[arm-allstar] Hamvoip Update 1.6.2-03

[Bryan St Clair]

Update completed on my testing node.  Asterisk restarted at the completion.

I still see 6.1+ listed on Supermon, is that expected?

Bryan

On Tue, Apr 21, 2020, 22:25 "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Dave has put out an update tonight for Supermon, Lsnodes, the events
> system, and some other internal fixes and code clean up.
>
> Supermon 6.2 adds a few new features and some visual cleanup. The updated
> manual is in the howto's at hamvoip.org
>
> See the 6.2 addendum at the end of the document. We are working on some
> efficiency improvements on the AMI code which Supermon uses heavily. On
> larger hubs with multiple Supermon users the amount of CPU resources it
> uses is significant. Internally the AMI was not designed for this amount of
> loading so this update lays the groundwork for the AMI update. A
> forthcoming update will complete that change. Supermon 6.2 gives you the
> ability to change the update speed of the display which by default is .5
> seconds. It can now be set to as long as 5 seconds if desire to reduce the
> loading when multiple users are accessing it.
>
> Another significant Supermon change is the adding of a second level of
> security. If setup certain buttons are only available to what we would call
> a super admin. So presently there are three possible levels - no login sees
> the connected nodes and their status, Level two see only buttons that would
> not directly cause system disruption if used inappropriately. Level three
> see all the button. If level three is not setup which is the default
> behavior then level two see all the buttons. This is explained in the
> addendum. You are basically setting up another user/pass in the edit
> directory.
>
> lsnodes has changed due to security issues! The frequency of Internet
> hacking has increased immensely in the last few months and we are always
> looking at ways to improve the security of the Hamvoip code. Unfortunately
> the command part of lsnodes is not secure therefore we have taken the
> command mode out of lsnodes. Users should use supermon for command
> operation. Supermon is part of ALL Hamvoip installations and is easy to
> setup. Instructions are in the manual mentioned above. lsnodes links are in
> Supermon.
>
> An exciting change has been made to the events format allowing global
> variables to be assigned and used externally. This adds the 'S' set
> parameter to the event command. Here is an example -
>
> [events69000]
> LINKS0 = G|S|${RPT_NUMALINKS}
>
> In this example we are setting a global variable (LINKS0) to the value of
> the number of direct links connected to node 69000. The G means perform the
> event on a global, in this case LINKS0, and the S means set it to the value
> of RPT_NUMALINKS. Events change automatically at every connect/disconnect
> operation or system event change.
>
> This completely eliminates the need to have an external script do this.
> This global variable can then be used in the extensions.conf file or
> elsewhere.
>
> Internally thread naming has been added to aid in debugging.
>
> Use the admin menu item 1 to update your node. It is important do do
> updates on a timely basis as code changes add features and enhancements you
> will not have it you do not update. The complete name of this version is
> Asterisk 1.4.23-pre.hamvoip-V1.6.2-03-app_rpt-0.327-04/16/2020
>
> The next update is scheduled to include an updated ssh and firewall example
> code to protect ssh ports.
>
>
> *73 Doug, WA3DSP*
> *http://wa3dsp.org <http://wa3dsp.org>*
> _______________________________________________
>
> ARM-allstar mailing list
> ARM-allstar at hamvoip.org
> http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar
>
> Visit the BBB and RPi2/3/4 web page - http://hamvoip.org
>