X-Git-Url: http://git.samba.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=WHATSNEW.txt;h=65d226cfc2777ec028d2c2fb17887db287257a7a;hb=4c7296cc0c0770ea547b67d668d5b42ab00a27da;hp=0ce24fb60fe8998e78c17f33d77f2974b1b0aed3;hpb=bc603538a4a37cc29f116a1a6a1deed1188b97af;p=metze%2Fsamba%2Fwip.git diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index 0ce24fb60fe8..65d226cfc277 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -1,130 +1,34 @@ -What's new in Samba 4 alpha2 -============================ + ================================= + Release Notes for Samba 3.4.0pre1 -Samba 4 is the ambitious next version of the Samba suite that is being -developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in -this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used -by Windows 2000 and above. + ================================= -Samba 4 is currently not yet in a state where it is usable in -production environments. Note the WARNINGS below, and the STATUS file, -which aims to document what should and should not work. +This is the first preview release of Samba 3.4. 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/. -Samba4 alpha2 follows on from our first alpha release, made in -September, and the Technology Preview series we have offered for some -time now. +Major enhancements in Samba 3.4.0 include: -WARNINGS -======== +o -Samba4 alpha2 is not a final Samba release. That is more a reference -to Samba4's lack of the features we expect you will need than a -statement of code quality, but clearly it hasn't seen a broad -deployment yet. If you were to upgrade Samba3 (or indeed Windows) to -Samba4, you would find many things work, but that other key features -you may have relied on simply are not there yet. -For example, while Samba 3.0 is an excellent member of a Active -Directory domain, Samba4 is happier as a domain controller: (This is -where we have done most of the research and development). +###################################################################### +Reporting bugs & Development Discussion +####################################### -While Samba4 is subjected to an awesome battery of tests on an -automated basis, and we have found Samba4 to be very stable in it's -behaviour, we have to recommend against upgrading production servers -from Samba 3 to Samba 4 at this stage. If you are upgrading an -experimental server, or looking to develop and test Samba, you should -backup all configuration and data. +Please discuss this release on the samba-technical mailing list or by +joining the #samba-technical IRC channel on irc.freenode.net. -NEW FEATURES -============ +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 3.4 product in the project's Bugzilla +database (https://bugzilla.samba.org/). -Samba4 supports the server-side of the Active Directory logon environment -used by Windows 2000 and later, so we can do full domain join -and domain logon operations with these clients. -Our Domain Controller (DC) implementation includes our own built-in -LDAP server and Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) as well as the -Samba3-like logon services provided over CIFS. We correctly generate -the infamous Kerberos PAC, and include it with the Kerberos tickets we -issue. - -The new VFS features in Samba 4 adapts the filesystem on the server to -match the Windows client semantics, allowing Samba 4 to better match -windows behaviour and application expectations. This includes file -annotation information (in streams) and NT ACLs in particular. The -VFS is backed with an extensive automated test suite. - -A new scripting interface has been added to Samba 4, allowing -Python programs to interface to Samba's internals. - -The Samba 4 architecture is based around an LDAP-like database that -can use a range of modular backends. One of the backends supports -standards compliant LDAP servers (including OpenLDAP), and we are -working on modules to map between AD-like behaviours and this backend. -We are aiming for Samba 4 to be powerful frontend to large -directories. - -CHANGES SINCE Alpha 1 -===================== - -In the time since Samba4 Alpha1 was released in September 2007, Samba has -continued to evolve, but you may particularly notice these areas: - - MMC Support: The Active Directory Users and Computers console now - handles group membership correctly. - - member/memberOf: These and other linked attributes are now kept in - sync - - subtree renames: Renaming a subtree of LDAP objects is now possible, - with all linked attributes being kept consistant. - - Python Bindings: Bindings for a future move to Python as the - internal scripting language have been created. - - Shared library use: In support of projects such as OpenChange, - which depend on Samba4, more of Samba4 is built as shared libraries. - -These are just some of the highlights of the work done in the past few -months. More details can be found in our SVN history. - - -CHANGES -======= - -Those familiar with Samba 3 can find a list of user-visible changes -since that release series in the NEWS file. - -KNOWN ISSUES -============ - -- Domain member support is in it's infancy, and is not comparable to - the support found in Samba3. - -- There is no printing support in the current release. - -- The Samba4 port of the CTDB clustering support is not yet complete - -- Clock Synchronisation is critical. Many 'wrong password' errors are - actually due to Kerberos objecting to a clock skew between client - and server. - -RUNNING Samba4 -============== - -A short guide to setting up Samba 4 can be found in the howto.txt file -in root of the tarball. - -DEVELOPMENT and FEEDBACK -======================== -Bugs can be filed at https://bugzilla.samba.org/ but please be aware -that many features are simply not expected to work at this stage. - -The Samba Wiki at http://wiki.samba.org should detail some of these -development plans. - -Development and general discussion about Samba 4 happens mainly on -the #samba-technical IRC channel (on irc.freenode.net) and -the samba-technical mailing list (see http://lists.samba.org/ for -details). +====================================================================== +== Our Code, Our Bugs, Our Responsibility. +== The Samba Team +======================================================================