X-Git-Url: http://git.samba.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=WHATSNEW.txt;h=65d226cfc2777ec028d2c2fb17887db287257a7a;hb=31e46ff4ac2c2c339542450cf0e5f46cc990df71;hp=c4b8a04704ffc1901d9f675332bf1926d60a5c3f;hpb=7c1fdfe4b5f7dbe215a04f2c5ecb82a410ac10f8;p=metze%2Fsamba%2Fwip.git diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index c4b8a04704ff..65d226cfc277 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -1,139 +1,34 @@ -What's new in Samba 4 alpha1 -============================ + ================================= + Release Notes for Samba 3.4.0pre1 -Samba 4 is the ambitious next version of the Samba suite that is being -developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in -this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used -by Windows 2000 and above. + ================================= -Samba 4 is currently not yet in a state where it is usable in -production environments. Note the WARNINGS below, and the STATUS file, -which aims to document what should and should not work. +This is the first preview release of Samba 3.4. 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/. -Samba4 alpha1 is the culmination of 4.5 years of development under our -belt since Tridge first proposed a new Virtual File System (VFS) layer -for Samba3 (a project which eventually lead to our Active Directory -efforts), and 1.5 years since we first released a Technology Preview, -we wish to allow users, managers and developers to see how we have -progressed, and to invite feedback and support. +Major enhancements in Samba 3.4.0 include: -WARNINGS -======== +o -Samba4 alpha1 is not a final Samba release. That is more a reference -to Samba4's lack of the features we expect you will need than a -statement of code quality, but clearly it hasn't seen a broad -deployment yet. If you were to upgrade Samba3 (or indeed Windows) to -Samba4, you would find many things work, but that other key features -you may have relied on simply are not there yet. -For example, while Samba 3.0 is an excellent member of a Active -Directory domain, Samba4 is happier as a domain controller: (This is -where we have done most of the research and development). +###################################################################### +Reporting bugs & Development Discussion +####################################### -While Samba4 is subjected to an awesome battery of tests on an -automated basis, and we have found Samba4 to be very stable in it's -behaviour, we have to recommend against upgrading production servers -from Samba 3 to Samba 4 at this stage. If you are upgrading an -experimental server, or looking to develop and test Samba, you should -backup all configuration and data. +Please discuss this release on the samba-technical mailing list or by +joining the #samba-technical IRC channel on irc.freenode.net. -NEW FEATURES -============ +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 3.4 product in the project's Bugzilla +database (https://bugzilla.samba.org/). -Samba4 supports the server-side of the Active Directory logon environment -used by Windows 2000 and later, so we can do full domain join -and domain logon operations with these clients. -Our Domain Controller (DC) implementation includes our own built-in -LDAP server and Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) as well as the -Samba3-like logon services provided over CIFS. We correctly generate -the infamous Kerberos PAC, and include it with the Kerberos tickets we -issue. - -The new VFS features in Samba 4 adapts the filesystem on the server to -match the Windows client semantics, allowing Samba 4 to better match -windows behaviour and application expectations. This includes file -annotation information (in streams) and NT ACLs in particular. The -VFS is backed with an extensive automated test suite. - -A new scripting interface has been added to Samba 4, allowing -JavaScript programs to interface to Samba's internals. - -The Samba 4 architecture is based around an LDAP-like database that -can use a range of modular backends. One of the backends supports -standards compliant LDAP servers (including OpenLDAP), and we are -working on modules to map between AD-like behaviours and this backend. -We are aiming for Samba 4 to be powerful frontend to large -directories. - -CHANGES SINCE TP5 -================= - -In the time since TP5 was released in June 2007, Samba has -continued to evolve, but you may particularly notice these areas: - - Group Policy Support: Basic group policies may be defined, and are - enforced by Windows clients - - MMC Support: The Active Directory Users and Computers console now - works, supporting most operations. - - Winbind: Kai Blin has been working hard on his Google Summer of - Code project, creating a winbind implementation for Samba4. - - Heimdal update: A Heimdal 1.0 snapshot is now included as the - internal Kerberos library in Samba4. - - In the past few weeks, many small but significant bugs have been - fixed, particularly thanks to Matthias Dieter Wallnöfer - -These are just some of the highlights of the work done in the past few -months. More details can be found in our SVN history. - - -CHANGES -======= - -Those familiar with Samba 3 can find a list of user-visible changes -since that release series in the NEWS file. - -KNOWN ISSUES -============ - -- Domain member support is in it's infancy, and is not comparable to - the support found in Samba3. - -- There is no printing support in the current release. - -- Support for managing groups is currently poor (as the - memberOf/member linked attributes are not kept in sync). - -- Renaming and deleting subtrees (containers) in the the LDB tree will - have unexpected results. - -- The Samba4 port of the CTDB clustering support is not yet complete - -- Clock Synchronisation is critical. Many 'wrong password' errors are - actually due to Kerberos objecting to a clock skew between client - and server. - -RUNNING Samba4 -============== - -A short guide to setting up Samba 4 can be found in the howto.txt file -in root of the tarball. - -DEVELOPMENT and FEEDBACK -======================== -Bugs can be filed at https://bugzilla.samba.org/ but please be aware -that many features are simply not expected to work at this stage. - -The Samba Wiki at http://wiki.samba.org should detail some of these -development plans. - -Development and general discussion about Samba 4 happens mainly on -the #samba-technical IRC channel (on irc.freenode.net) and -the samba-technical mailing list (see http://lists.samba.org/ for -details). +====================================================================== +== Our Code, Our Bugs, Our Responsibility. +== The Samba Team +======================================================================