Server Software Update Notification: 05-09-2007
The following updates will be completed 05/09/2007 on all servers:
FreeBSD MPS/VPS v3:
- Dovecot
- A new vinstall for the Dovecot email server will be added to the system. This vinstall will install the Dovecot email
server version 1.0.0 and attempt to convert all existing email boxes and IMAP folders for all users from the mbox email box
format to the maildir format. The vinstall will then place the email box contents in the HOME/Maildir directory, where HOME
is the path to the user's home directory. Users or servers which have reached or are close to their disk quota limit will not
be able to install Dovecot and convert their email boxes until more disk space is freed. More information about Dovecot can
be found here:
http://www.dovecot.org/ Warning: Some email programs or systems (such as CPX Webmail, iManager, and
OpenWebMail) will not function correctly with Dovecot and maildir. Make a backup of any important emails before running
this vinstall.
To install Dovecot and convert all email boxes to the maildir format, connect to your server through SSH and execute the
following command from the prompt:
# vinstall dovecot
After installing Dovecot, if you have previously installed SpamAssassin or ClamAV, you will need to execute the vinstall for these programs again to update their configuration to function correctly with Dovecot and maildir. Connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall spamassassin
or
# vinstall clamav
To uninstall Dovecot and convert all email boxes back to mbox format, connect to your server through SSH and execute the
following command from the prompt:
# vuninstall dovecot
- Documentation
- A User's Guide for FreeBSD VPS v3 has been added to the FreeBSD VPS v3 Documentation Library on the viaVerio.com Web
site. You can access the document through the Library pages:
http://support.alpineweb.com/hosting/vps/freebsd/
- Open WebMail
- The vinstall for the Open WebMail system will be updated to warn that Open WebMail does not function correctly when
Dovecot and maildir are already installed. This update only affects the vinstall itself. No action needed.
- ClamAV
- The vinstall for ClamAV, a GPL virus scanner, will be updated to correctly configure Procmail settings when Dovecot is
installed. This only affects those who use ClamAV and have installed the Dovecot email server through vinstall. If you have
installed Dovecot through vinstall, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall clamav
The vuninstall for ClamAV will be updated to better remove individual user Procmail recipes. To remove ClamAV from your server,
connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vuninstall clamav
- SpamAssassin
- The vinstall for the SpamAssassin mail filter will be updated to correctly configure Procmail settings when Dovecot is
installed. This only affects those who use SpamAssassin and have installed the Dovecot email server through vinstall. If you
have installed Dovecot through vinstall, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall spamassassin
- Jakarta Tomcat
- The vinstall for Jakarta Tomcat will be updated to configure the utility to correctly configure CPX directories to display
images. To take advantage of this update or install Tomcat, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from
the command prompt:
# vinstall tomcat
- PHP 4.x
- The vinstall for the PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor scripting language for version 4.x will be updated to address issues when
using phpMyAdmin and Apache 1.3x. The vinstall will also be updated to add dBase to the list of available extensions. To take
advantage of these updates or install PHP 4.x, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command
prompt:
# vinstall php4
- Portupgrade
- The Index-6.db file used by the Portupgrade FreeBSD ports/packages administration and management tool suite will be updated
to reflect current packages and dependencies. No action needed.
- KornShell
- The KornShell (ksh) command and programming language will be updated to version 20070328. This version brings the utility
to the most current FreeBSD version. More information about version 20070328 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=shells&port=ksh93 ...
No action needed.
- IP::Country
- The IP::Country Perl module will be updated to version 2.23_1. This version brings the module to the most current FreeBSD
version and addresses issues with Geography::Countries. More information about version 2.23_1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=net&port=p5-IP-Country ...
No action needed.
- gettext
- The GNU gettext utility will be updated to version 0.16.1_1. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version
and addresses issues with threading. More information about version 0.16.1_1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=devel&port=gettext ...
No action needed.
- Ruby
- The Ruby object-oriented scripting language will be updated to version 1.8.6,1. This version brings the language to the most
current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with portepochs and portversions. More information about version 1.8.6,1 can be found
at these pages:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=lang&port=ruby18 ... http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=lang&port=ruby18 ...
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=lang&port=ruby18 ...
No action needed.
