[389-users] Announcing 389 Directory Server 1.2.6

[Rich Megginson]

The 389 team is pleased to announce the availability of version 1.2.6.
This release is essentially the same as 1.2.6 RC7.

* Release Notes - http://port389.org/wiki/Release_Notes
* Install_Guide - http://port389.org/wiki/Install_Guide
* Download - http://port389.org/wiki/Download

=== New features ===
* Upgrade_to_New_DN_Format 
http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrade_to_New_DN_Format
** in order to make sure DN valued attributes can be searched correctly, 
an upgrade will automatically fix these values in the database

* Replication_Session_Hooks 
http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Replication_Session_Hooks
** API for plugins to intercept replication session at various points

* Managed Entries - 
http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Managed_Entry_Design
** Used, for example, to automatically create the user's group entry 
when adding a user entry

* Subtree Rename and Entry Move (modifyDN with newSuperior)
** https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429005
** ability to rename a node that has children
** ability to move a node, with or without children, to another parent node

* Security Enhancements
** SELinux Policy http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux_Policy
*** https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=442228

* Matching rules
** support for all RFC 4517 matching rules (except the FirstComponent ones)

=== Bugs Fixed ===
This release contains many, many bug fixes.  The complete list of bugs
fixed is found at the link below.  Note that bugs marked as MODIFIED
have been fixed but are still in testing.
* Tracking bug for 1.2.6 release -
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showdependencytree.cgi?id=543590&hide_resolved=0