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Clarify meaning of `N-#` for `FALCON_SENSOR_VERSION_DECREMENT`

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1/5
Estimated time
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Newbie friendliness
90/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
bash, shell
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start at bash/install/falcon-linux-install.sh around lines 115-117 and review the wording for FALCON_SENSOR_VERSION_DECREMENT against the examples in the issue. Clarify that its N, N-1, and N-2 meaning differs from Sensor Update Policies, using the listed hotfix versions as the reference for done.

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Description

PLEASE clarify that this does not align to Sensor Update Policies' concept of N, N-1, and N-2:

https://github.com/CrowdStrike/falcon-scripts/blob/5893834e6c198c176e4a026e608b2965b4199f8d/bash/install/falcon-linux-install.sh#L115-L117

Specifically, with the recent hotfixes for 8.10 and 7.40, the current N, N-1, and N-2 are:

  • 8.10.19403 (N)
  • 8.10.19402 (N-1)
  • 7.40.19312 (N-2)

See case 02648980 for more info.

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