Release Notes for iPlanet™ Policy Agent Pack

Version 1.0

Updated March 2002




These release notes contain important information available at the time of the version 1.0 release of iPlanet Policy Agent Pack. New features and enhancements, installation notes, known problems, and other late-breaking issues are addressed here. Read this document before you begin using iPlanet Policy Agent Pack.

An electronic version of these release notes can be found at the iPlanet documentation web site: http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/dsame.html. Check the web site prior to installing and setting up your software and then periodically thereafter to view the most up-to-date release notes and manuals.

These release notes contain the following sections:




What's New in Policy Agent Pack, Version 1.0




Supported Web Servers

Policy Agent Pack 1.0 supports the following servers running on the Solaris 8 operating system:

Policy Agent Pack 1.0 supports the following servers running on the Windows 2000 operating system:

Policy Agent Pack 1.0 supports the following servers running on the Windows NT operating system:




Installation Notes

There are no special Installation Notes for this release. For details on installing iPlanet Policy Agent Pack 1.0, see the Installation Guide at http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/dsame.html.




Known Problems and Limitations

The following are known problems that are planned to be fixed in a future release of the product.

General Notes


Server Information Not Validated During Installation

During installation, you're asked to provide information about the Web Server that runs DSAME Services. The information includes host name, port number and so on. The Installation program does not validate the accuracy of the information. As a consequence, if the information is entered incorrectly or the Web Server doesn't exist at all, the agent will not work properly when it tries to contact the DSAME Web Server. (4615706, 4619597)

It is a good practice to test the agent's performance immediately after installation. You can do this by trying to access web content on the Web Server where the agent is installed. If the agent cannot communicate with DSAME, or fails to enforce a policy you've set, then you should run the Installation program again from the beginning, entering information accurately for a Web Server running DSAME services.


Password Not Protected During Command-Line Installation

If you run the Installation program from the command-line, when you enter a password, the password displays on the screen in clear text. As a consequence, another person may be able to view your password. (4629132)

Windows 20000 Notes


Installing Agents for Multiple iPlanet Web Servers

This problem occurs when you attempt to use the command-line Installation program to install a second URL policy agent on the same computer system. If you do not specify a different installation directory from the first agent, the Installation program will not allow you to proceed. The program appears to be stuck in a loop. Although no error message is displayed, this behavior is as designed. (4626153)

As a workaround, run the Installation program from the beginning. When prompted to Install DSAME agent in this directory, specify one other than the directory where the first agent is installed.


Graphical User Interface (GUI) Does Not Display Properly

If you run the Graphical User Interface (GUI) Installation program on a Japanese operating system with English locale, the program does not display properly. The problem renders the GUI Installation program unusable.(4619805)

As a workaround, use the command-line version of the Installation program. See the Installation Guide for detailed instructions.

Windows NT Notes


Internet Services Hang When You Attempt to Shutdown Individual Websites (Windows NT only)

It is highly recommended that you do not shut down your websites individually. Instead, you should shut them down collectively by stopping the IIS Admin Service, restarting the IIS Admin Service, and then restarting the individually managed services.

  1. To stop the IIS Admin Service, issue the following command from the command line:

    c:\>net stop iisadmin /y

    Alternatively, you can shutdown the IIS Admin Service from the Services menu:

    1. Under the Start menu, select Control Panel.

    2. Click on Services.

    3. Select IIS Admin Service.

    4. Click Stop.

    This will shutdown all internet services managed by the iisadmin process, including FTP services, WWW services and SMTP services.

  2. To restart the ISS Admin Service, issue the following command from the command line:

    c:\>net start iisadmin

    Alternatively, you can restart the services from the Services menu:

    1. Under the Start menu, select Control Panel.

    2. Click on Services.

    3. Select IIS Admin Service.

    4. Click Start.

  3. To restart the individual services, issue the following command from the command line:

    c:\>net start w3svc

    Alternatively, you can restart the individual services from the Services menu:

    1. Under the Start menu, select Control Panel.

    2. Click on Services.

    3. Select World Wide Web Publishing.

    4. Click Start.




How to Report Problems

If you have problems with iPlanet Policy Agent Pack, contact iPlanet customer support using one of the following mechanisms:

So that we can best assist you in resolving problems, please have the following information available when you contact support:




For More Information

Useful iPlanet information can be found at the following Internet locations:

Use of iPlanet Policy Agent Pack is subject to the terms described in the license agreement accompanying it.
Copyright © 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Last Updated March 28, 2002