PC-DCE Installation and Release Notes

Software Version 5.0.2 Modified August 2003

Contents

Notices

Intended Audience
Documentation

PC-DCE Documentation Set
The Open Group Documentation

Contacting Entegrity Solutions
Obtaining Technical Support
Obtaining Additional Technical Information
Obtaining Additional Documentation

1.1 New Features Introduced in v5.0.2
1.2 Problems Fixed in v5.0.2

Fix for Denial of Service Attack Worm (RPC Attack)
dcecp Commands Failed Unexpectedly
Configuration Failure When Creating CDS
Endpoints Not Registered
Maximum Ticket Lifetime Incorrectly Recorded
Configuration Problems in UDP-Only Environment
Load Balancing
Symbol Files for secd.exe and gdad.exe

1.3 Notes on Operation

1.3.1 Installing PC-DCE on Hosts Configured with Compaq DCE
1.3.2 DCE Director

Concurrent Access to Security Registry Entries
Create Group Option in User Account Dialog Boxes
DCE Director Failure
Multiple Copies of the Same View
Changing User Account Passwords

1.3.3 Configuration

Multi-homing

1.3.4 Administration

Running Applications With Old Runtime Versions Not Supported
DHCP Support
ACL_EDIT, DTSCP, RGY_EDIT, and RPCCP
CDSCP
Synchronizing Client Time with the Security Server
Public Key Infrastructure Implementation

1.4 Known Problems and Restrictions

1.4.1 Known Problems and Restrictions in v4.0.1

1.4.1.1 DCE Setup
1.4.1.2 DCE Director
Policy and Organization Restrictions
Removal of the ACL Entry Allowing the Group's Members to Add/Remove Members Does Not Work
1.4.1.3 Visual DCE ACL Editor
Displaying ACLs with More Than Eight Permissions
ACL Name not Passed to the Editor
Visual DCE ACL Editor Failure
1.4.1.4 Development
Applications Developed Using Compaq DCE ADK
Incorrect Dependency Error
1.4.1.5 Other
Name Service Interface Daemon (nsid) and Windows 98
DCE Director and DCEsetup Help Files
Integrated Login Timeout
Routing File Syntax
Cell Aliases
Transitive Trust
Exception Mapping
No DCED Support for the Auto Start Option
DCED and Endpoint Services
DCECP Limitations
Required DTS Servers in a Cell
Security Server Mappings Invalid from Non PC-DCE Client

1.5 Corrections to Documentation
1.6 Previous Releases — New Features

1.6.1 New in v5.0

1.7 Previous Releases — Problems Fixed

1.7.1 Problems Fixed v5.0.1

Installing New Licenses via DCE Service Panel
Uninstalling PC-DCE If Installed with an Evaluation License
Integrated Login on Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Local Administrator Script (preconfig.tcl) Simplified
New Slave Now Receives Updates from New Master
DCE Director Does Not Work After Master Security Server Made Replica
Canceling Integrated Login Delayed Windows Login
Waiting Pthread Not Always Canceled
Memory Associated with a Login Context Not Always Released

2.1 System Requirements
2.2 Verifying Terminal Server Support
2.3 Pre-Installation Tasks

2.3.1 Verifying Windows Service Pack
2.3.2 Shutting Down All Applications

3.1 Overview

3.1.1 Available PC-DCE Kits

3.2 Installation Notes

3.2.1 Dual Boot Installations
3.2.2 Electronic Licensing
3.2.3 Dependent Services
3.2.4 Installing PC-DCE Over an Existing Application
3.2.5 Installing Server Kits on Terminal Server

3.3 Installing the Application Developer's Kit
3.4 Installing the Client Runtime Kit
3.5 Installing the Server Kits
3.6 Reinstalling or Removing PC-DCE

3.6.1 Reinstalling PC-DCE
3.6.2 Uninstalling PC-DCE Components Using Add/Remove Programs

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