Hello,
my openfire installation keeps bugging me that there is an update available,
pointing me to the 3.6.0a release.
But:
[marcus ~]$ rpm -qi openfire
Name : openfire Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version : 3.6.0a Vendor: Jive Software
Ive got the latest’n’greatest release installed.
During the installation process I had this mysql4 varchar size problem,
maybe the server does not recognize itself being the a release because
of this?
Looking at the admin webinterface i see:
Version: Openfire 3.6.0
Can I tweak the database somehow or should I perform another install
of the rpm to make this daily notification go away?
I found a table named ofVersion in the database, but I do not fully understand
the values
mysql> select * from ofVersion;
±--------------±--------+
| name | version |
±--------------±--------+
| openfire | 20 |
| clientcontrol | 0 |
| monitoring | 0 |
±--------------±--------+
Is 20 the value for the 3.6.0 release and 21 for the 3.6.0a?
regards,
Marcus
You can ignore that message in admin console. Openfire does not support the “a” in the version string.
Ok,
but why do I keep getting these “There is an update available: 3.6.0a” messages?
I general, I like this message, as I do not have to look at the project page every
other day if there is something new. But this one is rather annoying, as I have
the latest release already.
regards,
Marcus
Erm,
thank you, thats what the server is sending me reminds for 53 days now.
Every day I get this message and everyone else in the admin group.
Id like to make this message go away and never ever to return in this way.
Or do you try to tell me, that every 3.6.0a installation out there keeps anouncing
to their admins this rather silly message? Honestly I do not believe the software
being that braindamaged.
regards,
Marcus
Yes the software is that flawed. The update notification mech does not support letters in the version. This means that it will always view the 3.6.0a file as a new upgrade even if you installed it. Everyuser in the world using openfire 3.6.0a with notifications enabled will have this problem.
Ouch,
ok, am lost of words…
Let me rephrase my question, is there a setting to turn off notifications
in general?
I had a look into the settings, but there is no key, that sounds like it
would turn them off. Do I have to create a new key?
regards,
Marcus
is there a setting to turn off notifications in general?
yes…Server settings → Manage Updates ->Admins Notifications
However, this “Update information” banner on start page will stay.
wroot
October 23, 2008, 2:15pm
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You can disable admin notifications for now. Until 3.6.1 is released. 3.6.0a was a quickfix for 3.6.0 release and it doesnt contain any fixes planned for 3.6.1. So it’s not really a release and can’t be named 3.6.1. Though it does create some annoyance. We should wait for the next release. But we cant tell you any exact date as there is currently no active official developers working on Openfire, as far as i know.
Ah,
Found it. Silence for a while
Many thanks for the help!
Marcus