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Mac Client 7.1.3.101 – Improvements for FileMaker Server and Installation Scripts Changes

Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce the release of agent 7.1.3.101 for macOS.

This release includes fixes for FileMaker Server System Preference Pane/Settings testing. Watchman Monitoring has been tested with macOS 14 Sonoma.

Security Response

  • Replaces zsh with bash in installation scripts, preventing a users’ ~/.zshenv from being loaded.

Thank you to Mykola Grymalyuk of RIPEDA Consulting for opening a ticket related to the potential vulnerability in how installation scripts are processed during user-based installations.

Changes

  • Prevents reporting ram “chips” on Virtual Machines, and prints which kind of VM was found.

Fixes

  • Updated PreferencePane to fix FileMaker Server plugin’s test settings feature.

About the Update Process

  • This release will automatically deploy Tuesday, April 9th, 2024. 
  • The auto-update process will apply to computers as they perform their hourly check-in.
  • Not receiving updates across your install base? How to handle out-of-date agents.
  • A list of known issues is located at: /known-issues.

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