What's New in v1.0.1

May 25, 2017

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The command-line interface no longer prompts for a password twice when password authentication is used. #15919
CREATE USER WITH PASSWORD now works correctly in the cockroach sql shell. #15911
Fixed bugs in the MIN() and MAX() aggregate functions in the presence of NULL values. #15912
Administrator privileges are no longer required on Windows. #15916
Favicons now display correctly in the web UI. #15918
A clear error message is now printed when running on Windows versions older than 8 (the oldest version we support). #15920
The --cache and --max-sql-memory flags of cockroach start now use their default values on OpenBSD. #15914
Attempting to create a view involving an array now returns an error instead of crashing the server. #15913
cockroach start --insecure now prints a warning about the consequences of insecure mode. #15924
The round() function for floats now works on arm64 platforms. In some instances this changes the low bits of the result on other platforms. #15915
Collation locales containing capital letters are now parsed correctly. #15917
Fixed a panic in node ID allocation. #15937
Other errors in node/store ID allocation are now retried automatically. #15973
Dropping a database containing views now works correctly. #15983
Fully-qualified column names referring to views now work correctly. #15984
Fixed a panic when preparing a query with window functions. #16019
Fixed a panic when null arguments are given to the generate_series() or unnest() function. #16017

Disabled RocksDB assertions in release builds. #15943 #15960
Index joins for queries with limits no longer fetch unnecessary rows. #15969
Fixed an issue causing high CPU usage after data is deleted or overwritten. #16006

Contributing to the docs is now easier. The new Contribute options at the top of every page of the docs let you immediately start a PR with page edits or open a GitHub issue to report issues on the page or to request a new topic. #1440
Added troubleshooting guidance on common errors, cluster and node setup, SQL query behavior, using debug and error logs, finding support resources, and filing issues. #1370
Added FAQs on why memory and disk usage increases steadily in new clusters. #1450

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