Release Announcements
=====================
-This is the first release candidate of Samba 4.2. This is *not*
+This is the first preview release of Samba 4.8. 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/.
-Samba 4.2 will be the next version of the Samba suite.
+Samba 4.8 will be the next version of the Samba suite.
UPGRADING
=========
+NEW FEATURES/CHANGES
+====================
-NEW FEATURES
-============
+Using x86_64 Accelerated AES Crypto Instructions
+================================================
-Transparent File Compression
-============================
+Samba on x86_64 can now be configured to use the Intel accelerated AES
+instruction set, which has the potential to make SMB3 signing and
+encryption much faster on client and server. To enable this, configure
+Samba using the new option --accel-aes=intelaesni.
+
+This is a temporary solution that is being included to allow users
+to enjoy the benefits of Intel accelerated AES on the x86_64 platform,
+but the longer-term solution will be to move Samba to a fully supported
+external crypto library.
-Samba 4.2.0 adds support for the manipulation of file and folder
-compression flags on the Btrfs filesystem.
-With the Btrfs Samba VFS module enabled, SMB2+ compression flags can
-be set remotely from the Windows Explorer File->Properties->Advanced
-dialog. Files flagged for compression are transparently compressed
-and uncompressed when accessed or modified.
+The third_party/aesni-intel code will be removed from Samba as soon as
+external crypto library performance reaches parity.
-Previous File Versions with Snapper
-===================================
+The default is to build without setting --accel-aes, which uses the
+existing Samba software AES implementation.
-The newly added Snapper VFS module exposes snapshots managed by
-Snapper for use by Samba. This provides the ability for remote
-clients to access shadow-copies via Windows Explorer using the
-"previous versions" dialog.
+KDC GPO application
+-------------------
+Adds Group Policy support for the samba kdc. Applies password policies
+(minimum/maximum password age, minimum password length, and password
+complexity) and kerberos policies (user/service ticket lifetime and
+renew lifetime).
-######################################################################
-Changes
-#######
+Adds the samba_gpoupdate script for applying and unapplying
+policy. Can be applied automatically by setting
+
+ 'server services = +gpoupdate'.
smb.conf changes
-----------------
+================
+
+ Parameter Name Description Default
+ -------------- ----------- -------
+ oplock contention limit Removed
+
+NT4-style replication based net commands removed
+================================================
- Parameter Name Description Default
- -------------- ----------- -------
+The following commands and sub-commands have been removed from the
+"net" utility:
+net rpc samdump
+net rpc vampire ldif
+Also, replicating from a real NT4 domain with "net rpc vampire" and
+"net rpc vampire keytab" has been removed.
+The NT4-based commands were accidentially broken in 2013, and nobody
+noticed the breakage. So instead of fixing them including tests (which
+would have meant writing a server for the protocols, which we don't
+have) we decided to remove them.
+For the same reason, the "samsync", "samdeltas" and "database_redo"
+commands have been removed from rpcclient.
+
+"net rpc vampire keytab" from Active Directory domains continues to be
+supported.
+
+vfs_aio_linux module removed
+============================
+
+The current Linux kernel aio does not match what Samba would
+do. Shipping code that uses it leads people to false
+assumptions. Samba implements async I/O based on threads by default,
+there is no special module required to see benefits of read and write
+request being sent do the disk in parallel.
KNOWN ISSUES
============
+https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Release_Planning_for_Samba_4.8#Release_blocking_bugs
+
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Reporting bugs & Development Discussion
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 4.2 product in the project's Bugzilla
+be filed under the Samba 4.1 and newer product in the project's Bugzilla
database (https://bugzilla.samba.org/).
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