Red Hat SummitChapter 4. Red Hat Directory Server 12.8
Learn about important updates and new features, known issues, and fix issues implemented in Directory Server 12.8.
4.1. New features and enhancements
Learn about new features and enhancements in Red Hat Directory Server 12.8 that are included in the 389-ds-base package and documented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.8 Release Notes:
4.2. Fixed issues
Learn about issues fixed in Red Hat Directory Server 12.8 that have a significant impact on users.
Various Directory Server web console fixed issues
Directory Server 12.8 includes the following fixes for web console issues and typos:
- The Certificates tab now shows correct number of entries.
- Consumer and Hub are now listed in dropdown for the Replication Role while enabling the replication.
- Improved error messages for password history settings.
- Fixed issues with editing group entries in the LDAP browser.
Directory Server 12.8 bugs fixed in the 389-ds-base package are documented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.8 Release Notes:
-
dsconf replication get-ruvno longer returns an error - Directory Server correctly displays the number of child entries under a specific node
- Directory Server ignores memberOfDeferredUpdate setting on instances with LMDB
- Directory Server tools consistently accept unit suffixes when configuring the LMDB database maximum size
- New notes=N and notes=B search indicators to identify asynchronous operations in the Directory Server access log
- The MemberOf fixup task completion message correctly displays the membership attribute name
- The Directory Server web console no longer fails with an error when enabling replication on a consumer
- LDAP searches with spaces in DN filter values no longer return incorrect results
- Online initialization of a Directory Server consumer no longer fails with an LDAP_BUSY error
- Online initialization of large databases progresses as expected
- Directory Server deletes access logs as expected
- Directory Server no longer fails under heavy operations involving the NDN cache
4.3. Known issues
Learn about newly identified and previously known issues and, if applicable, workarounds in Directory Server 12.8. A known issue is listed in all future release notes until resolved, at which point it is published as a fixed issue.
Directory Server web console does not automatically update settings that are changed outside the web console
Because of the design of the Directory Server module in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 web console, the web console does not automatically display the latest settings if you change the configuration outside of the console window. For example, if you change the configuration by using the command line while the web console is open, the new settings are not automatically updated in the web console. This applies also if you change the configuration by using the web console on a different computer.
To work around this problem, manually refresh the web console in the browser.
(BZ#1654281) (BZ#1751047)
Directory Server can import LDIF files only from /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-<instance_name>/ldif/
Since RHEL 8.3, Red Hat Directory Server (RHDS) uses its own private directories, and the PrivateTmp systemd directive is enabled by default for the LDAP services. As a result, RHDS can only import LDIF files from the /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-<instance_name>/ldif/ directory. If the LDIF file is stored in a different directory, such as /var/tmp, /tmp, or /root, the import fails with an error similar to the following:
Could not open LDIF file "/tmp/example.ldif", errno 2 (No such file or directory)To work around this problem, complete the following steps:
Move the LDIF file to the
/var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-<instance_name>/ldif/directory:# mv /tmp/example.ldif /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-<instance_name>/ldif/Set permissions that allow the
dirsrvuser to read the file:# chown dirsrv /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-<instance_name>/ldif/example.ldifRestore the SELinux context:
# restorecon -Rv /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-<instance_name>/ldif/
For more information, see the LDAP Service cannot access files under the host’s /tmp and /var/tmp directories Red Hat Knowledgebase solution.
(BZ#2075525)
Known issues in the 389-ds-base package
Red Hat Directory Server 12.8 known issues that affect 389-ds-base package are documented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.8 Release Notes:
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