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The latest release information for the Active Directory module.

1.  Release History

July 9, 2013

Sitecore Active Directory v1.1 rev. 130705 is released.

Tested with Sitecore CMS 6.6 rev. 130529(Update-6) and Sitecore CMS 7.0 rev. 130424

Compatibility
This version of the module only runs on Sitecore 6.6 or later.

Change log.

Improvements implemented:

• Re-factored Roles cache to incorporate common Sitecore caching functionality (376007)
• Profile values cleared on the AD server are reflected in the user profile cache (387602)
• Membership provider no longer updates the user cache each time users are extracted (388185)
• Performance of SitecoreADRoleProvider.GetAllRoles method has been optimized (388163)

Issues resolved:

• An issue that the profile provider does not support properties of type Large Integer has been fixed (338427)
• An issue that the profile provider fails trying to get attribute with multiple values has been fixed (335169)
• An issue where spaces in the connection string caused a config error in the role provider has been fixed (343985)
• An issue that roles from nested OU can't be deleted within Role Manager application has been fixed (389548)
• An issue that membersOf cache breaks IsUserInRole check for indirect roles has been fixed (389702)
• An issue that members and membersOf caches are not updated by Notification provider has been fixed (389713)

2.  Known issues

The list of known issues which are present in the current version of the Active Directory module.

1. When the AD server name starts with “dc” or “DC” in the AD connection string, as in:
   
   
   <add name="ManagersConnString" connectionString="LDAP://dctest/DC=company,DC=net "/>
   
   
   the AD module writes errors to the log file:
   1320 12:18:00 WARN AD: reconnected
   1320 12:18:00 WARN AD : attempt reconnecting...
   1320 12:18:10 WARN AD: reconnected
   1320 12:18:10 WARN AD : attempt reconnecting...
   1320 12:18:20 WARN AD: reconnected
   1320 12:18:20 WARN AD : attempt reconnecting...
   
   Workaround:
   Use the server IP instead of the server name in the AD connection string:
   
   
   <add name="ManagersConnString" connectionString="LDAP://[IP]/DC=company,DC=net "/>
   
   
   [IP] is the IP of the AD server, e.g. 127.0.0.1
   The AD connection string is placed in the App_Config/ConnectionStrings.config file.
   
2. If you have written custom code that calls the Active Directory module’s API, you may encounter compilation errors (“missing assembly”) when you upgrade to the latest version. This could happen due to a change in the assembly version between the previous and latest module versions.
   
   Workaround:
   To work around this issue, re-reference the [module] assembly as a version independent reference (specific version = “false”) and recompile your code.
   
3. An exception may occur when changing the profile of an Active Directory user created in Sitecore.
   
   Workaround:
   Open the /App_Config/Security/Domains.config.xml file and add the following line to the domains element:
   
   
   <domain name="ad" ensureAnonymousUser="false" defaultProfileItemID="{DDEDA46F-169B-4A70-8732-DBD3F407AF2E}"/>
   
   
   The defaultProfileItemID attribute defines the profile item that will be used for users from the domain if the profile is not set for the user explicitly.
   
4. The first installation of the module package may fail without any exact error description.
   
   Workaround:
   Install the package again (use the appropriate button on the last wizard screen) and choose Overwrite option for all files.
   
5. The AD module doesn't support the SSL protocol.