This chapter provides an overview of the updates made to the software and documentation for the Microsoft Active Directory connector in release 9.0.4.17.
See Also:
The earlier release of this guide for information about updates that were new in that releaseThe updates discussed in this chapter are divided into the following categories:
This section describes updates made to the connector software.
Documentation-Specific Updates
This section describes major changes made to this guide. These changes are not related to software updates.
The following sections discuss software updates:
The following are issues resolved in release 9.0.4.5:
| Bug Number | Issue | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| 6989471 | The following issue was seen if the password synchronization module was installed on Oracle Identity Manager 9.1.0:
If a user's password were changed on the target system, then the password synchronization module would make the same change to the user's password on Oracle Identity Manager. However, the flag that indicated that the change was made from the target system would not be set. Next, if the account password were changed on Oracle Identity Manager, then the |
This issue has been fixed. The flag that indicates a password change made on the target system is correctly set each time the password is changed on the target system. |
There are no software updates in release 9.0.4.6.
There are no software updates in release 9.0.4.7.
There are no software updates in release 9.0.4.8.
The following are issues resolved in release 9.0.4.9:
| Bug Number | Issue | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| 7021306 | While changing the password in Microsoft Active Directory, an error was thrown if a special character was included in the password. | This issue has been resolved. While specifying a password, you can now include any of the supported special characters. See Appendix A, "Special Characters Supported for Passwords" for more information. |
There are no software updates in release 9.0.4.10.
The following are issues resolved in release 9.0.4.10.1:
| Bug Number | Issue | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| 6937257 | Signature-based login to Oracle Identity Manager did not work even when you set the UseSignature element in the xlconfig.xml file to true. |
This issue has been resolved. |
The following are software updates in release 9.0.4.11:
The password synchronization connector now has separate installers for Microsoft Active Directory running on 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows. Corresponding changes have been made in this release of the guide.
The following are issues resolved in release 9.0.4.11:
| Bug Number | Issue | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| 7138243 | On Microsoft Active Directory, you could change the password even under the following conditions:
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This issue has been resolved. You are not allowed to change your password on Microsoft Active Directory if Oracle Identity Manager is unavailable or if the new password does not meet the requirements of password policies on Oracle Identity Manager.
Note: The target system UI displays a message saying that the password has been changed. However, an error message is recorded in the log file. |
There are no software updates in release 9.0.4.12.
The following is a software update in release 9.0.4.13:
A single installer has been developed for Microsoft Active Directory running on 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows. Corresponding changes have been made in this release of the guide.
The following is a software update in release 9.0.4.14:
Major changes have been made in the password synchronization process. For example, the custom target system attribute for tracking password changes is not required from this release onward.
See "How Password Synchronization Works" for information about the new process.
If required, you can disable or enable the password synchronization process. See "Disabling and Enabling Password Synchronization" for more information.
There are no software updates in release 9.0.4.15.
There are no software updates in release 9.0.4.16.
There are no software updates in release 9.0.4.17.
The following sections discuss documentation-specific updates:
In the "Known Issues" chapter:
The issue described by Bug 6989471 has been added.
The requirement described in Bug 7207157 has been moved to another chapter of the guide.
Microsoft Windows 2000 is no longer a supported host for the target system. All occurrences of "Microsoft Windows 2000" have been removed from this guide.
In the "Verifying Deployment Requirements" section, changes have been made in the "Target systems and target system host platforms" row.
From this release onward:
The minimum certified release of Oracle Identity Manager is release 9.1.0.1.
The minimum certified release of JDK is release 1.4.2.
See "Verifying Deployment Requirements" section for the complete listing of certified components.