Confluence 3.5 : Confluence 3.4 Upgrade Notes
This page last changed on Mar 02, 2011 by smaddox.
Below are some important notes on upgrading to Confluence 3.4. For details of the new features and improvements in this release, please read the Confluence 3.4 release notes. On this page:
Upgrade NotesVisibility of User Macros in the Macro BrowserAs stated in the release notes, the Confluence Macro Browser and autocomplete can now show user macros as well as other macros. If your Confluence site already has some user macros, when you upgrade to Confluence 3.4 the upgrade task will set all existing user macros to be visible only to system administrators. After upgrading, you will need to set each macro individually to be visible to all users, depending on your requirements. See the documentation on writing user macros. Crowd 2.0.7 Upgrade Required if your Confluence is Integrated with CrowdIf your Confluence installation is integrated with Atlassian Crowd for user management and single sign-on, you will need to upgrade to Crowd 2.0.7 when upgrading to Confluence 3.4. Note also that for Confluence 3.4, there is a new Seraph authenticator to be specified in the CONFLUENCE-INSTALLATION/confluence/WEB-INF/classes/seraph-config.xml file. <authenticator class="com.atlassian.crowd.integration.seraph.v22.ConfluenceAuthenticator"/> Please follow the Crowd integration guide for complete instructions, including the update to the Seraph authenticator configuration. See our knowledge base article for symptoms of the problem that occurs if Crowd is not upgraded. And here are the Crowd 2.0.7 release notes. Configuration Option for Disabling Password Confirmation (Useful if Using a Custom Authenticator)This section is relevant to Confluence installations that use a custom authentication mechanism. You may run into problems with the Confluence security measure that requires password confirmation for administrative actions, change of email address and Captcha for failed logins. If necessary, you can set the password.confirmation.disabled system property to disable the password confirmation functionality. See Recognised System Properties. We provide this configuration option as a workaround for issue CONF-20958. Existing 'Remember Me' Cookies No Longer ValidWe have tightened the security of Confluence's 'remember me' functionality. As a result of this change, any existing 'remember me' cookies will be invalid after you upgrade your Confluence installation. When accessing Confluence for the first time after the upgrade, users will be prompted to log in as usual. End of Support for Oracle 10g and Safari 3 and 3.1As previously announced, we no longer offer support for:
Please see End of Support Announcements for Confluence. Advance Notice of End of Support for PostgreSQL 8.1 and Firefox 3.0We are planning on ending support for:
Please see End of Support Announcements for Confluence. Clickr Theme and Left Navigation Theme No Longer Bundled with ConfluenceConfluence 3.2 introduced two new themes, the Documentation theme and the Easy Reader theme. At the same time, we announced the deprecation of the following two themes:
Please note the following:
Plugin Repository Macros No Longer WorkSome macros were never intended for external use, and we have always recommended that you do not add them to a wiki page. Nevertheless, it is possible that some Confluence sites have these macros on some pages. Please note that these macros no longer work in Confluence 3.4 onwards. They were part of the Plugin Repository, which we have now replaced with a new plugin manager. These macros no longer work:
Wiki Markup in Space Description No Longer RenderedPlease note that the space description no longer renders wiki markup. If your space descriptions include wiki markup, the markup will display as plain text. Upgrade Procedure
If you are already running a version of Confluence, please follow these instructions to upgrade to the latest version:
Checking for Other Known Issues and Troubleshooting the Confluence UpgradeAfter you have completed the steps above to upgrade your Confluence installation, check all the items on the Confluence post-upgrade checklist to ensure that everything works as expected. If something is not working correctly, please check for known Confluence issues and try troubleshooting your upgrade as described below:
Useful PluginsBefore installing a plugin into your Confluence site, please check the plugin's information page to see whether it is supported by Atlassian, by another vendor, or not at all. See our guidelines on plugin support.
RELATED TOPICS |
![]() |
Document generated by Confluence on Mar 16, 2011 18:39 |