X-Git-Url: http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=WHATSNEW.txt;h=5f2377130154d58d45da73f04cf62842973c1c96;hp=dd60cd25bd65666fd5d2d4e19973aa99e9c0d3a3;hb=4bb3a66ae13ad90101034451c2200fc669fb3dec;hpb=295f757fe16d508368095936a8d3cba096bceb5d diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index dd60cd25bd6..5f237713015 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ Release Announcements ===================== -This is the first preview release of Samba 4.7. This is *not* +This is the first preview release of Samba 4.10. 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 4.7 will be the next version of the Samba suite. +Samba 4.10 will be the next version of the Samba suite. UPGRADING @@ -16,18 +16,188 @@ UPGRADING NEW FEATURES/CHANGES ==================== +GPO Improvements +---------------- -smb.conf changes +A new 'samba-tool gpo export' command has been added that can export a +set of Group Policy Objects from a domain in a generalised XML format. + +A corresponding 'samba-tool gpo restore' command has been added to +rebuild the Group Policy Objects from the XML after generalization. +(The administrator needs to correct the values of XML entities between +the backup and restore to account for the change in domain). + +kdc prefork +----------- + +The KDC now supports the pre-fork process model and worker processes will be +forked for the KDC when the pre-fork process model is selected for samba. + +prefork 'prefork children' +-------------------------- + +The default value for this smdb.conf parameter has been increased from 1 to +4. + +netlogon prefork +---------------- + +DCERPC now supports pre-forked NETLOGON processes. The netlogon processes are +pre-forked when the prefork process model is selected for samba. + +Offline domain backups +---------------------- + +The 'samba-tool domain backup' command has been extended with a new 'offline' +option. This safely creates a backup of the local DC's database directly from +disk. The main benefits of an offline backup are it's quicker, it stores more +database details (for forensic purposes), and the samba process does not have +to be running when the backup is made. Refer to the samba-tool help for more +details on using this command. + +Group membership statistics +--------------------------- + +A new 'samba-tool group stats' command has been added. This provides summary +information about how the users are spread across groups in your domain. +The 'samba-tool group list --verbose' command has also been updated to include +the number of users in each group. + +prefork process restart +----------------------- + +The pre-fork process model now restarts failed processes. The delay between +restart attempts is controlled by the "prefork backoff increment" (default = 10) +and "prefork maximum backoff" (default = 120) smbd.conf parameters. A linear +back off strategy is used with "prefork backoff increment" added to the +delay between restart attempts up until it reaches "prefork maximum backoff". + +Using the default sequence the restart delays (in seconds) are: + 0, 10, 20, ..., 120, 120, ... + +standard process model +---------------------- + +When using the standard process model samba forks a new process to handle ldap +and netlogon connections. Samba now honours the 'max smbd processes' smb.conf +parameter. The default value of 0, indicates there is no limit. The limit +is applied individually to netlogon and ldap. When the process limit is +exceeded Samba drops new connections immediately. + +python3 support +--------------- + +The version of python which is now the default for samba is python3. +'configure' & 'make' will execute using python3. It is possible to still +specify an additional python version with '--extra-python' +e.g. '--extra-python=/usr/bin/python2'. It should be noted that support for +this option will be deprecated in a future release. + +What if I need to build with python2? To build with python2 you *must* set +the 'PYTHON' environent variable to override the python3 default for both +'configure' and 'make' steps. + + 'PYTHON=python2 ./configure.developer' +& + 'PYTHON=python2 make' + +Note: Support for python2 (with the exception of a build configured with + 'PYTHON=python2 ./configure --disable-python' and built with + 'PYTHON=python2 make' will be deprecated in the next release. + +JSON logging +------------ + +Authentication messages now contain the Windows Event Id "eventId" and logon +type "logonType". The supported event codes and logon types are: + Event codes: + 4624 Successful logon + 4625 Unsuccessful logon + + Logon Types: + 2 Interactive + 3 Network + 8 NetworkCleartext + +The version number for Authentication messages is now 1.1, changed from 1.0 + +Password change messages now contain the Windows Event Id "eventId", the +supported event Id's are: + 4723 Password changed + 4724 Password reset + +The version number for PasswordChange messages is now 1.1, changed from 1.0 + +Group membership change messages now contain the Windows Event Id "eventId", +the supported event Id's are: + 4728 A member was added to a security enabled global group + 4729 A member was removed from a security enabled global group + 4732 A member was added to a security enabled local group + 4733 A member was removed from a security enabled local group + 4746 A member was added to a security disabled local group + 4747 A member was removed from a security disabled local group + 4751 A member was added to a security disabled global group + 4752 A member was removed from a security disabled global group + 4756 A member was added to a security enabled universal group + 4757 A member was removed from a security enabled universal group + 4761 A member was added to a security disabled universal group + 4762 A member was removed from a security disabled universal group + + +The version number for GroupChange messages is now 1.1, changed from 1.0. Also +A GroupChange message is generated when a new user is created to log that the +user has been added to their primary group. + +The leading "JSON :" and source file prefix of the JSON formatted +log entries has been removed to make the parsing of the JSON log messages +easier. JSON log entries now start with 2 spaces followed by an opening brace +i.e. " {" + + + + +REMOVED FEATURES ================ - Parameter Name Description Default - -------------- ----------- ------- +MIT Kerberos build of the AD DC +------------------------------- + +While not removed, the MIT Kerberos build of the Samba AD DC is still +considered experimental. Because Samba will not issue security +patches for this configuration, such builds now require the explicit +configure option: --with-experimental-mit-ad-dc + +For further details see +https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Running_a_Samba_AD_DC_with_MIT_Kerberos_KDC + +samba_backup +------------ + +The samba_backup script has been removed. This has now been replaced by the +'samba-tool domain backup offline' command. + +smb.conf changes +================ + Parameter Name Description Default + -------------- ----------- ------- + prefork backoff increment Delay added to process restart 10 (seconds) + between attempts. + prefork maximum backoff Maximum delay for process between 120 (seconds) + process restart attempts + smbd search ask sharemode Name changed, old name was + "smbd:search ask sharemode" + smbd async dosmode Name changed, old name was + "smbd:async dosmode" + smbd max async dosmode Name changed, old name was + "smbd:max async dosmode" + smbd getinfo ask sharemode New: similar to "smbd search ask yes + sharemode" but for SMB getinfo KNOWN ISSUES ============ -https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Release_Planning_for_Samba_4.7#Release_blocking_bugs +https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Release_Planning_for_Samba_4.10#Release_blocking_bugs #######################################