Release Announcements
====================
This is the second preview release of Samba 3.5. This is *not*
intended for production environments and is designed for testing
purposes only. Please report any defects via the Samba bug reporting
system at https://bugzilla.samba.org/.
Major enhancements in Samba 3.5.0 include:
General changes:
o Add support for full Windows timestamp resolution
Protocol changes:
o Experimental implementation of SMB2
Printing Changes:
o Add encryption support for connections to a CUPS server
Winbind changes:
o Major refactoring
o Asynchronous
General changes:
===============
Support for full Windows timestamp resolution has been added. This effectively
makes us use Windows'' full 100ns timestamp resolution if supported by
the
kernel (2.6.22 and higher) and the glibc (2.6 and higher).
Protocol changes
===============
An EXPERIMENTAL implementation of the SMB2 protocol has been added. SMB2 can be
enabled by setting "max protocol = smb2". SMB2 is a new implementation
of the
SMB protocol used by Windows Vista and higher.
Printing Changes
===============
A new parameter "cups encrypt" has been added to control whether
connections to
CUPS servers will be encrypted or not. The default is to use unencrypted
connections.
Winbind changes
==============
The Winbind daemon has been refactored internally to be asynchronous. The new
Winbind will not be blocked by running ''wbinfo -g'' or
''wbinfo -u''.
######################################################################
Changes
#######
smb.conf changes
----------------
Parameter Name Description Default
-------------- ----------- -------
create krb5 conf New yes
ctdb timeout New 0
cups encrypt New no
debug hires timestamp Changed Default yes
ldap deref New auto
ldap follow referral New auto
New configure options
---------------------
--enable-external-libtalloc Enable external tdb
--enable-netapi Turn on netapi support
--enable-pthreadpool Enable pthreads pool helper support
--with-cifsumount Include umount.cifs (Linux only) support
--with-codepagedir=DIR Where to put codepages
Commit Highlights
================
o Björn Jacke <bj@sernet.de>
* Add support for full Windows timestamp resolution.
* Add encryption support for connections to a CUPS server.
o Volker Lendecke <vl@samba.org>
* Major internal refactoring of the Winbind daemon.
* Make Winbind asynchronous.
o Stefan Metzmacher <metze@samba.org>
* Implement the new SMB2 protocol (experimental).
Changes since 3.5.0pre1
-----------------------
o Michael Adam <obnox@samba.org>
* Fix the build when no external talloc and tdb are installed.
* Fix detection of CTDB headers on systems without system-libtalloc.
o Jeremy Allison <jra@samba.org>
* BUG 6802: A created folder does not properly inherit permissions from
parent in vfs_acl_xattr.
* BUG 6837: "Too many open files" when trying to access large
number of
files from Windows 7.
* BUG 6938 : No hook exists to check creation rights when using acl_xattr
module.
* Fix vfs_acl_xattr which was failing to call the NEXT connect function.
* Restructure the ACL code.
* Refactor reply_rmdir to use handle based code.
o Dan Cox <dan@wep.net>
* BUG 2350: Add LDAP Alias Dereferencing support.
o Günther Deschner <gd@samba.org>
* BUG 6929: Fix build with recent heimdal.
* Fix several printing issues.
* Fix the build on Mac OS X 10.6.2.
* Fix net and rpcclient after setprinterdataex changes.
* Add full support for level 8 printer drivers.
* Add more spoolss architectures to IDL.
* Fix enumprinter key client and server.
* Fix crash in EnumPrinterDataEx.
o Björn Jacke <bj@sernet.de>
* Prefer posix_fallocate for doing "strict allocate".
o Matt Kraai <mkraai@beckman.com>
* BUG 6860: Fix shared library build on QNX.
o Volker Lendecke <vl@samba.org>
* BUG 6288: SWAT adds a second share when changing parameters of an existing
share.
* BUG 6435: Fix minor memory corruption.
* Restore "fake directory create times" as a share parameter.
