Maintenance to Grouper completed.   All appears to be functioning as
expected.

On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 8:52 AM Irelann Anderson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> *What is happening?*
> Starting at 6AM Sunday morning we will shutting down Grouper to move it
> from CentOS6 to CentOS7 and enable single signon authentication.
>
> *Note: *After this upgrade login will be via the single signon page and
> you will log in with just your ID and not need to specify [log in to unmask]
> .
>
> Grouper maintains groups in LDAP and AD that are used for authentication
> and authorization.   Some groups are generated from Peoplesoft data and ID
> Management data, others are manually updated.   While it is down for
> maintenance, no changes will be made to these groups.
>
> *How long will it take?*
> The move should take less than 30 minutes, but we are reserving a total of
> an hour in case of delays.
>
> *Why is this work necessary?*
> We are planning upgrades to the Grouper software in the near future and
> moving it to a more recent version of CentOS will aid this work.   Enabling
> single sign on is to make signing in to Grouper easier.
>
> *What happens if the work is not successful?  *
> We will back out to the previous version of the Grouper system while we
> work to resolve the issues.
> 
> For Support of UMS software, services, or systems please contact IT
> Support Services at 800.696.4357 or by email: [log in to unmask]
>
> --
> Irelann Kerry Anderson          phone:    (207)581-3508
> Systems and Operations
> Information Technology Services
> University of Maine System
> 5752 Neville Hall
> Orono, Maine 04469-5752
>


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Irelann Kerry Anderson          phone:    (207)581-3508
Systems and Operations
Information Technology Services
University of Maine System
5752 Neville Hall
Orono, Maine 04469-5752