Symas OpenLDAP 2.4.21.0 Released for RHEL4/RHEL5/SLES9/SLES10 on i386 and x86_64

Symas OpenLDAP 2.4.21.0 is available on our download site. The changes for this release include:

Packaging:

• Heimdal Kerberos is now a separate optional package, and is available only for certain platforms
• Berkeley DB has been updated to version 4.8.26
• The symas-openldap-devel package is temporarily unavailable
• The symas-openldap-source package is now available in a different area of the download portal.
• Some platforms now include both 32- and 64- bit packages
• Some platforms now include non-optimized builds to aid in finding problems.
• Fixed des_modes.7 duplicate packaging error (Symas#644)

Berkeley DB:

• Update to Berkeley DB 4.8.26

OpenSSL:

• Make the c_* scripts use the packaged openssl command or, the openssl command pointed to by the OPENSSL environment variable if set (Symas #717)

This release is available immediately for RHEL4/RHEL5/SLES9/SLES10 on i386 and x86_64.

January 12, 2010

Release Notes for Symas OpenLDAP
Gold and Silver, Version 2.4.21.0

This release of Symas OpenLDAP contains the following component versions:

OpenLDAP 2.4.21

BDB 4.8.26

Cyrus SASL 2.1.22

OpenSSL 0.9.8k

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*** Upgrade Alert ***

Berkeley Database:
The Berkeley database in this release has been updated from version 4.6.26 to
version 4.8.26 in order to correct a defect that may cause server deadlocks
under heavy loads. As a result, when upgrading from earlier versions of Symas
OpenLDAP to this one, it is necessary to unload all LDAP databases with
slapcat and reload them with slapadd. Replication functionality between this
and earlier versions of Symas OpenLDAP is unaffected, so multi-server upgrades
can take place incrementally.

ISA-Specific directries:
The use of ISA-specific subdirectories (i.e., sparcv9) has been changed
in this release. This means a manual edit of certain configuration files
may be necessary when upgrading to this or a later version of Symas OpenLDAP.
Specifically, the location of slapd backends and overlays in 64-bit releases
has been corrected and so must be changed in existing slapd.conf files.

Platforms affected by the change include:
Solaris 64-bit
AIX 64-bit
HP-UX 64-bit

In /opt/symas/etc/slapd.conf:
Change the ‘modulepath’ directive to contain the correct path to
the backend and overlays directory. For example, in 64-bit Solaris
this will change from /opt/symas/lib/sparcv9/openldap to
/opt/symas/lib/openldap/sparcv9.

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Known defects in this release:
The homedir overlay is experimental.

Changes for this release:
Packaging:
Heimdal Kerberos is now a separate optional package, and is available
only for certain platforms
Berkeley DB has been updated to version 4.8.26
The symas-openldap-devel package is temporarily unavailable
The symas-openldap-source package is now available in a different
area of the download portal.
Some platforms now include both 32- and 64- bit packages
Some platforms now include non-optimized builds to aid in finding
problems.
Fixed des_modes.7 duplicate packaging error (Symas#644)

OpenLDAP:
No changes

Berkeley DB:
Update to Berkeley DB 4.8.26

OpenSSL:
Make the c_* scripts use the packaged openssl command or, the openssl
command pointed to by the OPENSSL environment variable if set
(Symas #717)

SASL:
No Changes

Status of this release:
This is a production release and is made available for general use. We have
tested it in our labs and in the field and we believe it is suitable for
use in production environments. However, as is always the case with any
software, please test it in your own environment to make sure it meets your
requirements, Maintain backups of critical data and make appropriate
provisions for unexpected outages.

Bug reports, comments, and suggestions can be submitted to support@symas.com.

We look forward to hearing from you!