Skylar Compliance RPM Agent 5.6 20251231 Release
Hello, We are pleased to announce the release of the Skylar Compliance RPM Agent 5.6 20251231. This release includes the following update: Set the default temporary directory used by some packages to the one defined by Skylar Compliance. This change only affects agents. Thank you, Release ManagementSkylar Compliance 5.6 20251217 Release
Hello, We are pleased to announce the release of Skylar Compliance 5.6 20251217 for appliances. This release contains the following updates: Updated the name of the Timeout field on the Device Control page to Wait Duration. Additionally, a tooltip was added to explain how to use the Wait Duration field. Updated the SSH Keys section heading to SSH under the Security tab of the System Settings page (Administration > System Settings > Security). Added a Clear button at the top of the SSH section under the Security tab of the System Settings page, which deletes all SSH keys from all previously known devices when clicked. Added a copy icon to the Register Key and Offline Register URL fields on the "Upload Registration File" and "Manual Upgrade" modals to make it easier to copy the values in those fields. Addressed an issue with the user interface that caused the backup retries value to display incorrectly when set to zero. (Case: 00584659) Addressed an issue that caused some users to be redirected to "var/restorepoint/ui" after authenticating with Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML). Increased file descriptor limits to prevent a "too many open files" error from triggering when launching Skylar Compliance. (Case: 00587104) Thank you, Release ManagementSkylar Compliance Automation PowerPack v105
Hello, We are pleased to announce the release of Skylar Compliance Automation PowerPack v105. The following issues were addressed in this release: With this release, ScienceLogic has rebranded the "Restorepoint Automation" PowerPack to the "Skylar Compliance Automation" PowerPack. This change, as well as similar branding changes to the other products offered by ScienceLogic, reflects ScienceLogic's commitment to delivering intelligence that accelerates outcomes through service-centric observability, AI-driven operations, and intelligent automation. For more information, see the ScienceLogic website (https://sciencelogic.com/platform/overview). Resolved an indentation error that caused the "Restorepoint: Generic Action type" snippet to fail when executing the "Start Restorepoint Backup" Run Book automation policy. (Case: 00534255) Thank you, Release ManagementWe’re hosting a live AMA on r/sysadmin about the future of IT operations, join us!
Hi everyone — tomorrow we’re opening up a two-hour AMA focused on real-world IT operations: the challenges you’re facing today, the shifts coming with automation and AI, and what modern observability looks like as environments keep getting more complex. We’d love for you to join us at noon, Eastern, Thursday, Dec 4 here: https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1pd8den/we_work_on_observability_and_automation_at/ You’re the experts running ScienceLogic in the wild and we’d love to hear your voice as part of the conversation. It will be interesting to hear from the broader sysadmin community which includes more than two million subreddit members. We expect to see the full range of ops experience levels, complexity and scale, large streamlined monitoring teams, and admin armies of one. Swing by and say hello, we look forward to seeing you there. And of course, Jared and I took AMA selfies.Skylar Compliance 5.6 20251119 is Released
Hello, We are pleased to announce the release of Skylar Compliance 5.6 20251119 for appliances. This release contains important updates including the following: Restorepoint is now Skylar Compliance. With this release, ScienceLogic has rebranded Restorepoint to Skylar Compliance. You will notice this rebranding throughout the platform. This release focuses on user interface reskinning and labeling changes to match the new Skylar brand, while core functionality remains unchanged. This change, as well as similar branding changes to the other products offered by ScienceLogic, reflects ScienceLogic's commitment to delivering intelligence that accelerates outcomes through service-centric observability, AI-driven operations, and intelligent automation. For more information, see the ScienceLogic website (https://sciencelogic.com/platform/overview). IMPORTANT: Specific actions are required to view the rebranding changes. Please follow the instructions for your appliance settings. Online appliances with auto updates ON. No manual update action is needed, however, you must clear your browser cache to see the new branding changes. Online appliances with auto updates OFF. You must apply the update manually and then clear your browser cache to see the new branding changes. Offline appliances. You must update through your offline process and then clear your browser cache to see the new branding changes. Bulk updating the Vrf field for devices now functions as intended, and the