* Fix explicit stat64 support.
* Add support for NetWkstaGetInfo 101 and 102.
* Add rpcclient wkssvc_enumerateusers.
* De-deprecate "write cache size" to prevent its removal without a
proper
alternative.
* Allow more than 1000 users in BUILTIN\Users.
o Jim McDonough <jmcd@samba.org>
* BUG 6967: Prevent glibc error on ''net ads join''.
o Lars Müller <lars@samba.org>
* BUG 6710: Only install the cifs.upcall man page if CIFSUPCALL_PROGS was
set while configure.
o Ian Puleston <ipuleston@sonicwall.com>
* Complete support for NetWkstaGetInfo/NetWkstaEnumUsers.
o Karolin Seeger <kseeger@samba.org>
* Fix the build of the example VFS modules.
o Bo Yang <boyang@samba.org>
* BUG 6879: Fix crash in Winbind.
* Fix crash in free_file_list().
* Give the user a chance to change password when password will expire soon.
######################################################################
Reporting bugs & Development Discussion
#######################################
Please discuss this release on the samba-technical mailing list or by
joining the #samba-technical IRC channel on irc.freenode.net.
If you do report problems then please try to send high quality
feedback. If you don''t provide vital information to help us track down
the problem then you will probably be ignored. All bug reports should
be filed under the Samba 3.5 product in the project''s Bugzilla
database (https://bugzilla.samba.org/).
======================================================================= Our
Code, Our Bugs, Our Responsibility.
== The Samba Team
======================================================================
Karolin Seeger
2009-Dec-15 12:56 UTC
[Samba] [Announce] Samba 3.5.0pre2 Available for Download
Release Announcements
====================
This is the second preview release of Samba 3.5. This is *not*
intended for production environments and is designed for testing
purposes only. Please report any defects via the Samba bug reporting
system at https://bugzilla.samba.org/.
Major enhancements in Samba 3.5.0 include:
General changes:
o Add support for full Windows timestamp resolution
Protocol changes:
o Experimental implementation of SMB2
Printing Changes:
o Add encryption support for connections to a CUPS server
Winbind changes:
o Major refactoring
o Asynchronous
General changes:
===============
Support for full Windows timestamp resolution has been added. This effectively
makes us use Windows' full 100ns timestamp resolution if supported by the
kernel (2.6.22 and higher) and the glibc (2.6 and higher).
Protocol changes
===============
An EXPERIMENTAL implementation of the SMB2 protocol has been added. SMB2 can be
enabled by setting "max protocol = smb2". SMB2 is a new implementation
of the
SMB protocol used by Windows Vista and higher.
Printing Changes
===============
A new parameter "cups encrypt" has been added to control whether
connections to
CUPS servers will be encrypted or not. The default is to use unencrypted
connections.
Winbind changes
==============
The Winbind daemon has been refactored internally to be asynchronous. The new
Winbind will not be blocked by running 'wbinfo -g' or 'wbinfo
-u'.
######################################################################
Changes
#######
smb.conf changes
----------------
Parameter Name Description Default
-------------- ----------- -------
create krb5 conf New yes
ctdb timeout New 0
cups encrypt New no
debug hires timestamp Changed Default yes
ldap deref New auto
ldap follow referral New auto
New configure options
---------------------
--enable-external-libtalloc Enable external tdb
--enable-netapi Turn on netapi support
--enable-pthreadpool Enable pthreads pool helper support
--with-cifsumount Include umount.cifs (Linux only) support
--with-codepagedir=DIR Where to put codepages
Commit Highlights
================
o Bj?rn Jacke <bj at sernet.de>
* Add support for full Windows timestamp resolution.
* Add encryption support for connections to a CUPS server.
o Volker Lendecke <vl at samba.org>
* Major internal refactoring of the Winbind daemon.
* Make Winbind asynchronous.
o Stefan Metzmacher <metze at samba.org>
* Implement the new SMB2 protocol (experimental).
