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Posted to commits@couchdb.apache.org by ja...@apache.org on 2016/08/29 20:36:34 UTC
[1/2] documentation commit: updated refs/heads/1.6.1 to 5243953
Repository: couchdb-documentation
Updated Branches:
refs/heads/1.6.1 [created] 5243953a2
docs: include release notes for improved handling of admin password hashing
- closes COUCHDB-2298
- closes COUCHDB-2299
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Branch: refs/heads/1.6.1
Commit: 5bfd43dd0e3681bdb39dbbe47b6e56105a599cef
Parents: ff91acf
Author: Dave Cottlehuber <dc...@apache.org>
Authored: Fri Aug 22 00:18:11 2014 +0200
Committer: Jan Lehnardt <ja...@apache.org>
Committed: Mon Aug 29 22:18:08 2016 +0200
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src/whatsnew/1.6.rst | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb-documentation/blob/5bfd43dd/src/whatsnew/1.6.rst
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diff --git a/src/whatsnew/1.6.rst b/src/whatsnew/1.6.rst
index 7c65af2..b4f82ed 100644
--- a/src/whatsnew/1.6.rst
+++ b/src/whatsnew/1.6.rst
@@ -21,18 +21,36 @@
:depth: 1
:local:
+.. warning::
+
+ :ref:`release/1.6.1` contains important patches to hash of passwords on
+ restart. The previous :ref:`release/1.6.0` release is not recommended for
+ usage as certain edge cases with admin passwords may prevent CouchDB from
+ starting.
+
.. _release/1.6.x/upgrade:
-Upgrade Notes
-=============
+Deprecations
+============
The :ref:`Proxy Authentication <api/auth/proxy>` handler was renamed to
-``proxy_authentication_handler`` to follow the ``*_authentication_handler`` form
+``proxy_authentication_handler`` to follow the ``*_authentication_handler`` from
of all other handlers. The old ``proxy_authentification_handler`` name is marked
-as deprecated and will be removed in future releases. It's strongly recommended
-to update :config:option:`httpd/authentication_handlers` option with new value
-in case if you had used such handler.
+as deprecated and will be removed in future releases. It's highly recommended
+to update :config:option:`httpd/authentication_handlers` option with the new
+value if you have used such a handler.
+
+.. _release/1.6.1:
+
+Version 1.6.1
+=============
+
+A bugfix release to handle various edge cases related to admin password hashing.
+* :issue:`2298`: Hash plaintext admin passwords stored in ``local.ini`` on startup
+ :commit:`ed825d3`.
+* :issue:`2299`: Filter out local admin users before updating password hash in
+ ``_users`` db :commit:`5e46f3b`.
.. _release/1.6.0:
[2/2] documentation commit: updated refs/heads/1.6.1 to 5243953
Posted by ja...@apache.org.
feat: fix display version number
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Branch: refs/heads/1.6.1
Commit: 5243953a215e91c4eca234e4a3caa7f1e3e83287
Parents: 5bfd43d
Author: Jan Lehnardt <ja...@apache.org>
Authored: Mon Aug 29 22:34:10 2016 +0200
Committer: Jan Lehnardt <ja...@apache.org>
Committed: Mon Aug 29 22:34:10 2016 +0200
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src/conf.py | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb-documentation/blob/5243953a/src/conf.py
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diff --git a/src/conf.py b/src/conf.py
index 4152d35..e296fe3 100644
--- a/src/conf.py
+++ b/src/conf.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ source_suffix = ".rst"
nitpicky = True
# should be over-written using rebar-inherited settings
-version = '1.7.0'
-release = '1.7.0-git'
+version = '1.6.1'
+release = '1.6.1'
project = 'Apache CouchDB'