WHATSNEW: Add Dynamic RPC port range

Signed-off-by: Andreas Schneider <asn@samba.org>
Reviewed-by: Stefan Metzmacher <metze@samba.org>
Autobuild-User(master): Andreas Schneider <asn@cryptomilk.org>
Autobuild-Date(master): Thu Jun  8 00:27:24 CEST 2017 on sn-devel-144

diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt
index f8c65b23e310b2514387c0403c9cfc1effe82e90..8548e16dea4760740b4fe35c73f1f46a4019e08b 100644 (file)
--- a/WHATSNEW.txt
+++ b/WHATSNEW.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,20 @@ kdc.conf by default. It is possible to use a different location during
 provision. You should consult the 'samba-tool' help and smb.conf manpage for
 details.
 
+Dynamic RPC port range
+----------------------
+
+The dynamic port range for RPC services has been changed from the old default
+value 1024-1300 to 49152-65535. This port range is not only used by a
+Samba AD DC but also applies to all other server roles including NT4-style
+domain controllers. The new value has been defined by Microsoft in Windows
+Server 2008 and newer versions. To make it easier for Administrators to control
+those port ranges we use the same default and make it configureable with the
+option: 'rpc server dynamic port range'.
+
+The 'rpc server port' option sets the first available port from the new
+'rpc server dynamic port range' option. The option 'rpc server port' only
+applies to Samba provisioned as an AD DC.
 
 Authentication and Authorization audit support
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