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diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index 91ed878e93f..479c86f9f40 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -1,19 +1,31 @@ - ================================= - Release Notes for Samba 3.0.21rc1 - Nov 12, 2005 - ================================= + ============================== + Release Notes for Samba 3.0.21 + Dec 3, 2005 + ============================== -This is a release candidate of the 3.0.21 code base and is provided -for testing purposes only. While close to the final stable release, -this snapshot is *not* intended for production servers. +This is the latest stable release of Samba. This is the version +that production Samba servers should be running for all current +bug-fixes. Please read the following important changes in this +release. Common bugs fixed in 3.0.21rc1 include: + o Missing groups in a user's token when logging in via kerberos + o Incompatibilities with newer MS Windows hotfixes and + embedded OS platforms o Portability and crash bugs. o Performance issues in winbindd. New features introduced in Samba 3.0.21rc1 include: + o Complete NTLMv2 support by consolidating authentication + mechanism used at the CIFS and RPC layers. + o The capability to manage Unix services using the Win32 + Service Control API. + o The capability to view external Unix log files via the + Microsoft Event Viewer. + o New libmsrpc share library for application developers. + o Rewrite of CIFS oplock implementation. o Performance Counter external daemon. o Winbindd auto-detection query methods when communicating with a domain controller. @@ -30,15 +42,122 @@ smb.conf changes -------------- ------ dfree cache time New dfree command Per share + eventlog list New + iprint server New + map read only New + rename user script New + reset on zero vc New + svcctl list Renamed from 'enable svcctl' -Changes since 3.0.21pre1 +Changes since 3.0.21rc1 ------------------------ commits ------- +o Jeremy Allison <jra@samba.org> + * Remove #define of close -> close_fn maxcor in libsmbclient. + * Return early if -1 returned from *BSD EA call (reported by + Timur). + * Name space cleanup by marking local functions static. + * Move samr enumeration cache from per handle basis to a shared + cache. + * BUG 3274: Fix invalid smbclient qpath_basic() queries against + OS/2 servers (based on patch from Guenter Kukkukk). + * Ensure default applies to new files (reported by Thomas + Neumann). + + +o Rashid N. Achilov <shelton@granch.ru> + * Add better service description names to the svcctl code. + + +o Timur Bakeyev <timur@com.bat.ru> + * BUG 3262: Improve FreeBSD DOS attribute error reporting. + + +o Gerald (Jerry) Carter <jerry@samba.org> + * Add smbget to the list of tools built by default. + * Fix clearing of eventlog tdb files. + * Fix sequential reads in eventlog support. + * BUG 2718: Don't use qpathinfo_basic() call when remote server + is Win9x. + * Fix build issues with the Sun compiler. + * BUG 3156: Don't use find_service() when explicitly looking + for a printer. + * Fix nss_winbind_solaris.c build breakage on HP=UX. + + +o Alex Deiter <tiamat@komi.mts.ru> + * BUG 3196: Patch to compile against the Sun LDAP client libs. + (not for AD support; just ldap support). + + +o Guenther Deschner <gd@samba.org> + * Avoid an inifinite loop when retying to connect in smbspool. + * Memory leak fixes in the kerberos PAC parsing code. + * Improve NT_STATUS error messages returned from pam_winbind. + * Rename unknown samr group fields in samr structures with + the correct name. + * Cleanup redundant StartTLS code. + * Allow StartTLS support when connecting to Windows 2003 by + setting 'ldap ssl = start_tls'. + + +o Volker Lendecke <vl@samba.org> + * Removed unused alternative_name cocde from winbindd. + * Protect against NULL alternative_name strings in winbindd. + * Define a default panic action with -DEVELOPER is defined. + * Add the capability ot reset smbd connections on a zero VC id. + + +o Jim McDonough <jmcd@us.ibm.com> + * BUG 3187: Fix time zone offset in logon hours restrictions. + + +o Lars Müller <lmuelle@samba.org> + * Only install smbsh manpage if smbwrapper has been successfully + built. + + +o Tim Potter <tpot@samba.org> + * BUG 3260: Fix DYNEXP flags on HPUX. + + +o