Do people have any recommendations on which Samba version to choose for production use, as a domain controller and authentication database for 802.1x only? (i.e. no file sharing) I note that: * CentOS 7 comes with samba 4.2.10 - labelled as "do not use" on https://www.samba.org/samba/history/ !! * Ubuntu 16.04 comes with samba 4.3.11 (although 4.3.12 exists) The Ubuntu/4.3.11 option would be my default choice - but are there any compelling reasons for going with 4.4.x or 4.5.x from the start? Presumably that would require compiling Samba from source? Thanks, Brian.
On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 09:33:31 +0000 Brian Candler via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:> Do people have any recommendations on which Samba version to choose > for production use, as a domain controller and authentication > database for 802.1x only? (i.e. no file sharing) > > I note that: > > * CentOS 7 comes with samba 4.2.10 - labelled as "do not use" on > https://www.samba.org/samba/history/ !!I said this was stupid at the time, the Samba version of 4.2.10 included a regression, this was fixed in 4.2.11, only problem was that the distros folded the regression fix into 4.2.10 and released this version, even though it was actually 4.2.11. Do not use the 4.2.10 tarball available from Samba, but you can use the distro 4.2.10 packages.> > * Ubuntu 16.04 comes with samba 4.3.11 (although 4.3.12 exists) > > The Ubuntu/4.3.11 option would be my default choice - but are there > any compelling reasons for going with 4.4.x or 4.5.x from the start? > Presumably that would require compiling Samba from source? >It all depends on what you mean by 'compelling' ;-) If you want a package you can just install, then go with a distro package, but if you want to get the latest stable version of Samba with all the updates, fixes etc, then compile it yourself. Rowland
If you have the choice. Im having good results with 4.4.5. ( on debian own rebuild from debian testing) I didnt like 4.4.6 ( same with 4.5.0 ) due to some bug, which affected some of my services. Testing 4.5.1 as we speak. But if your setting up new and clean. Get 4.5.1. If you on debian, i can open a location to get jessie ready packages (4.5.1) A rebuild from debian experimental, or get the sources from samba and build yourself. And if you want to go to ubuntu, its about the same as for debian. If im setting up new now, im setting up debian 8, but thats because if only run debian, but with 4.5.1 or up packages. Greetz, Louis> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----> Van: samba [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens Brian Candler via> samba> Verzonden: vrijdag 2 december 2016 10:34> Aan: samba> Onderwerp: [Samba] Choosing a samba version for DC use>> Do people have any recommendations on which Samba version to choose for> production use, as a domain controller and authentication database for> 802.1x only? (i.e. no file sharing)>> I note that:>> * CentOS 7 comes with samba 4.2.10 - labelled as "do not use" on> https://www.samba.org/samba/history/ !!>> * Ubuntu 16.04 comes with samba 4.3.11 (although 4.3.12 exists)>> The Ubuntu/4.3.11 option would be my default choice - but are there any> compelling reasons for going with 4.4.x or 4.5.x from the start?> Presumably that would require compiling Samba from source?>> Thanks,>> Brian.>> --> To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the> instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
On 02/12/2016 09:48, Rowland Penny wrote:> It all depends on what you mean by 'compelling';-)I was thinking of any important new functionality that I wouldn't want to be without. As one example: I read that Samba isn't (or wasn't) able to replicate SYSVOL automatically: having that implemented would save me having to rsync SYSVOL around. Looking at the history page for 4.4.0, it says: "Active Directory ---------------- There were some improvements in the Active Directory area." ... without saying how critical those improvements are. Regards, Brian.