changes are saved properly for all updated devices. (Case: 00568480) Addressed an issue with the user interface that caused plug-in credential fields on the [Connection] tab to reset when loading a device page with specific plug-ins. (Case: 00577088) Addressed an issue that prevented successful comparison of backups due to changes in the backup manifest file types and plug-in updates. (Case: 00567986) Addressed an issue that prevented large backups from being successfully uploaded to devices. (Case: 00577908) The following updates were released as part of the RPM Agent and are provided here as information only: Addressed an issue that caused backups not to fail correctly when the Disable SSH Strict Host Key Checking option was enabled. (Case: 00577892) Addressed an issue that caused an error to display in the agent logs when attempting to insert a job into the database. (Case: 00575046) Addressed an issue that prevented agents from updating properly and caused them to leave nonfunctioning processes behind during updates. (Case: 00574638) Please refer to the Release Notes for further information. Thank you, Release ManagementSkylar Compliance RPM Agent v5.6 20251119 is Released
Hello, We are pleased to announce the release of Skylar Compliance RPM Agent version 5.6 20251119. This release contains the rebranding updates (see IMPORTANT below) and addresses multiple issues including Addressed an issue that caused an error to display in the agent logs when attempting to insert a job into the database. (Case: 00575046) Addressed an issue that caused backups to fail incorrectly when the "Disable SSH Strict Host Key Checking" option was enabled. (Case: 00577892) Addressed an issue that prevented agents from updating properly and caused them to leave nonfunctioning processes behind during updates. (Case: 00574638) IMPORTANT: Please note that this version of the RPM Agent is rebranded, using the Skylar Compliance product name. Specific actions are required to view the rebranding changes. Please follow the instructions for your appliance settings. Online appliances with auto updates ON. No manual update action is needed, however, you must clear your browser cache to see the new branding changes. Online appliances with auto updates OFF. You must apply the update manually and then clear your browser cache to see the new branding changes. Offline appliances. You must update through your offline process and then clear your browser cache to see the new branding changes Refer to the latest Release Notes for more information about the Agent and the appliance. Thank you, Release ManagementSkylar Compliance 5.6 20251113 Release
Hello, Skylar Compliance released a hotfix for appliances today: Version 5.6 20251113. The following issue is fixed in this release: Addressed an issue that caused large backup uploads to fail with the error message "multipart:NextPart:http request body too large". (Case: 00577908) Thank you, Release ManagementSkylar Compliance 5.6 20251105 Release
Hello, Skylar Compliance 5.6 20251105 is released. The following update was provided for appliances: Addressed an issue that caused a memory leak for large reports, which caused out-of-memory issues. The report generation process was simplified. Thank you, Release ManagementSkylar Compliance MR 5.6 20251022 Released
Hello - We are pleased to announce the release of Skylar Compliance 5.6 20251022, which was shipped to appliances that allow online updates today. NOTE: Restorepoint has undergone a corporate rebrand and is now known as Skylar Compliance. Going forward, these maintenance release notes will document the most recent updates for Skylar Compliance 5.6. Improved the Skylar Compliance Support Server to enhance operational security and communication with appliances. Renamed the ObjectName field to DeviceName on the Configuration Changes Summary report (Report > Add). Addressed an issue which prevented backups and command tasks from running and caused the Backup Now process to hang and to display a Loading message. (Case 00556250) Addressed an issue that caused a Disk is Full error message and prevented users from viewing Device Control outputs. (Case: 00565908) Addressed an issues that caused device plug-in fields, including credential fields, to clear when the Device page loaded. (Cases: 00562307, 00562318, 00562338) Thank you, Release ManagementRestorepoint RPM Agent 5.6 20250925 Release
Hello, We are pleased to announce the release of a hotfix for the Restorepoint RPM Agent. The Restorepoint RPM Agent 5.6 20250925 release addresses an issue that prevented RPM agents from using back connections after a restart. Note the following if you are using the back connection feature on a RPM agent: After installing this RPM update, then update your agentconf.json file, and add in the plain text BackConnectionPassword password. Remove the EncryptedBackConnectionPassword entry. After updating your agentconf.json file, then restart the rpagent. After the restart, the back connection password will get encrypted, and the feature will be working as intended. Thank you, Release Management
