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Mandriva Directory Server 2.3.1 announced

Hello,

Mandriva Directory Server 2.3.1 is available for download at
http://mds.mandriva.org

The Mandriva Directory Server (MDS) is a Free Software project that
features:
 * user authentication and management thanks to LDAP
 * an extensible, nice looking and AJAX powered PHP web interface called
MMC (Mandriva Management Console), provided with 5 modules: 
   * Users and groups management
   * SAMBA accounts and shares management
   * DNS/DHCP management
   * Email delivery management
   * Web proxy blacklist management
 * a Python dedicated management API for LDAP, SAMBA, and SQUID (core of
the MDS and the MMC)
 * a policy system, that will allow to define users right on network
ressource

This bugfix release features:
 * New Russian translation by Vitaly Kolomeytsev
 * Spanish translation from Juan Asensio Sánchez
 * Brazilian Portuguese translation update from Wanderlei Antonio
Cavassin
 * Obfuscated passwords support in configuration files
 * Fixed in MMC web interface mode switch between expert and standard

To test the MDS, a VMware image based on Mandriva Corporate Server 4 is
available on the download page:
http://mds.mandriva.org/wiki/Download

Installation instructions are available on the documentation page:
http://mds.mandriva.org/wiki/Documentation

Upgrade instructions are available on the upgrade procedures page:
http://mds.mandriva.org/wiki/upgradeProcedure

Details on changes are available on the release notes page:
http://mds.mandriva.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes

-- 
Cedric Delfosse                                    Mandriva / Linbox
152, rue de Grigy - Technopole Metz              57070 METZ - FRANCE
tel: +33 (0)3 87 50 87 90                        http://mandriva.com


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