HP-UX Directory Server release notes HP-UX Directory Server Version 8.1 (B.08.10.02) HP Part Number: 5900-0842 Published: May 2010 Edition: 3.
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Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................................5 1 HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 overview.................................................................................................5 1.1 HP-UX Directory Server..............................................................................................................5 1.2 Software requirements addendum...........................................
This document provides information about the HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 release. 1 HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 overview HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 product replaces the Red Hat Directory Server for HP-UX (RHDS) product line. The HP-UX Directory Server is based on the same open source software as RHDS and includes a straightforward migration process from RHDS.
• • • • • • • Multiple databases – Provides a simple way of splitting your directory data across multiple databases to simplify the implementation of replication and chaining in your directory service. Password policy and account lockout – Enables you to define a set of rules that govern how passwords and accounts are managed in the directory server. Plug-in API – The Directory Server Plug-In API is fully supported for customer use.
• • Support in the Administration Server for Apache 2.2 in addition to Apache 2.0. For use of Apache 2.2, Apache B.2.2.8.06 or higher is required. Additional support for migrating from Sun Java System Directory Server; for more information, see “Migrating from Sun Java System Directory Server” (page 8). The following list includes new and changed features that were introduced with HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 (B.08.
the instructions in Section 6.2.1 (“Backing up the Directory Server data and configuration prior to the upgrade”) of the HP-UX Directory Server installation guide. 3.2 Migrating from Sun Java System Directory Server HP-UX Directory Server shares a common heritage with Sun Java System Directory Server (SJDS) and has almost identical features and capabilities.
5 Known problems fixed in B.08.10.01 Table 3 Fixes in HP-UX Directory Server B.08.10.01 Defect Description of corrected problem QXCR1000968533 The values of any createTimestamp, creatorsName, modifyTimestamp, and modifiersName attributes specified in an LDIF file that is being imported are replaced instead of retained as expected. The creatorsName and modifiersName values are replaced with empty strings, and the createTimestamp and modifyTimestamp values are replaced with the current time.
Table 4 Fixes in HP-UX Directory Server B.08.10.00 (continued) Defect ID Description of corrected problem QXCR1000553583 Tombstone (deleted) entries that were part of an LDIF import are not detected during the purge cycle and so are not removed from replicas. QXCR1000577664 When a value is deleted from an attribute in a replica and then added back using a different letter case, the value reverts to the original case.
• Admin console incorrectly displays the value of the attribute as set to 1. This is incorrect, the default of these attributes is -1 (disabled). When exporting a replica to LDIF using the db2ldif -r command, debug messages might be seen, similar to the following: 0: if ( userdn = ldap:///uid=admin,ou=Administrators,ou=TopologyManagement,o=NetscapeRoot ) TRUE else FALSE Parsed authorization. These are insignificant and can be ignored.
locations for the web browsers are /opt/firefox/firefox and /opt/mozilla/ mozilla. You must perform this procedure once for each user running the Administration Console, and repeat it anytime you upgrade or reinstall the web browser. • Disabling the TLS ciphers using the console fails The Administration Server Console is hard-coded to set all TLS ciphers to enabled. If you disable the TLS ciphers using the console, your change is not saved.
replace:passwordIsGlobalPolicy PasswordIsGlobalPolicy: 1 • The Windows Synchronization Service (Windows Sync) does not function correctly after migrating from Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 After migrating from Red Hat Directory Server 7.1, the Windows Synchronization Service fails to synchronize updates between Windows and HP-UX Directory Server. Workaround: Follow these steps when you upgrade Window Sync services on a Windows server from Directory Server 7.1 to HP-UX Directory Server 8.1: 1. 2.
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• HP-UX Directory Server plug-in reference This reference document describes server plug-ins, as well as how to write server plug-ins in order to customize and to extend the capabilities of the HP-UX Directory Server.
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