- SQLite
- The SQLite database engine will be updated to version 3.3.15. This version brings the engine to the most current FreeBSD
version. More information about version 3.3.15 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=databases&port=sqlite3 ...
No action needed.
- popt
- The popt command line option parsing library will be updated to version 1.7_3. This version brings the utility to the most
current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with qualifiers and gcc. More information about version 1.7_3 can be found at these
pages:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=devel&port=popt ... http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=devel&port=popt ...
No action needed.
- KSBA
- The KSBA certificates library will be updated to version 1.0.1_1. This version brings the library to the most current FreeBSD
version and addresses issues with infodir. More information about version 1.0.1_1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=security&port=libksba ...
No action needed.
- Dirmngr
- The Dirmngr certificate management client will be updated to version 0.9.7_2. This version brings the utility to the most
current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with mandir. More information about version 0.9.7_2 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=security&port=dirmngr ...
No action needed.
- ImageMagick
- The ImageMagick image processing tools library will be updated to version 6.3.3.5. This version brings the utility to the most
current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with SVG support and cppflags. More information about version 6.3.3.5 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=graphics&port=ImageMagick ...
No action needed.
- vadduser
- The vadduser command-line utility will be updated to allow the /sbin/nologin shell specification when using the --cpx flag. The
utility will also be updated to force lowercase usernames. These updates affect vadduser only. No action needed.
- File System
- The /etc/fstab file system configuration file will be updated to address quota issues with certain administration programs, such
as Webmin. No action needed.
- PHP 5.x
- The vinstall for the PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor scripting language for version 5.x will be updated to disallow installation
if the Apache Web server is version 1.3x. PHP 5.x is only available with Apache version 2.x. The vinstall will also be updated to
add dBase to the list of available extensions. To take advantage of these updates or install PHP 5.x, connect to your server through
SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall php5
- phpPgAdmin
- The vinstall for the phpPgAdmin Web-based administration tool for PostgreSQL will be updated to display a secure (https) example
login URL during installation. This update affects the vinstall only. No action needed.
- UW IMAP
- The UW IMAP toolkit will be updated to add support for the following email utilities:
dmail
mailutil
mboxtest
tmail
No action needed.
- phpMyAdmin
- The vinstall for the phpMyAdmin database administration tool will be updated to install version 2.10.0.2. This version
addresses a stack overflow security issue (PMASA-2007-3) discussed here:
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2007-3
More information about version 2.10.0.2 can be found here:
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=671351
To update existing phpMyAdmin installations, backup your files and configuration, uninstall the tool, and then connect to your
server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall phpMyAdmin
- Sudo
- The sudo (superuser do) utility will be updated to version 1.6.8.12_2. This version brings the utility to the most current
FreeBSD version and addresses issues with PAM policies. More information about version 1.6.8.12_2 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=security&port=sudo ...
No action needed.
- Math::BigInt
- The Math::BigInt Perl module will be updated to version 1.82. This version updates the module and addresses documentation.
More information about these and other updates in version 1.82 can be found here:
http://search.cpan.org/src/TELS/Math-BigInt-1.82/CHANGES
No action needed.
- CDialog
- The CDialog script-interpreter will be updated to version 1.0.20070325,1. This version brings the utility to the most current
FreeBSD ports version and addresses issues with the utility's maintainer and wide character support. More information about version
1.0.20070325,1 can be found at these pages:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=devel&port=cdialog ...
http://invisible-island.net/dialog/CHANGES
No action needed.
- Wget
- The Wget file retrieval utility will be updated to version 1.10.2_1. This version brings the utility to the most current
FreeBSD version and addresses issues with modifications loss and file naming conventions. More information about version 1.10.2_1
can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=ftp&port=wget ...
No action needed.
- OpenLDAP Client
- The OpenLDAP client will be updated to version 2.3.35. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version and
addresses issues with slapd, ldapmodify, and documentation. More information about these and other updates in version 2.3.35 can
be found here:
http://www.openldap.org/software/release/announce.html
http://www.openldap.org/software/release/changes.html
No action needed.
- Fontconfig
- The fontconfig library for font customization and configuration will be updated to version 2.4.2_1,1. This version brings
the utility to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with repositories and DejaVu fonts. More information about
version 2.4.2_1,1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=x11-fonts&port=fontconfig ...
