Upgrade Guide

To upgrade the module from version 1.3 rev. 161017 to version 1.4.0 rev. 180313:

  1. Download the Active Directory 1.4.0 rev. 180313 update package.
  2. Open the Update Installation Wizard - http(s)://<hostname>/sitecore/admin/UpdateInstallationWizard.aspx and install the Sitecore Active Directory 1.4.0 rev. 180313.update package.
    3. In the new version of the Active Directory module, the ldap.config file is stored in a new location \App_Config\Modules\ActiveDirectory\ldap.config in accordance with the new Sitecore configuration layers.
  3. Update the existing \App_Config\Include\ldap.config file to contain the necessary configuration patches in \App_Config\Modules\ActiveDirectory\ldap.config.
  4. In the Web.config file, set the mode attribute of the system.web/authentication node to None.
  5. In the Web.config file, add the following node:
    6.   <location path="sitecore/admin/LDAPLogin.aspx">
        <system.web>
          <authorization>
            <allow users="*" />
          </authorization>
        </system.web>
      </location>