Release Announcements
=====================
-This is the first preview release of Samba 4.6. 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 4.6 will be the next version of the Samba suite.
+Samba 4.10 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.
+GPO Improvements
+----------------
-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.
+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.
-Users who were using the wrong spelling "ressource" with two "s" can keep the
-setting, but are advised to switch to the correct spelling.
+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).
-ID Mapping
-----------
-We discovered that the majority of users have an invalid or incorrect
-ID mapping configuration. We implemented checks in the 'testparm' tool to
-validate the ID mapping configuration. You should run it and check if it prints
-any warnings or errors after upgrading! If it does you should fix them. See the
-'IDENTITY MAPPING CONSIDERATIONS' section in the smb.conf manpage.
-There are some ID mapping backends which are not allowed to be used for the
-default backend. Winbind will no longer start if an invalid backend is
-configured as the default backend.
+kdc prefork
+-----------
-To avoid problems in future we advise all users to run 'testparm' after
-changing the smb.conf file!
+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.
-NEW FEATURES/CHANGES
-====================
+prefork 'prefork children'
+--------------------------
+
+The default value for this smdb.conf parameter has been increased from 1 to
+4.
-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.
+netlogon prefork
+----------------
+DCERPC now supports pre-forked NETLOGON processes. The netlogon processes are
+pre-forked when the prefork process model is selected for samba.
REMOVED FEATURES
================
smb.conf changes
================
- Parameter Name Description Default
- -------------- ----------- -------
- kerberos encryption types New all
- inherit owner New option
- fruit:resource Spelling correction
+ Parameter Name Description Default
+ -------------- ----------- -------
KNOWN ISSUES
============
-Currently none.
+https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Release_Planning_for_Samba_4.10#Release_blocking_bugs
+
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