No action needed.
- lftp
- The lftp file transfer program will be updated to version 3.5.10_1. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD
version and addresses issues with noportdocs. More information about version 3.5.10_1 can be found at these pages:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=ftp&port=lftp ...
No action needed.
- mutt next generation
- The mutt next generation command-line email client will be updated to version 20061125. This version brings the utility to the
most current FreeBSD version. More information about version 20061125 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=mail&port=mutt-ng ...
No action needed.
- PukiWiki
- A vinstall for the PukiWiki Japanese language wiki software version 1.4.7 will be added to the system. More information about
PukiWiki can be found at these pages:
http://pukiwiki.sourceforge.jp/
http://pukiwiki.sourceforge.jp/?About%20PukiWiki
More information about version 1.4.7 can be found here:
http://pukiwiki.sourceforge.jp/?PukiWiki%2FDownload%2F1.4.7
To install PukiWiki, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall pukiwiki
- Perl 5
- The vinstall for the Perl (Practical Extraction and Report Language) general-purpose programming language will be updated to
improve help text and version numbers. This update affects the vinstall only. No action needed.
FreeBSD MPS/VPS v2:
- Dovecot
- A new vinstall for the Dovecot email server will be added to the system. This vinstall will install the Dovecot email
server version 1.0.0 and attempt to convert all existing email boxes and IMAP folders for all users from the mbox email box
format to the maildir format. The vinstall will then place the email box contents in the HOME/Maildir directory, where HOME
is the path to the user's home directory. Users or servers which have reached or are close to their disk quota limit will not
be able to install Dovecot and convert their email boxes until more disk space is freed. More information about Dovecot can
be found here:
http://www.dovecot.org/ Warning: Some email programs or systems (such as CPX Webmail, iManager, and
OpenWebMail) will not function correctly with Dovecot and maildir. Make a backup of any important emails before running
this vinstall.
To install Dovecot and convert all email boxes to the maildir format, connect to your server through SSH and execute the
following command from the prompt:
# vinstall dovecot
After installing Dovecot, if you have previously installed SpamAssassin or ClamAV, you will need to execute the vinstall for these programs again to update their configuration to function correctly with Dovecot and maildir. Connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall spamassassin
or
# vinstall clamav
To uninstall Dovecot and convert all email boxes back to mbox format, connect to your server through SSH and execute the
following command from the prompt:
# vuninstall dovecot
- Open WebMail
- The vinstall for the Open WebMail system will be updated to warn that Open WebMail does not function correctly when
Dovecot and maildir are already installed. This update only affects the vinstall itself. No action needed.
- ClamAV
- The vinstall for ClamAV, a GPL virus scanner, will be updated to correctly configure Procmail settings when Dovecot is
installed. This only affects those who use ClamAV and have installed the Dovecot email server through vinstall. If you have
installed Dovecot through vinstall, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall clamav
The vuninstall for ClamAV will be updated to better remove individual user Procmail recipes. To remove ClamAV from your server,
connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vuninstall clamav
- SpamAssassin
- The vinstall for the SpamAssassin mail filter will be updated to correctly configure Procmail settings when Dovecot is
installed. This only affects those who use SpamAssassin and have installed the Dovecot email server through vinstall.
The vinstall will also be updated to correctly configure Procmail settings if CPX is already installed on the account and will
be updated to install version 3.1.8_1. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses a
security issue (CVE-2007-0451) discussed here:
http://spamassassin.apache.org/advisories/cve-2007-0451.txt
This version also addresses issues with DomainKeys, DKIM, the sa-learn Bayesian filtering learning utility, and GPG. More
information about version 3.1.8_1 can be found at these pages:
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.1/build/announcements/3.1.8.txt
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=mail&port=p5-Mail-SpamAssassin ...
If you have installed Dovecot through vinstall, would like to take advantage of these updates, or install SpamAssassin, connect
to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall spamassassin
When updating existing SpamAssassin installations, to keep the current user configuration, connect to your server through SSH
and execute the following command from the prompt:
# vinstall spamassassin
Answer "yes" (the default) when prompted with the question "Would you like to overwrite/upgrade your existing installation?
