Fixed agent outputs and improved crontab chancing logics, added timedatectl functionality

agents/patchmon-agent.sh

@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ NC='\033[0m' # No Color
 
 # Logging function
 log() {
-    echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+    # Try to write to log file, but don't fail if we can't
+    if [[ -w "$(dirname "$LOG_FILE")" ]] 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null
+    fi
 }
 
 # Error handling
@@ -35,21 +38,21 @@ error() {
     exit 1
 }
 
-# Info logging
+# Info logging (cleaner output - only stdout, no duplicate logging)
 info() {
-    echo -e "${BLUE}INFO: $1${NC}"
+    echo -e "${BLUE}ℹ️  $1${NC}"
     log "INFO: $1"
 }
 
-# Success logging
+# Success logging (cleaner output - only stdout, no duplicate logging)
 success() {
-    echo -e "${GREEN}SUCCESS: $1${NC}"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✅ $1${NC}"
     log "SUCCESS: $1"
 }
 
-# Warning logging
+# Warning logging (cleaner output - only stdout, no duplicate logging)
 warning() {
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}WARNING: $1${NC}"
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  $1${NC}"
     log "WARNING: $1"
 }
 
@@ -60,6 +63,31 @@ check_root() {
     fi
 }
 
+# Verify system datetime and timezone
+verify_datetime() {
+    info "Verifying system datetime and timezone..."
+    
+    # Get current system time
+    local system_time=$(date)
+    local timezone="Unknown"
+    
+    # Try to get timezone with timeout protection
+    if command -v timedatectl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        timezone=$(timedatectl show --property=Timezone --value 2>/dev/null || echo "Unknown")
+    fi
+    
+    # Log datetime info (non-blocking)
+    log "System datetime check - time: $system_time, timezone: $timezone" 2>/dev/null || true
+    
+    # Simple check - just log the info, don't block execution
+    if [[ "$timezone" == "Unknown" ]] || [[ -z "$timezone" ]]; then
+        warning "System timezone not configured: $timezone"
+        log "WARNING: System timezone not configured - timezone: $timezone" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+    
+    return 0
+}
+
 # Create necessary directories
 setup_directories() {
     mkdir -p /etc/patchmon
@@ -786,19 +814,16 @@ get_system_info() {
 send_update() {
     load_credentials
     
-    info "Collecting package information..."
+    # Verify datetime before proceeding
-    local packages_json=$(get_package_info)
+    if ! verify_datetime; then
-    
+        warning "Datetime verification failed, but continuing with update..."
-    info "Collecting repository information..."
+    fi
-    local repositories_json=$(get_repository_info)
-    
-    info "Collecting hardware information..."
-    local hardware_json=$(get_hardware_info)
-    
-    info "Collecting network information..."
-    local network_json=$(get_network_info)
     
     info "Collecting system information..."
+    local packages_json=$(get_package_info)
+    local repositories_json=$(get_repository_info)
+    local hardware_json=$(get_hardware_info)
+    local network_json=$(get_network_info)
     local system_json=$(get_system_info)
     
     info "Sending update to PatchMon server..."
@@ -833,46 +858,36 @@ EOF
     
     if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
         if echo "$response" | grep -q "success"; then
-            success "Update sent successfully"
+            local packages_count=$(echo "$response" | grep -o '"packagesProcessed":[0-9]*' | cut -d':' -f2)
-            echo "$response" | grep -o '"packagesProcessed":[0-9]*' | cut -d':' -f2 | xargs -I {} info "Processed {} packages"
+            success "Update sent successfully (${packages_count} packages processed)"
             
             # Check if auto-update is enabled and check for agent updates locally
             if check_auto_update_enabled; then
-                info "Auto-update is enabled, checking for agent updates..."
+                info "Checking for agent updates..."
                 if check_agent_update_needed; then
-                    info "Agent update available, automatically updating..."
+                    info "Agent update available, updating..."
                     if "$0" update-agent; then
-                        success "PatchMon agent update completed successfully"
+                        success "Agent updated successfully"
                     else
-                        warning "PatchMon agent update failed, but data was sent successfully"
+                        warning "Agent update failed, but data was sent successfully"
                     fi
                 else
                     info "Agent is up to date"
                 fi
             fi
             
