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20.12.0 ‘Voyager’ released

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 20.11.1

New Features​

  • Allow configuring isolated Organizations in the Setup Wizard in the Comet Server web interface
  • Support new /ISLOCALSYSTEM="yes" silent installation flag to force the Comet Backup desktop app's background service to use LOCAL SYSTEM authentication
  • Support new TrustXForwardedFor option in cometd.cfg to support customer IP addresses behind a reverse proxy such as nginx

20.11.0 ‘lo’ released

· 5 min read

Changes compared to 20.8.4

  • Change some Windows Event Log event IDs used by the background service manager (56, 57)

New Features​

  • Support sub-organizations in Comet Server. Each organization has their own private set of users, policies, branding, news entries, and storage buckets
  • Prompt for Full Disk Access permission on macOS
  • New boot experience for the USB Recovery Media, with cosmetic redesign and easy access Tools menu
  • Support opening multiple tabs in the Comet Server web interface
  • Support jpg/gif/png files when setting a custom application branding icon for the client software, by automatically converting to the required ico/icns format internally
  • Option to add additional custom drivers to the USB Recovery Media
  • Add a "Run" dialog to the USB Recovery Media boot environment
  • Support adding custom files, directories, and startup commands when creating USB Recovery Media
  • Support new "Rebrand Storage" option on individual Storage Vaults, to prevent users from viewing the actual storage type
  • Support preconfiguring the Rebrand Storage option for new Storage Vaults created via the Request system
  • Support running custom commands immediately after disk snapshot ("Thaw")
  • Support command-line parameter and registry key, to prevent creating desktop and Start Menu shortcuts when installing Comet Backup on Windows
  • Support command-line parameter and registry key, to prevent creating tray icon when installing Comet Backup on Windows
  • Support a token system to silently install the Comet Backup desktop app without specifying the username/password in plaintext

20.9.11 ‘Voyager’ released

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 20.9.10

New Features​

  • Support jpg/gif/png files when setting a custom application branding icon for the client software, by automatically converting to the required ico/icns format internally

20.9.10 ‘Voyager’ released

· One min read

Changes compared to 20.9.9

New Features​

  • Support adding custom files, directories, and startup commands when creating USB Recovery Media
  • Add a "Run" dialog to the USB Recovery Media boot environment

20.9.8 ‘Voyager’ released

· One min read

Changes compared to 20.9.7

New Features​

  • Support /TRAYICON=disable command-line parameter and HKLM\Software\backup-tool\TrayIcon registry key, to prevent creating tray icon when installing Comet Backup on Windows

20.9.6 ‘Voyager’ released

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 20.9.5

New Features​

  • Prompt for Full Disk Access permission on macOS
  • Support /SHORTCUT=disable command-line parameter and HKLM\Software\backup-tool\Shortcuts registry key, to prevent creating desktop and Start Menu shortcuts when installing Comet Backup on Windows

20.9.5 ‘Voyager’ released

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 20.9.4

Switching to use the PAX format causes spurious "PaxHeaders.0" directories to appear in current (19.00) versions of 7-Zip. This should be resolved soon by a new 7-Zip update. There is no such problem using GNU Tar or bsdtar/libarchive.

Enhancements​

  • Perform network time sync when booting the USB Recovery Media
  • Ensure more fidelity for restoring non-ASCII filenames, atime/ctime, and timestamps with sub-second precision inside TAR archives by switching to PAX format
  • Automatically select USB device if only one is available when generating USB Recovery Media