Release Announcements
=====================
-This is the first preview release of Samba 4.4. 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 4.4 will be the next version of the Samba suite.
+Samba 4.8 will be the next version of the Samba suite.
UPGRADING
=========
-Nothing special.
-NEW FEATURES
-============
-
-Flush requests from SMB2/3 clients are handled asynchronously and do
-not block the processing of other requests. Note that 'strict sync'
-has to be set to 'yes' for Samba to honor flush requests from SMB
-clients.
-
-WINS nsswitch module
+NEW FEATURES/CHANGES
====================
-The WINS nsswitch module has been rewritten to address memory issues and to
-simplify the code. The module now uses libwbclient to do WINS queries. This
-means that winbind needs to be running in order to resolve WINS names using
-the nss_wins module. This does not affect smbd.
-
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-Changes
-#######
smb.conf changes
-----------------
+================
+
+ Parameter Name Description Default
+ -------------- ----------- -------
- Parameter Name Description Default
- -------------- ----------- -------
- aio max threads New 100
KNOWN ISSUES
============
-Currently none.
+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 4.3 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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