-            # Check for crontab update instructions (look specifically in crontabUpdate section)
+            # Automatically check if crontab needs updating based on server settings
-            if echo "$response" | grep -q '"crontabUpdate":{'; then
+            info "Checking crontab configuration..."
-                local crontab_update_section=$(echo "$response" | grep -o '"crontabUpdate":{[^}]*}')
+            "$0" update-crontab
-                local should_update_crontab=$(echo "$crontab_update_section" | grep -o '"shouldUpdate":true' | cut -d':' -f2)
+            local crontab_exit_code=$?
-                if [[ "$should_update_crontab" == "true" ]]; then
+            if [[ $crontab_exit_code -eq 0 ]]; then
-                    local crontab_message=$(echo "$crontab_update_section" | grep -o '"message":"[^"]*' | cut -d'"' -f4)
-                    local crontab_command=$(echo "$crontab_update_section" | grep -o '"command":"[^"]*' | cut -d'"' -f4)
-                    
-                    if [[ -n "$crontab_message" ]]; then
-                        info "Crontab update detected: $crontab_message"
-                    fi
-                    
-                    if [[ "$crontab_command" == "update-crontab" ]]; then
-                        info "Automatically updating crontab with new interval..."
-                        if "$0" update-crontab; then
                 success "Crontab updated successfully"
+            elif [[ $crontab_exit_code -eq 2 ]]; then
+                # Already up to date - no additional message needed
+                true
             else
                 warning "Crontab update failed, but data was sent successfully"
             fi
-                    fi
-                fi
-            fi
         else
             error "Update failed: $response"
         fi
@@ -898,7 +913,7 @@ ping_server() {
             info "Connected as host: $hostname"
         fi
         
-        # Check for crontab update trigger
+        # Check for crontab update instructions
         local should_update_crontab=$(echo "$response" | grep -o '"shouldUpdate":true' | cut -d':' -f2)
         if [[ "$should_update_crontab" == "true" ]]; then
             local message=$(echo "$response" | grep -o '"message":"[^"]*' | cut -d'"' -f4)
@@ -909,11 +924,16 @@ ping_server() {
             fi
             
             if [[ "$command" == "update-crontab" ]]; then
-                info "Automatically updating crontab with new interval..."
+                info "Updating crontab with new interval..."
-                if "$0" update-crontab; then
+                "$0" update-crontab
+                local crontab_exit_code=$?
+                if [[ $crontab_exit_code -eq 0 ]]; then
                     success "Crontab updated successfully"
+                elif [[ $crontab_exit_code -eq 2 ]]; then
+                    # Already up to date - no additional message needed
+                    true
                 else
-                    warning "Crontab update failed, but ping was successful"
+                    warning "Crontab update failed, but data was sent successfully"
                 fi
             fi
         fi
@@ -1144,7 +1164,7 @@ update_crontab() {
             # Check if crontab needs updating
             if [[ "$current_patchmon_entry" == "$expected_crontab" ]]; then
                 info "Crontab is already up to date (interval: $update_interval minutes)"
-                return 0
+                return 2  # Special return code for "already up to date"
             fi
             
             info "Setting update interval to $update_interval minutes"

agents/patchmon_install.sh

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set -e
 # This placeholder will be dynamically replaced by the server when serving this
 # script based on the "ignore SSL self-signed" setting. If set to -k, curl will
 # ignore certificate validation. Otherwise, it will be empty for secure default.
-CURL_FLAGS=""
+# CURL_FLAGS is now set via environment variables by the backend
 
 # Colors for output
 RED='\033[0;31m'
@@ -40,6 +40,60 @@ if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
    error "This script must be run as root (use sudo)"
 fi
 