Changes since 3.5.0pre1
-----------------------
o Michael Adam <obnox at samba.org>
* Fix the build when no external talloc and tdb are installed.
* Fix detection of CTDB headers on systems without system-libtalloc.
o Jeremy Allison <jra at samba.org>
* BUG 6802: A created folder does not properly inherit permissions from
parent in vfs_acl_xattr.
* BUG 6837: "Too many open files" when trying to access large
number of
files from Windows 7.
* BUG 6938 : No hook exists to check creation rights when using acl_xattr
module.
* Fix vfs_acl_xattr which was failing to call the NEXT connect function.
* Restructure the ACL code.
* Refactor reply_rmdir to use handle based code.
o Dan Cox <dan at wep.net>
* BUG 2350: Add LDAP Alias Dereferencing support.
o G?nther Deschner <gd at samba.org>
* BUG 6929: Fix build with recent heimdal.
* Fix several printing issues.
* Fix the build on Mac OS X 10.6.2.
* Fix net and rpcclient after setprinterdataex changes.
* Add full support for level 8 printer drivers.
* Add more spoolss architectures to IDL.
* Fix enumprinter key client and server.
* Fix crash in EnumPrinterDataEx.
o Bj?rn Jacke <bj at sernet.de>
* Prefer posix_fallocate for doing "strict allocate".
o Matt Kraai <mkraai at beckman.com>
* BUG 6860: Fix shared library build on QNX.
o Volker Lendecke <vl at samba.org>
* BUG 6288: SWAT adds a second share when changing parameters of an existing
share.
* BUG 6435: Fix minor memory corruption.
* Restore "fake directory create times" as a share parameter.
* Fix explicit stat64 support.
* Add support for NetWkstaGetInfo 101 and 102.
* Add rpcclient wkssvc_enumerateusers.
* De-deprecate "write cache size" to prevent its removal without a
proper
alternative.
* Allow more than 1000 users in BUILTIN\Users.
o Jim McDonough <jmcd at samba.org>
* BUG 6967: Prevent glibc error on 'net ads join'.
o Lars M?ller <lars at samba.org>
* BUG 6710: Only install the cifs.upcall man page if CIFSUPCALL_PROGS was
set while configure.
o Ian Puleston <ipuleston at sonicwall.com>
* Complete support for NetWkstaGetInfo/NetWkstaEnumUsers.
o Karolin Seeger <kseeger at samba.org>
* Fix the build of the example VFS modules.
o Bo Yang <boyang at samba.org>
* BUG 6879: Fix crash in Winbind.
* Fix crash in free_file_list().
* Give the user a chance to change password when password will expire soon.
######################################################################
Reporting bugs & Development Discussion
#######################################
Please discuss this release on the samba-technical mailing list or by
joining the #samba-technical IRC channel on irc.freenode.net.
If you do report problems then please try to send high quality
feedback. If you don't provide vital information to help us track down
the problem then you will probably be ignored. All bug reports should
be filed under the Samba 3.5 product in the project's Bugzilla
database (https://bugzilla.samba.org/).
======================================================================= Our
Code, Our Bugs, Our Responsibility.
== The Samba Team
=====================================================================
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Christian Perrier
2009-Dec-15 19:11 UTC
[Samba] [Announce] Samba 3.5.0pre2 Available for Download
Quoting Karolin Seeger (kseeger at samba.org):> Release Announcements > ====================> > This is the second preview release of Samba 3.5. This is *not*Please notice that, contrary to what we generally did up to now, Debian maintainers have not been able to build a package for pre1 before pre2 went out... This is mostly because we apparently can't build with the packaged talloc libraries (Debian currently has 2.0.0 while 3.5.0pre version apprently need 2.0.1). Hopefully, that will be solved for pre2 if Jelmer manages to package talloc 2.0.1. Of course, as long as 3.5 is a prerelease, we will upload it to Debian experimental and 3.4.* series will remain the ones targeted for Debian squeeeze.