HP-UX Directory Server release notes HP-UX Directory Server Version 8.1 (B.08.10.04) (5900-2440, November 2012)

considered as update. The USN Plug-in provides a way for LDAP clients to know that the
database has been updated.
• Named pipe log script- This feature allows the server to send the log output to a named pipe
instead of a log file. The named pipe log script has the following characteristics:
◦ Logs only certain events.
◦ Logs only lines that match a certain pattern.
◦ Sends a notification when a certain event is detected.
◦ Logs only the last N lines attached to a script, which is useful for enabling full error log
debug levels in production environments.
• Simple paged results - A simple paged results control allows to set the number of entries to be
displayed at a time. The results can be scrolled through a page at a time, which makes the
results easier to digest. This feature is supported only for OpenLDAP clients.
• Move change log - The replication changelog is now moved into the main server database
environment. When backup or restore of the main DB is done, the changelog DB is also
included with the main DB.
• Dereferencing control - This control is intended to provide a concise means to collect extra
information related to cross-links present in entries returned as part of search responses. This
control is only appropriate for the search operation. This feature is supported only for
OpenLDAP clients.
• Plug-in ordering - This feature allows you to define the execution order of plug-ins within the
same plug-in type. It will be useful to plug-in developers to define an order for plug-in execution.
The following enhancements were introduced with the release (B.08.10.02):
• 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.
• Support for configuration of the HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 in an HP Serviceguard package.
The primary means of providing high availability continues to be the HP-UX Directory Server
multi-master replication feature. For information about configuring HP-UX Directory Server in
a Serviceguard package, see the HP Serviceguard documentation, available at the following
location:
http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs
The following new and changed features were introduced with HP-UX Directory Server 8.1
(B.08.10.00):
• Support for LDAP via UNIX sockets – While RHDS only used TCP sockets for communication
with LDAP clients, HPDS now also supports using UNIX sockets by allowing LDAP via IPC
(LDAPI). This is intended for applications that run on the same host as the Directory Server.
• DNA plug-in provides automatic numeric attribute assignment – A new plug-in automates the
assignment of numeric IDs, such as the values for uidNumber and gidNumber for POSIX
account entries. The plug-in supports assignment with no risk of collisions in multi-master
replication topologies.
• memberOf plug-in provides a list of group memberships held by each user – Provides a list
of groups in multiple memberOf attributes in each user entry. The new plug-in simplifies
determining what groups a user belongs to. The memberOf attribute can greatly simplify
access control in applications by simplifying verification of a user's group membership.
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