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diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index 3a50d27d034..44d0acf9a9f 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -1,20 +1,20 @@ - WHATS NEW IN 1.9.18alpha13 Dec 15th 1997 + WHATS NEW IN 1.9.18alpha14 Dec 23rd 1997 ======================================== This is NOT a production release of Samba code. -For production servers please run Samba 1.9.17p4 +For production servers please run Samba 1.9.17p5 or later releases in the 1.9.17 series. -In this release (1.9.18alpha13) the Domain controller +In this release (1.9.18alpha14) the Domain controller code should not be turned on. The Domain controller code stream is now being developed in a separate code development branch. To participate in this important -work, send an email to : +work, read the instructions on how to get the source +code for the BRANCH_NTDOM Samba branch in the document -samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au +docs/CVS_ACCESS.txt -to get instructions on how to gain access to -the latest Domain controller code. +available in this Samba release. This release contains three major changes to the 1.9.17 series and much re-written code. @@ -183,6 +183,15 @@ Nascent web interface for configuration. source/wsmbconf.c is a cgi-bin program for editing smb.conf. It can also be run standalone. This is in a very early stage of development. +Debugging support. +------------------ + +smbd and nmbd will now modify their debug log level when +they receive a USR1 signal (increase debug level by one) +and USR2 signal (decrease debug level by one). This has +been added to aid administrators track down faults that +only occur after long periods of time, or transiently. + Reporting bugs. --------------- diff --git a/docs/textdocs/CVS_ACCESS.txt b/docs/textdocs/CVS_ACCESS.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c3ed2c17b82 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/textdocs/CVS_ACCESS.txt @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@ +!== +!== CVS_ACCESS.txt for Samba release 1.9.18alpha14 23 Dec 1997 +!== +Contributor: Modified from the Web pages by Jeremy Allison. +Date: 23 Dec 1997 +Status: Current + +How to get access to Samba source code via cvs. +=============================================== + +CVS Access to samba.anu.edu.au +------------------------------ + +The machine samba.anu.edu.au runs a publicly accessible CVS +repository for access to the source code of several packages, +including samba, rsync and jitterbug. This document describes +how to get anonymous read-only access to this source code. + +Access via cvsweb +----------------- + +You can access the source code via your favourite WWW browser. +This allows you to access the contents of individual files in +the repository and also to look at the revision history and +commit logs of individual files. You can also ask for a diff +listing between any two versions on the repository. + +Use the URL : http://samba.anu.edu.au/cgi-bin/cvsweb + +Access via cvs +-------------- + +You can also access the source code via a normal cvs client. +This gives you much more control over you can do with the +repository and allows you to checkout whole source trees +and keep them uptodate via normal cvs commands. This is the +preferred method of access if you are a developer and not +just a casual browser. + +To download the latest cvs source code, point your +browser at the URL : + +http://www.cyclic.com/ + +and click on the 'How to get cvs' link. CVS is free +software under the GNU GPL (as is Samba). + +To gain access via anonymous cvs use the following steps. +For this example it is assumed that you want a copy of the +samba source code. For the other source code repositories +on this system just substitute the correct package name + +1. Install a recent copy of cvs. All you really need is a + copy of the cvs client binary. + +2. Run the command + + cvs -d :pserver:cvs@samba.anu.edu.au:/cvsroot login + +When it asks you for a password type 'cvs' (not including +the quotes). + +3. Run the command + + cvs -d :pserver:cvs@samba.anu.edu.au:/cvsroot co samba + +This will create a directory called samba containing the +latest samba source code. This currently corresponds to the +1.9.18alpha development tree. + +4. Whenever you want to merge in the latest code changes use +the following command from within the samba directory: + + cvs update -d -P + +NOTE: If you instead want the latest source code for the +1.9.17 stable tree then replace step 4 with the command: + + cvs -d :pserver:cvs@samba.anu.edu.au:/cvsroot co -r BRANCH_1_9_17 samba + +Access to the NT DOMAIN Controller code +--------------------------------------- + +The Samba PDC code is being separately developed on a +branch named BRANCH_NTDOM. To gain access to the latest +source code (this changes daily) do the following: + +1). Log onto cvs + + cvs -d :pserver:cvs@samba.anu.edu.au:/cvsroot login + +When it asks you for a password type 'cvs' (not including +the quotes). + +2). Check out the BRANCH_NTDOM by typing : + + cvs -d :pserver:cvs@samba.anu.edu.au:/cvsroot co -r BRANCH_NTDOM samba + +This will create a directory called samba containing the +latest snapshot of the domain controller code. + +3). To keep this code up to date after it has been +changed in the cvs repository, cd into the samba +directory you created above and type : + + cvs update -d -P + +How it's done. +-------------- + +If you are interested in how anonymous cvs access is set up and +want to set it up on your own system then you might like to checkout +the pserver source code using the the command : + + cvs -d :pserver:cvs@samba.anu.edu.au:/cvsroot co pserver + +You really have to know what you are doing to do this. Please don't +email samba-bugs with basic cvs or unix security questions. + +Reporting problems. +------------------- + +If you have any problems with this system please email +samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au. |