Hi Gabriel

Further testing with our data revealed no other problems.  This was on the
osgeo docker image in an AWS ECS container.  Amongst others, items checked
include:

ENV params
JNDI params
GeoPackages, PostGIS & SQL Server DBs
Vector and raster layers
Cascaded WFS

Regards

Peter
AfriGIS

On Wed, 15 Mar 2023 at 19:35, Peter Smythe <g...@smythe.co.za> wrote:

> Hi Gabriel
>
> Thanks for leading this release, thanks to the GeoServer developers for
> their continued work.
>
> We usually run GeoServer on Linux via Docker, but I decided to test the
> Windows installation on my laptop (Windows 11).  It was mostly successful.
>
> The installer detected that I had Java 8 installed and prompted me to
> select a Java version > 8, which I was easily able to do via the browse
> dialog box.
> AdoptOpenJDK: 11.0.10 (OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM)
>
> While the installer allowed me to select a different installation
> directory, there wasn't the option to set the Data directory, it is fixed
> as C:\ProgramData\GeoServer, as revealed in the summary page.  FYI, I set
> my installation directory to: D:\P-PROGRAMS\GeoServer
>
> There is no option to review the installation logs after completion, the
> installer just moves on quickly.
>
> During installation, I set the username/password to admin/geoserver2.
> However, when logging in to GeoServer, I saw that this *new password was
> not set*, the default password geoserver was correct.
>
> The GeoServer menu was created, as expected, I guess.  There was no hint
> that it had been done, or how to start up GeoServer.
>
> When running the Start GeoServer shortcut, the command prompt very briefly
> popped up, no indication of success or failure.
>
> ----
>
> The following plugins were installed and briefly tested:
> Authkey, Charts, CSS, GeoPkg Output, GWC S3, Monitor, MVT, Web resource,
> WPS
> Also GeoStyler, from it's own GitHub repo
>
> Community plugins such as Elasticsearch are not available in this RC build
> - or are they?
>
> ----
>
> Most of our datastores use JNDI, so I did not go further to test our
> layers.  I might follow the Jetty JNDI instructions I found at
> https://docs.huihoo.com/jetty/the-definitive-reference/using-jetty-jndi.html
> at a later stage.
>
> I intend to test our layers thoroughly on Docker, I will report back again.
>
> Regards
>
> Peter Smythe
> AfriGIS
>
>
> On Tue, 14 Mar 2023 at 22:01, Gabriel Roldan <gabriel.rol...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The GeoServer team is pleased to share the release of GeoServer 2.23-RC1
>> <https://geoserver.org/release/2.23-RC1/>.
>>
>> Check out the announcement
>> <https://geoserver.org/announcements/2023/03/14/geoserver-2-23-RC1-released.html>
>>  for
>> a summary and pictures of the hard work that leads to this:
>>
>>    - Java 11 Minimum
>>    - CSS Cleanup
>>    - Spring Upgrade
>>    - Windows installer Java 11 Update
>>    - Feature Type Description
>>    - OGC CITE Fixes
>>    - And a whole host of fixes and improvements
>>    <https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/releases/tag/2.23-RC1>
>>
>> Thanks to everyone who helped make this release and tested all the
>> upgrades and fixes as they developed - due to your effort this release 
>> candidate
>> is *much* better.
>>
>> Please *reply to this email with the results of your testing *- we are
>> especially interested in the following:
>>
>>    - The *new functionality and documentation*? Does it work
>>    with your data? Do the docs make sense? Ask questions...
>>    - This is the first release that requires Java 11 as a minimum, but
>>    let us know *what JDK you are using* and how the upgrade to Java 11
>>    goes
>>    - We really want to know about *any regressions* - do not think for a
>>    moment that any issue is evident and we will notice (we won't it is up to
>>    you to speak up)
>>    - A small thing: the downloads and extensions now include *HTML pages* 
>> (rather
>>    than text files) for readme, running instructions, and licenses. If you
>>    spot anything missing or incorrect please let us know.
>>
>> We do our best to acknowledge everyone who responds during this testing
>> window as part of the final release announcement. This is your chance to
>> take part; give the release candidate a download, let us know how it
>> works, and we can get GeoServer 2.23.0 out next.
>> --
>> Gabriel Roldan
>>
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