(Sorry for the earlier blank message - not used
to using a mutt text based mailer - oops).
Hi all,
I have just released the first alpha snapshot
of what will become Samba 2.2.0.
It's available from the usual ftp sites, in the alpha
directory as :
<ftp mirror>:/pub/samba/alpha/samba-2.2.0-alpha0.tar.gz
If people could test this snapshot out and provide feedback
about what is broken (probably lots at the moment :-) and
let the lists know that would help.
The Team will be monitoring the feedback and this will help
for the next alpha.
Please note that the documentation is not currently up to
date, and the POSIX ACL mapping feature is currently missing,
but most of the other improvements are all there, and this code
has been running under memory overrun/leak detectors for weeks
now without problems.
Having said that - *please* don't use this on a production
system :-) :-).
There are several patches missing from this code that *will*
be added in future alphas as we get nearer to release, so
don't worry if your favourite patch isn't in there - just
remember to complain :-).
The release notes follow :
Regards,
Jeremy Allison,
Samba Team.
------------------------------------------------------------
WHATS NEW IN Samba 2.2.0alpha0
=============================
This is the first alpha release of the new 2.2.0 codebase
for Samba. This version must not be run in production.
This code will almost certainly have some bugs and is
intended to help the Samba Team prepare an official 2.2.0
release.
The documentation in this alpha snapshot is not up to date,
there are many new parameters since 2.0.7. This will be
corrected in a later alpha release.
The upcoming 2.2.0 Samba release will include the following
new features:
Support for native Windows NT4/2000 printing RPCs.
This includes support for automatic printer driver download.
Rewritten internal locking semantics for more robustness.
This alpha supports full 64 bit locking semantics on all
(even 32 bit) platforms. SMB locks are mapped onto POSIX
locks (32 bit or 64 bit) as the underlying system allows.
Conversion of various internal flat data structures to use
database records for increased performance and flexibility.
Support for acting as a MS-DFS server
Compile time option for enabling a VFS layer
Support for server supported Access Control Lists (ACLs).
This support will require a specific pluggable backend to
be written for each filesystem ACL implementation to be
supported. The stable 2.2.0 release should contain
support for the following filesystems:
Solaris 2.6+
HPUX
SGI Irix
Linux Kernel 2.2 with German ACL patch
Currently in this alpha snapshot (alpha0) this feature
is not enabled - the VFS layer has been modified to allow
it, but the code is still under development and should
be in a later alpha snapshot. Other platforms will be
supported as resources are available to test and implement
the encessary modules. If you are interested in writing
the support for a particular ACL filesystem, please join the
samba-technical mailing list and coordinate your efforts.
====================================================================
If you think you have found a bug please email a report to :
samba@samba.org
As always, all bugs are our responsibility.
Regards,
The Samba Team.
--
--------------------------------------------------------
Buying an operating system without source is like buying
a self-assembly Space Shuttle with no instructions.
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To the Samba Team and everyone else, I guess, Printing from an NT box seems to be broken in the new alpha release (I was hoping to see if the problems with spooling under non-unique names had been fixed - anyone know?). Here are the details: Built with gcc 2.95.2 on a Solaris 2.6 system with the options: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --with-privatedir=/usr/local/private --with-lockdir=/usr/local/var/locks --with-swatdir=/usr/local/swat and with the Makefile edited to have the sbin directory set to /usr/local/sbin and the config directory set to /usr/local/etc (as if anyone cares about that). The error: When I try to print to a printer share on the samba system from an NT 4.0 (SP3 I believe - I can confirm that if anyone cares) box, the following error pops up: "Test page failed to print. Would you like to view the print trouble shooter for assistance? The handle is invalid." In addition, if I have my standard include for our site, which has over 1000 printers in it, set up in the smb.conf, the smbd process begins to eat memory on my system like nobody's business when I try to print (but not initially when I start samba). Here are the shares that I am using: [homes] public = no writeable = yes [b120] comment = R101-1B107-HPLJ4MX-MM38716@mb-b-1st-floor path = /var/spool/samba browseable = yes guest ok = yes guest only = yes writeable = no printable = yes create mode = 0700 printer driver = HP LaserJet 4Si MX printer driver location = \\%L\PRINTER$ Let me know if there is any other info I can pass along. -- Bill Knox Senior Operating Systems Programmer/Analyst The MITRE Corporation
Hello, I test this version. I build it on a HP/UX 10.20 with gcc 2.95.2. Now when i run smbpasswd i get "Memory Fault" with a core dump so i can't join the domain with the samba server.> -----Message d'origine----- > De: Jeremy Allison [SMTP:jeremy@valinux.com] > Date: lundi 9 octobre 2000 02:35 > ?: samba@samba.org > Objet: Samba 2.2.0alpha0 snapshot released > > (Sorry for the earlier blank message - not used > to using a mutt text based mailer - oops). > > Hi all, > > I have just released the first alpha snapshot > of what will become Samba 2.2.0. > > It's available from the usual ftp sites, in the alpha > directory as : > > <ftp mirror>:/pub/samba/alpha/samba-2.2.0-alpha0.tar.gz > > If people could test this snapshot out and provide feedback > about what is broken (probably lots at the moment :-) and > let the lists know that would help. > > The Team will be monitoring the feedback and this will help > for the next alpha. > > Please note that the documentation is not currently up to > date, and the POSIX ACL mapping feature is currently missing, > but most of the other improvements are all there, and this code > has been running under memory overrun/leak detectors for weeks > now without problems. > > Having said that - *please* don't use this on a production > system :-) :-). > > There are several patches missing from this code that *will* > be added in future alphas as we get nearer to release, so > don't worry if your favourite patch isn't in there - just > remember to complain :-). > > The release notes follow : > > Regards, > > Jeremy Allison, > Samba Team. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > WHATS NEW IN Samba 2.2.0alpha0 > =============================> > This is the first alpha release of the new 2.2.0 codebase > for Samba. This version must not be run in production. > > This code will almost certainly have some bugs and is > intended to help the Samba Team prepare an official 2.2.0 > release. > > The documentation in this alpha snapshot is not up to date, > there are many new parameters since 2.0.7. This will be > corrected in a later alpha release. > > The upcoming 2.2.0 Samba release will include the following > new features: > > Support for native Windows NT4/2000 printing RPCs. > This includes support for automatic printer driver download. > > Rewritten internal locking semantics for more robustness. > This alpha supports full 64 bit locking semantics on all > (even 32 bit) platforms. SMB locks are mapped onto POSIX > locks (32 bit or 64 bit) as the underlying system allows. > > Conversion of various internal flat data structures to use > database records for increased performance and flexibility. > > Support for acting as a MS-DFS server > > Compile time option for enabling a VFS layer > > Support for server supported Access Control Lists (ACLs). > This support will require a specific pluggable backend to > be written for each filesystem ACL implementation to be > supported. The stable 2.2.0 release should contain > support for the following filesystems: > > Solaris 2.6+ > HPUX > SGI Irix > Linux Kernel 2.2 with German ACL patch > > Currently in this alpha snapshot (alpha0) this feature > is not enabled - the VFS layer has been modified to allow > it, but the code is still under development and should > be in a later alpha snapshot. Other platforms will be > supported as resources are available to test and implement > the encessary modules. If you are interested in writing > the support for a particular ACL filesystem, please join the > samba-technical mailing list and coordinate your efforts. > > ====================================================================> > If you think you have found a bug please email a report to : > > samba@samba.org > > As always, all bugs are our responsibility. > > Regards, > > The Samba Team. > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------- > Buying an operating system without source is like buying > a self-assembly Space Shuttle with no instructions. > --------------------------------------------------------