[yes]:" Answer "no" (the default) when asked "Would you like to setup Spam Assassin 3.1.8 to process *all* email received by
this server now? [no]:" Finally, answer "no" (the default) when asked "Would you like to setup Spam Assassin 3.1.8 to process
email for a particular user now? [no]:"
- Accrisoft
- The Accrisoft Freedom installation process will be updated to install version 5.7.122. This version addresses issues with
message boards, document and file management, and online marketplaces. More information about version 5.7x can be found here:
http://www.accrisoft.com/index.php?src=news&refno=16&category=Hot%20News
No action needed.
- Savelogs
- The vinstall for the proprietary savelogs file rotation utility will be updated to add instructions and suggestions during
installation. This update affects the vinstall only. No action needed.
- Portupgrade
- The INDEX.db file used by Portupgrade will be updated to reflect current packages and dependencies. No action needed.
- Ruby
- The Ruby object-oriented scripting language will be updated to version 1.8.6,1. This version brings the language to the most
current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with portepochs and portversions. More information about version 1.8.6,1 can be found
at these pages:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=lang&port=ruby18 ...
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=lang&port=ruby18 ...
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=lang&port=ruby18 ...
No action needed.
- gettext
- The GNU gettext utility will be updated to version 0.16.1_1. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD
version and addresses issues with threading. More information about version 0.16.1_1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=devel&port=gettext ...
No action needed.
- KSBA
- The KSBA certificates library will be updated to version 1.0.1_1. This version brings the library to the most current FreeBSD
version and addresses issues with infodir. More information about version 1.0.1_1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=security&port=libksba ...
No action needed.
- popt
- The popt command line option parsing library will be updated to version 1.7_3. This version brings the utility to the most
current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with qualifiers and gcc. More information about version 1.7_3 can be found at these
pages:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=devel&port=popt ... http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=devel&port=popt ...
No action needed.
- Dirmngr
- The Dirmngr certificate management client will be updated to version 0.9.7_2. This version brings the utility to the most current
FreeBSD version and addresses issues with mandir. More information about version 0.9.7_2 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=security&port=dirmngr ...
No action needed.
- ImageMagick
- The ImageMagick image processing tools library will be updated to version 6.3.3.5. This version brings the utility to the most
current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with SVG support and cppflags. More information about version 6.3.3.5 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=graphics&port=ImageMagick ...
No action needed.
- vadduser
- The vadduser command-line utility will be updated to allow the /sbin/nologin shell specification when using the --cpx flag. The
utility will also be updated to force lowercase usernames. These updates affect vadduser only. No action needed.
- PukiWiki
- A vinstall for the PukiWiki Japanese language wiki software version 1.4.7 will be added to the system. More information about
PukiWiki can be found at these pages:
http://pukiwiki.sourceforge.jp/
http://pukiwiki.sourceforge.jp/?About%20PukiWiki
More information about version 1.4.7 can be found here:
http://pukiwiki.sourceforge.jp/?PukiWiki%2FDownload%2F1.4.7
To install PukiWiki, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall pukiwiki
- phpPgAdmin
- The vinstall for the phpPgAdmin Web-based administration tool for PostgreSQL will be updated to display a secure (https) example
login URL during installation. The vinstall will also be updated to configure the utility to correctly address user access levels.
To take advantage of these updates, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall phppgadmin
- phpMyAdmin
- The vinstall for the phpMyAdmin database administration tool will be updated to install version 2.10.0.2. This version addresses
a stack overflow security issue (PMASA-2007-3) discussed here:
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2007-3
More information about version 2.10.0.2 can be found here:
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=671351
To update existing phpMyAdmin installations, backup your files and configuration, uninstall the tool, and then connect to your
server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall phpMyAdmin
- LibXSLT
- The LibXSLT C parser libraries for XML version 1.1.20 will be updated to remove gcrypt support. No action needed.
- gsed
- The gsed (GNU sed) streams editor version 4.1.5_1 will be added to the system. More information about gsed can be found here:
http://www.gnu.org/software/sed/sed.html
More information about version 4.1.5_1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/textproc/gsed/
No action needed.
FreeBSD MPS/VPS v1:
- w
- The w (who) system utility will be updated to correctly provide information when using the -d flag. This update affects the
utility only. No action needed.
- User directories
- The /backup/home symbolic link will be updated to point to usr/home instead of /usr/home. No action needed.
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