Micro Focus Kanaka for Mac 3.1

October 2019

1.0 Update Since Version 3.0.1

Kanaka for Mac 3.1 only supports macOS 10.14 (Mojave) and macOS 10.15 (Catalina). Mac clients running macOS 10.12 and older should use version 3.0.1.

Changes to the macOS Directory Utility.app have necessitated a change to the way the Kanaka Plug-in is configured. The Kanaka Plug-in is no longer configured via Directory Utility.app. Instead it is configured via the new Kanaka Utility.app.

All components are 64-bit only and have been signed and notarized for macOS 10.15 (Catalina).

The Engine has been updated to version 3.1 to include the 3.1 DMG along with the 3.0.1 DMG for older macOS clients. Older clients are compatible with the 3.1 Engine.

2.0 Update Since Version 3.0.0.3

Kanaka for Mac now supports the following new platforms:

  • Micro Focus Open Enterprise Server 2018

  • macOS 10.13 High Sierra

3.0 Updates Since Version 3.0

Kanaka for Mac 3.0.0.3 now allows for flexible FDN login options based on the location of the user object in eDirectory. For more information see Section 5.3, Configuring the Engine in the Micro Focus Kanaka for Mac 3.1 Installation and Administration Guide.

4.0 About Micro Focus Kanaka for Mac 3.0

Micro Focus Kanaka for Mac 3.0 is a major release that has been rebranded for Micro Focus.

Novell Kanaka for Mac 2.8 introduced certificate verification for all client component requests. This functionality has been moved forward into Micro Focus Kanaka for Mac 3.0. This means that with the deployment of 3.0 client components, including the Desktop Client, Plug-in, and Plug-in Console, you will need to either have a server certificate signed by a trusted Certificate Authority or if you are using a self-signed certificate (e.g. one signed by your eDirectory tree’s root CA) you will need to deploy that trusted root certificate to all of your client workstations. See section 3.5 in Chapter 3 of the Micro Focus Kanaka for Mac 3.0 Installation and Administration Guide for more details.

5.0 Supported macOS Versions

The client components, including the Desktop Client, Plug-in, and Plug-in Console, are no longer supported on macOS 10.3 and 10.4. The minimum macOS version is now 10.5.

The supported versions of macOS are:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

  • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

  • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

  • OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

  • OS X 10.9 Mavericks

  • OS X 10.10 Yosemite

  • OS X 10.11 El Capitan

  • macOS 10.12.4 Sierra*

    *10.12.4 is minimum Sierra version that is supported

The supported versions of macOS with version 3.1 are:

  • macOS 10.14 Mojave

  • macOS 10.15 Catalina

6.0 Support for Legacy Novell Kanaka for Mac Clients

Micro Focus Kanaka for Mac 3.0 provides support for 2.7.x and 2.8.x client components, including the Desktop Client, Plug-in, and Plug-in Console. Existing client deployments do not need to be upgraded when the Kanaka Server component is upgraded.

7.0 Support for Open Enterprise Server 2

As of December 31, 2014, Micro Focus discontinued Extended Support for Open Enterprise Server 2. As a result, the Kanaka Engine component is only supported on Open Enterprise Server11 or later.

Micro Focus Kanaka for Mac will continue to support Open Enterprise Server 2 as a target for user and collaborative storage.