Sentry 1.6.0-1602 Release Notes

IMPORTANT This component is deprecated. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends using an alternate product. For more information, see Discontinued Ecosystem Components.

Below are release notes for the Sentry component included in the MapR Converged Data Platform.

Version 1.6.0
Release Date February 24, 2016
MapR Version Compatibility See Ecosystem Support Matrix (Pre-5.2 releases)
Source on GitHub https://github.com/mapr/incubator-sentry/tree/1.6.0-mapr-1602
Maven Artifacts https://repository.mapr.com/maven/
Package Names

The following packages are associated with this release:

  • mapr-sentry-1.6.0.201602231135-1.noarch.rpm
  • mapr-sentry_1.6.0.201602231135_all.deb

New in this Release

This release of Apache Sentry includes the following behavior change that is specific to MapR:

  • Database storage model is now supported. It was not supported in the Sentry 1.4.0-1412 release.

For details on the features available in the open source version of this component, see the Apache Sentry 1.6.0 changelog or the Apache Sentry project homepage.

Fixes

GitHub Commit Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Comment
4125954 2015-12-14 MAPR-21571: The Sentry service periodically renews the server Kerberos ticket.
cb8daf8 2015-12-08 MAPR-21241: The Sentry service can be managed by the MCS.
d83b67b 2015-12-09 MAPR-21701: The Sentry is installed with file-based mode configurations by default.