Preface

The Oracle OpenSSO 8.0 Update 2 Release Notes provide information about downloading and installing OpenSSO Update 2 software. This document also contains information about changes to the software since the OpenSSO Update 1 release.

• Who Should Use This Book

• Related Books

• Related Third-Party Web Site References

• Documentation, Support, and Training

• Typographic Conventions

• Revision History

Who Should Use This Book

These Release Notes are meant to be used by enterprise administrators and developers who have already installed and deployed Oracle OpenSSO 8.0. You should already be familiar with concepts and procedures described in the core product documentation.

Related Books

These Release Notes supplement the core Oracle OpenSSO 8.0 product documentation at the following URL: http://docs.sun.com/coll/1767.1

Related Third-Party Web Site References

Third-party URLs are referenced in this document and provide additional, related information.

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Documentation, Support, and Training

See the following web sites for additional resources:

• Documentation

• Support

• Training – Click the Sun link in the left navigation bar.

Oracle Software Resources

Oracle Technology Network offers a range of resources related to Oracle software:

• Discuss technical problems and solutions on the Discussion Forums.

• Get hands-on step-by-step tutorials with Oracle By Example.

• Download Sample Code.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Meaning	Example
AaBbCc123	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail.
AaBbCc123	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	machine_name% su Password:
aabbcc123	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is rm filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. Note that the default system prompt that is displayed in command examples varies, depending on the Oracle Solaris release.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell	$
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser	#
C shell	machine_name%
C shell for superuser	machine_name#

Revision History

Part Number	Date	Description
821–1857–11	December 2010	Added Chapter 2, OpenSSO 8.0 Update 2 Patch Releases.
821–1857–10	July 2010	Initial release.