[checkmk-commits] 5267 cmk-update-agent: New binary format of Agent Updater executable on Linux

Module: check_mk Branch: master Commit: 72b76053bedac8e2dc0fc0859bf3393edd7991c0 URL: http://git.mathias-kettner.de/git/?p=check_mk.git;a=commit;h=72b76053bedac8… Author: Andreas Umbreit <au(a)mathias-kettner.de> Date: Fri Dec 15 14:55:44 2017 +0100 5267 cmk-update-agent: New binary format of Agent Updater executable on Linux The cmk-update-agent executable is now implemented as a packaged binary executable. This werk consists of many changes that have partly already been applied to Check_MK 1.5.0i1. The new format addresses several problems and yields some improvements: * Better compatibility: All requirements regarding the installed Python Interpreter or other packages/programs were eliminated; the only requirements left are a x86_64 processor architecture and a glibc 2.5 or above. * More convenient communication to Check_MK Server: All GET-Requests have been replaced with according POST-Requests. This improves security as sensitive data is no longer sent within the URL of the HTTP(S) request. * Only one copy of cmk-update-agent: The copy of cmk-update-agent previously placed under /usr/bin/cmk-update-agent has been replaced by a shell script that executes the actual cmk-update-agent executable situated at the Check_MK Agent plugin directory. This eliminates the need to maintain two places when manually replacing cmk-update-agent for debugging reasons. However, it is still possible to execute a copy of the cmk-update-agent executable directly. * Notably, there will be no more problems with curl and because all communication is now done via python-requests, which is included within the cmk-update-agent executable as mentioned above. Change-Id: Ibd2d5e833c75bc51ea9b23098ee3a5edc253dbe6 --- .werks/5267 | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/.werks/5267 b/.werks/5267 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0c1a092 --- /dev/null +++ b/.werks/5267 @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +Title: cmk-update-agent: New binary format of Agent Updater executable on Linux +Level: 2 +Component: agents +Compatible: compat +Edition: cee +Version: 1.5.0i2 +Date: 1513344138 +Class: feature + +The cmk-update-agent executable is now implemented as a packaged binary executable. +This werk consists of many changes that have partly already been applied to Check_MK 1.5.0i1. + +The new format addresses several problems and yields some improvements: + +* Better compatibility: All requirements regarding the installed Python Interpreter or other packages/programs were eliminated; the only requirements left are a x86_64 processor architecture and a glibc 2.5 or above. + +* More convenient communication to Check_MK Server: All GET-Requests have been replaced with according POST-Requests. This improves security as sensitive data is no longer sent within the URL of the HTTP(S) request. + +* Only one copy of cmk-update-agent: The copy of cmk-update-agent previously placed under /usr/bin/cmk-update-agent has been replaced by a shell script that executes the actual cmk-update-agent executable situated at the Check_MK Agent plugin directory. This eliminates the need to maintain two places when manually replacing cmk-update-agent for debugging reasons. +However, it is still possible to execute a copy of the cmk-update-agent executable directly. + +* Notably, there will be no more problems with curl and because all communication is now done via python-requests, which is included within the cmk-update-agent executable as mentioned above.