# $OpenLDAP$
-# Copyright 2007 The OpenLDAP Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 2007-2008 The OpenLDAP Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
# COPYING RESTRICTIONS APPLY, see COPYRIGHT.
H1: Changes Since Previous Release
* {{SECT:Tuning}}
* {{SECT:Troubleshooting}}
* {{SECT:Changes Since Previous Release}}
+* {{SECT:Upgrading from 2.3.x}}
+* {{SECT:Common errors encountered when using OpenLDAP Software}}
+* {{SECT:Recommended OpenLDAP Software Dependency Versions}}
+* {{SECT:Real World OpenLDAP Deployments and Examples}}
+* {{SECT:OpenLDAP Software Contributions}}
* {{SECT:Configuration File Examples}}
+* {{SECT:LDAP Result Codes}}
* {{SECT:Glossary}}
Also, the table of contents is now 3 levels deep to ease navigation.
H3: New overlays
+* slapo-constraint (Attribute value constraints)
* slapo-dds (Dynamic Directory Services, RFC 2589)
* slapo-memberof (reverse group membership maintenance)
H3: New features in existing Overlays
-* slapo-pcache allows cache inspection/maintenance/hot restart
+* slapo-pcache
+ - Inspection/Maintenance
+ -- the cache database can be directly accessed via
+ LDAP by adding a specific control to each LDAP request; a specific
+ extended operation allows to consistently remove cached entries and entire
+ cached queries
+ - Hot Restart
+ -- cached queries are saved on disk at shutdown, and reloaded if
+ not expired yet at subsequent restart
+
* slapo-rwm can safely interoperate with other overlays
* Dyngroup/Dynlist merge, plus security enhancements
+ - added dgIdentity support (draft-haripriya-dynamicgroup)
H3: New features in slapd
* ldap_sync client API (LDAP Content Sync Operation, RFC 4533)
-H3: New clients and tools
+H3: New clients, tools and tool enhancements
* ldapexop for arbitrary extended operations
-* complete support of controls in request/response for all clients
+* Complete support of controls in request/response for all clients
+* LDAP Client tools now honor SRV records
H3: New build options
* Support for building against GnuTLS
-* Advertisement of LDAP server in DNS
H2: Obsolete Features Removed From 2.4
+These features were strongly deprecated in 2.3 and removed in 2.4.
+
H3: Slurpd
Please read the {{SECT:Replication}} section as to why this is no longer in