostName. (Issue #20).

[1.3.0] - 2018-02-02

Added

• Added helper modules for systemsetup.
• Added new attributes to adjust the keep_awake functions.
• Added better functionality to the keep_awake power resources.

[1.2.0] - 2018-01-28

Added

• Initial release of the macOS Cookbook.
• Chef support for 10.10 to 10.13.
• Added xcode resource.
• Added keep_awake recipe.
• Added spotlight resource.
• Added machine_name resource.
• Added macos_user resource.