Release Notes 2.2.9
Confluence 2.2.9 is a maintenance release that resolves an assortment of issues users may have encountered using Confluence 2.2. 2.2.9 resolves an indexing performance regression introduced in 2.2.8, and includes fixes for external user management, and MaxDB and Sybase compatibility.
2.2.8 is a free upgrade for all customers who purchased their Confluence license after September 9th, 2005.
Who should upgrade?
Confluence 2.2.9 is a minor bugfix release. Customers should consult the list of issues resolved in this release to determine if it is worth their while upgrading.
If you are running Confluence 2.2.8, but do not wish to upgrade to 2.2.9, we strongly recommend installing the patch attached to Release Notes 2.2.9 instead to resolve an issue related to re-indexing performance.
Customers still running Confluence 2.2.2 or earlier are recommended to upgrade, as a significant security vulnerability was resolved in Confluence 2.2.3
Upgrade Procedure
Upgrading Confluence should be pretty easy. If you are upgrading from Confluence 2.2 - 2.2.3, you can find instructions here. We strongly recommend that you backup your confluence.home directory and database before upgrading!
If you are upgrading from Confluence 2.1.5 or earlier, please check the release-notes of the other major Confluence releases:
- Release Notes 2.2
- Release Notes 2.1
- Release Notes 2.0
- Release Notes 1.4
- Release Notes 1.3
- Release Notes 1.2
- Release Notes 1.1
Changes in 2.2.9
2.2.8 resolves approximately 25 issues. See Issues Resolved for 2.2.9 for a complete list. A few of the issues are noted below.
External user management:
- LDAP users are no longer given the option to change their passwords in Confluence – Release Notes 2.2.9
- External users belonging to more than 100 groups can log in successfully – Release Notes 2.2.9
- External users can be removed from local groups – Release Notes 2.2.9
Database Compatibility
- 'Review restricted pages' report now succeeds on MaxDB – Release Notes 2.2.9
- Fixed Sybase error when removing a space – Release Notes 2.2.9
Indexing
- A re-indexing performance regression introduced in 2.2.8 has been resolved – Release Notes 2.2.9
- Advanced search queries for specific index fields now work as expected – Release Notes 2.2.9
- Errors in text extractors no longer cause index queue flushing to fail – Release Notes 2.2.9