Release Notes

Authentication: Active Directory and LDAP groups can be customized now. This will allow server administrators to create new credentials groups which will be visible only from PlasticSCM.

It can be useful if the AD/LDAP systems have restricted access, not allowing groups to be created.

In order to take advantage of this new feature, the server must be set to ADWorkingMode or LDAPWorkingMode, and add a new line on the 'server.conf' file:

<WorkingModeSettings>[setting[;setting2;...]]</WorkingModeSettings>

The currently supported settings are:

* add_up: include PlasticSCM users and groups

* skip_groups: don't include AD/LDAP groups

A valid example would be as follows:

<WorkingModeSettings>add_up;skip_groups</WorkingModeSettings>

To specify the custom groups, the server administrator will have to edit the 'groups.conf' file, placed under the same directory as the server executable (plasticd.exe).

This file stores group information, one line per group:

:[[:...]]

Group names should be unique, whereas user names can appear in different groups.

Example:

 gallia:caesar:vercingetorix
 roma:augustus:caesar
 hispania:augustus
 aegyptus:cleopatra

User names in this list must match AD/LDAP user names.

To create a group hierarchy, group names inside groups must start with the '@' character.

Example:

 spqr:@roma:administrator:@gallia

Mac/Linux Plastic SCM GUI: Add "Create new workspace..." button in the workspaces view to help the user find the functionality. Also, show an informative message if there are no workspaces: "Create a workspace to start working with Plastic SCM".