Release Announcements
=====================
-This is the first preview release of Samba 4.6. This is *not*
+This is the first preview release of Samba 4.9. 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 4.6 will be the next version of the Samba suite.
+Samba 4.9 will be the next version of the Samba suite.
UPGRADING
=========
-vfs_fruit option "fruit:resource" spelling correction
------------------------------------------------------
-Due to a spelling error in the vfs_fruit option parsing for the "fruit:resource"
-option, users who have set this option in their smb.conf were still using the
-default setting "fruit:resource = file" as the parser was looking for the string
-"fruit:ressource" (two "s").
+NEW FEATURES/CHANGES
+====================
-After upgrading to this Samba version 4.6, you MUST either remove the option
-from your smb.conf or set it to the default "fruit:resource = file", otherwise
-your macOS clients will not be able to access the resource fork data.
-This version Samba 4.6 accepts both the correct and incorrect spelling, but the
-next Samba version 4.7 will not accept the wrong spelling.
+net ads setspn
+---------------
-Users who were using the wrong spelling "ressource" with two "s" can keep the
-setting, but are advised to switch to the correct spelling.
+There is a new 'net ads setspn' sub command for managing Windows SPN(s)
+on the AD. This command aims to give the basic functionaility that is
+provided on windows by 'setspn.exe' e.g. ability to add, delete and list
+Windows SPN(s) stored in a Windows AD Computer object.
-NEW FEATURES/CHANGES
-====================
+The format of the command is:
+
+net ads setspn list [machine]
+net ads setspn [add | delete ] SPN [machine]
+
+'machine' is the name of the computer account on the AD that is to be managed.
+If 'machine' is not specified the name of the 'client' running the command
+is used instead.
+
+The format of a Windows SPN is
+ 'serviceclass/host:port/servicename' (servicename and port are optional)
+
+serviceclass/host is generally sufficient to specify a host based service.
-Kerberos client encryption types
---------------------------------
-Some parts of Samba (most notably winbindd) perform Kerberos client
-operations based on a Samba-generated krb5.conf file. A new
-parameter, "kerberos encryption types" allows configuring the
-encryption types set in this file, thereby allowing the user to
-enforce strong or legacy encryption in Kerberos exchanges.
-
-The default value of "all" is compatible with previous behavior, allowing
-all encryption algorithms to be negotiated. Setting the parameter to "strong"
-only allows AES-based algorithms to be negotiated. Setting the parameter to
-"legacy" allows only RC4-HMAC-MD5 - the legacy algorithm for Active Directory.
-This can solves some corner cases of mixed environments with Server 2003R2 and
-newer DCs.
-
-Printing
---------
-Support for uploading printer drivers from newer Windows clients (Windows 10)
-has been added until our implementation of [MS-PAR] protocol is ready.
-Several issues with uploading different printing drivers have been addressed.
-
-The OS Version for the printing server has been increased to announce
-Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2. If a driver needs a newer version then you should
-check the smb.conf manpage for details.
-
-new option for owner inheritance
---------------------------------
-The "inherit owner" smb.conf parameter instructs smbd to set the
-owner of files to be the same as the parent directory's owner.
-Up until now, this parameter could be set to "yes" or "no".
-A new option, "unix only", enables this feature only for the UNIX owner
-of the file, not affecting the SID owner in the Windows NT ACL of the
-file. This can be used to emulate something very similar to folder quotas.
+net ads keytab changes
+----------------------
+net ads keytab add no longer attempts to convert the passed serviceclass
+(e.g. nfs, html etc.) into a Windows SPN which is added to the Windows AD
+computer object. By default just the keytab file is modified.
+A new keytab subcommand 'add_update_ads' has been added to preserve the
+legacy behaviour. However the new 'net ads setspn add' subcommand should
+really be used instead.
+
+net ads keytab create no longer tries to generate SPN(s) from existing
+entries in a keytab file. If it is required to add Windows SPN(s) then
+'net ads setspn add' should be used instead.
REMOVED FEATURES
================
+
smb.conf changes
================
- Parameter Name Description Default
- -------------- ----------- -------
- kerberos encryption types New all
- inherit owner New option
- fruit:resource Spelling correction
+As the most popular Samba install platforms (Linux and FreeBSD) both
+support extended attributes by default, the parameters "map readonly",
+"store dos attributes" and "ea support" have had their defaults changed
+to allow better Windows fileserver compatibility in a default install.
+
+ Parameter Name Description Default
+ -------------- ----------- -------
+ map readonly Default changed no
+ store dos attributes Default changed yes
+ ea support Default changed yes
+
+VFS interface changes
+=====================
+
+The VFS ABI interface version has changed to 39. Function changes
+are:
+SMB_VFS_FSYNC: Removed: Only async versions are used.
+SMB_VFS_READ: Removed: Only PREAD or async versions are used.
+SMB_VFS_WRITE: Removed: Only PWRITE or async versions are used.
+SMB_VFS_CHMOD_ACL: Removed: Only CHMOD is used.
+SMB_VFS_FCHMOD_ACL: Removed: Only FCHMOD is used.
+
+Any external VFS modules will need to be updated to match these
+changes in order to work with 4.9.x.
KNOWN ISSUES
============
-Currently none.
+https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Release_Planning_for_Samba_4.9#Release_blocking_bugs
+
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