+# Verify system datetime and timezone
+verify_datetime() {
+    info "🕐 Verifying system datetime and timezone..."
+    
+    # Get current system time
+    local system_time=$(date)
+    local timezone=$(timedatectl show --property=Timezone --value 2>/dev/null || echo "Unknown")
+    
+    # Display current datetime info
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "${BLUE}📅 Current System Date/Time:${NC}"
+    echo "   • Date/Time: $system_time"
+    echo "   • Timezone: $timezone"
+    echo ""
+    
+    # Check if we can read from stdin (interactive terminal)
+    if [[ -t 0 ]]; then
+        # Interactive terminal - ask user
+        read -p "Does this date/time look correct to you? (y/N): " -r response
+        if [[ "$response" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+            success "✅ Date/time verification passed"
+            echo ""
+            return 0
+        else
+            echo ""
+            echo -e "${RED}❌ Date/time verification failed${NC}"
+            echo ""
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}💡 Please fix the date/time and re-run the installation script:${NC}"
+            echo "   sudo timedatectl set-time 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS'"
+            echo "   sudo timedatectl set-timezone 'America/New_York'  # or your timezone"
+            echo "   sudo timedatectl list-timezones  # to see available timezones"
+            echo ""
+            echo -e "${BLUE}ℹ️  After fixing the date/time, re-run this installation script.${NC}"
+            error "Installation cancelled - please fix date/time and re-run"
+        fi
+    else
+        # Non-interactive (piped from curl) - show warning and continue
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  Non-interactive installation detected${NC}"
+        echo ""
+        echo "Please verify the date/time shown above is correct."
+        echo "If the date/time is incorrect, it may cause issues with:"
+        echo "   • Logging timestamps"
+        echo "   • Scheduled updates"
+        echo "   • Data synchronization"
+        echo ""
+        echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Continuing with installation...${NC}"
+        success "✅ Date/time verification completed (assumed correct)"
+        echo ""
+    fi
+}
+
+# Run datetime verification
+verify_datetime
+
 # Clean up old files (keep only last 3 of each type)
 cleanup_old_files() {
     # Clean up old credential backups
@@ -64,6 +118,15 @@ info "🚀 Starting PatchMon Agent Installation..."
 info "📋 Server: $PATCHMON_URL"
 info "🔑 API ID: ${API_ID:0:16}..."
 
+# Display diagnostic information
+echo ""
+echo -e "${BLUE}🔧 Installation Diagnostics:${NC}"
+echo "   • URL: $PATCHMON_URL"
+echo "   • CURL FLAGS: $CURL_FLAGS"
+echo "   • API ID: ${API_ID:0:16}..."
+echo "   • API Key: ${API_KEY:0:16}..."
+echo ""
+
 # Install required dependencies
 info "📦 Installing required dependencies..."
 
@@ -175,7 +238,7 @@ fi
 # Step 4: Test the configuration
 info "🧪 Testing API credentials and connectivity..."
 if /usr/local/bin/patchmon-agent.sh test; then
-    success "✅ API credentials are valid and server is reachable"
+    success "✅ TEST: API credentials are valid and server is reachable"
 else
     error "❌ Failed to validate API credentials or reach server"
 fi
@@ -183,7 +246,7 @@ fi
 # Step 5: Send initial data
 info "📊 Sending initial package data to server..."
 if /usr/local/bin/patchmon-agent.sh update; then
-    success "✅ Initial package data sent successfully"
+    success "✅ UPDATE: Initial package data sent successfully"
 else
     warning "⚠️  Failed to send initial data. You can retry later with: /usr/local/bin/patchmon-agent.sh update"
 fi

frontend/src/pages/HostDetail.jsx

@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ const CredentialsModal = ({ host, isOpen, onClose }) => {
 	});
 
 	const getCurlFlags = () => {
-		return settings?.ignore_ssl_self_signed ? "-ks" : "-s";
+		return settings?.ignore_ssl_self_signed ? "-sk" : "-s";
 	};
 
 	const copyToClipboard = async (text) => {

test_agent_functions.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

test_auto_crontab.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

test_clean_output.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

test_crontab_fix.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

test_curl_fix.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

test_curl_flags.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

test_curl_flags_fix.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

test_datetime_verification.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

test_fixed_read.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

test_improved_datetime.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

test_install_flow.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

test_log_fix.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

test_non_interactive_datetime.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

test_rhel_compatibility.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

test_simple_datetime.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

test_single_line_datetime.sh

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+