Rhapsody Developer Release Notes:
NetInfoManager Application

This file contains release notes for the Developer Release of the NetInfoManager application. Items specific to the current (Developer Release 2) and prior releases are included.

Notes Specific to Developer Release

New Features

The following new features have been added to the NetInfoManager application since Developer Release 1:

A single window combines the domain directory browser and the directory property list table, allowing the display of a directory's content as it is selected in the browser.
A toolbar makes it easier to create and delete directories, open the parent domain, and search through the NetInfo domains.
A new option in the Manage Domain Hierarchy panel allows the user to create a master server on the host machine; this provides functionality similar to the now-obsolete SimpleNetworkStarter application.

Configuring a 2-level network

The following instructions assume that you are starting from a clean install on a machine. If otherwise, boot up in single-user mode and remove /etc/netinfo, /etc/hostconfig and /etc/iftab; copy in the default templates for each of these files from /usr/template/client/etc.

When the Setup Assistant is launched by default, enter the various settings and select "no, let me configure the network connection" when prompted in the Network Connection panel. Click the right arrow to continue.
In the IP Address panel select the "Assign IP address Manually" option and click the right arrow to continue.
In the IP Address Configuration panel enter the IP address, subnet mask, router address and hostname and click the right arrow to continue
In the NetInfo panel, select "No" when prompted with "Do you want to use NetInfo"; this response prevents the local domain from trying to bind to its (nonexistent) parent domain at startup. Continue with the remainder of the setup panels and restart the computer when finished.
Log n as root and Launch NetInfoManager. Select "Manage Domain Hierarchy" item from the Domain menu. Select the "create new master on this host" button and press the Configure... button. This brings up the Make Master panel, there are two additional options provided in this panel.
Click on the Create button and wait for the new master to be created.
NOTE : You must restart the host machine directly after creating a new master before any other configuration is performed.
Add in other client machine entries using the NetworkManager.

Clone Creation

Depending on the size of domain's and the speed of network connectivity, clone creation may take some time as databases are re-synchronized.

Footnotes

The "Limit access to administrative data to the local network" option allows the user to limit access in the new domain to machines in specific subnets. This subnet depends on on the server's IP address and netmask setting, which is stored in the "trusted_networks" property in the root directory of the new domain.

The "Maintain the network's e-mail server" feature is not functional in this release.

Known Problems

These new bugs have appeared since OPENSTEP 4.2:

Reference

2204935

Problem

Can't delete property

Description

Can't use Command-x or the Delete key to remove a property from the table.

Workaround

You can use Edit>Remove or Directory>Delete Property to remove a property.

Reference

2207269

Problem

Directory instance version missing from window

Description

The directory instance version of the displayed directory is missing from the Domain window. This had been displayed in the Directory Inspector panel in the OPENSTEP version of NetInfoManager.

Reference

2206969

Problem

Necessary to relaunch NetInfoManager for preferences to take effect.

Description

The "Show Directory ID numbers" and "Show directories with no subdirectories as leaves" preferences do not take effect until the application is relaunched.

Bugs Fixed in the Developer Release

These bugs have been fixed in the this release:

1683708 You can copy and paste into/from password fields using 'cmd-c/cmd-v'
2125154 If you delete an NI directory while it is open, you get a strange message on Saving
2149217 NIM open panel seems to cache information
2152203 NIM crashes if you close a domain window while a servers window is open
2157250 Can't use ip address in add existing child panel
2160754 Can't modify directory even though parent has _writers=*
2179032 Making a clone adds "./tag" serves property without checking for duplicates
2001392 On Rhapsody DR1 restarting netinfo hangs system

Reference	2204935
Problem	Can't delete property
Description	Can't use Command-x or the Delete key to remove a property from the table.
Workaround	You can use Edit>Remove or Directory>Delete Property to remove a property.

Reference	2207269
Problem	Directory instance version missing from window
Description	The directory instance version of the displayed directory is missing from the Domain window. This had been displayed in the Directory Inspector panel in the OPENSTEP version of NetInfoManager.

Reference	2206969
Problem	Necessary to relaunch NetInfoManager for preferences to take effect.
Description	The "Show Directory ID numbers" and "Show directories with no subdirectories as leaves" preferences do not take effect until the application is relaunched.