Update the 2.8 release notes with recently added features Change-Id: I149cd14bee2b2bf9ae2f1c146e86d7d8d0e1f1a9
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt b/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt index d14449d..94f4646 100644 --- a/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt +++ b/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ Get diff of a file in a revision] +Config +^^^^^^ + +* link:http://gerrit-documentation.googlecode.com/svn/Documentation/2.8/rest-api-config.html#get-capabilities[ +Get capabilities] + + Projects ^^^^^^^^ @@ -164,6 +171,28 @@ Get child project] +Capabilities +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + + +New global capabilities are added. + +* link:http://gerrit-documentation.googlecode.com/svn/Documentation/2.8/access_control.html#capability_generateHttpPassword[ +Generate Http Password] Allows non-administrator users to generate HTTP +passwords for users other than themself. ++ +This capability would typically be assigned to a non-interactive group +to be able to generate HTTP passwords for users from a tool or web service +that uses the Gerrit REST API. + +* link:http://gerrit-documentation.googlecode.com/svn/Documentation/2.8/access_control.html#capability_runAs[ +Run As] Allows users to impersonate other users by setting the `X-Gerrit-RunAs` +HTTP header on REST API calls. ++ +Site administrators do not inherit this capability; it must be granted +explicitly. + + Plugins ~~~~~~~