Aruna Prabakar <aruna.prabakar@hp.com. + * Add checks to verify that the spooler is running on HP-UX when + reloading the printer name cache. + + +o Darren Tucker <dtucker@zip.com.au> + o Crash fix for snprintf() code. + + +o Rainer Weikusat <rainer.weikusat@sncag.com> + * Fix function name typo in skeleton VFS code. + + + +Changes since 3.0.20b +--------------------- o Jeremy Allison <jra@samba.org> + * BUG 1828: Fixed SPNEGO issues with PocketPC clients. + * Added 'map readonly' parameter. + * BUG 3166: Fix crash in libsmbclient if the $HOME environment is + not defined. + * Maintain schannel client session keys in volatile + $(privatedir)/schannel_store.tdb. + * BUG 2769: Ensure we mangle filenames ending in a space + * Catch corner case of renaming a symlinked directory into + itself + * Ensure that smb.conf requests for hidden files are honored, + even when DOS attributes are stored in EA's + * Add new auth method "auth_script" for calling an external + program + * BUG 2152: Fix for mangled filenames when the client does + support long filenames + * Rewritten implementation of client and server DCE/RPC infrastructure * BUG 3192: Adds a "dfree cache time" parameter. * Fix acl evaluation bug found by Marc Cousin. Only evaluate the S_IWGRP mask in the absence of a POSIX ACL. @@ -83,6 +202,23 @@ o Alexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org> o Gerald (Jerry) Carter <jerry@samba.org> + * Eventlog and ServiceControl support. + * BUG 1051: store the directory path so we can send the full + name in the unlink call from smbclient. + * Use reference count strategy for keeping the registry tdb + open. + * Convert internal registry objects to new hierarchical talloc + * Allow the root user a free pass for access checks in the + registry and service control checks. + * Sanity checks in the privilege code to prevent empty SID + entries + * Add basic infrastructure for 'make test' when the socket + wrapper library is configured at compile time + * Convert profiles utility to use the current regfio interface + for reading and writing user profiles + * Remove netsamlogon_cache interface + * Ensure that print jobs are removed even when the cancel + command is received before the print cache has been updated * Fix linking problem on Solaris when including ACL support. * Give root a free pass to open the eventlog tdb files. * Fix segfault in addprinter due to mixing talloc() and @@ -110,6 +246,18 @@ o Gerald (Jerry) Carter <jerry@samba.org> o Guenther Deschner <gd@samba.org> + * Fixed compile problems and warnings with newer OpenLDAP + and OpenSSL libs + * Fix bug when enumerating trusted domains via 'wbinfo -m' + * Parse the MS Kerberos PAC to obtain the user group + membership during logon. + * Add support for SeRestorePrivilege to allow a process to + change the ownership of a file to any arbitrary account + * Fix password history storage when using Novell eDirectory for + ldapsam storage + * Backport Kerberos PAC parsing from Samba 4 branch in order to + correctly create the NT User Token when logging into a Samba + member server * Add small helper function to return a PAC_LOGON_INFO. * Use LDAP bitwise matching rule when searching for groups in ADS. @@ -119,7 +267,18 @@ o Paul Green <paulg@samba.org> * Update to the latest config.guess and config.sub files. +o Deryck Hodge <deryck@samba.org> + * Allow control of syslog facility and level in audit vfs modules. + + +o S Murthy Kambhampaty <smk_va@yahoo.com> + * Patches for Fedora RPM specfile and init script + + o Volker Lendecke <vl@samba.org> + * New oplock implementation. + * Add assert() call if winbindd cannot locate the domain SID in + secrets.tdb on startup * Fix an annoying timeout in winbindd when nmbd is not running. * Speed up loading smb.conf for large numbers of share definitions by adding an internal hashing of names to snums. @@ -141,6 +300,10 @@ o Derrell Lipman <derrell@samba.org> * Cleanup libmsrpc version numbers. +o Jason Mader <jason@ncac.gwu.edu> + * Removed compiler various warnings. + + o Alex Masterov <alex@infobit.ru> * BUG 3218: Fix XATTR calls on *BSD systems. @@ -149,189 +312,42 @@ o Jim McDonough <jmcd@us.ibm.com> * Speed up string_to_sid by removing next_token calls and unneeded strncmp() calls. * Implement user rename for smbpasswd and LDAP backends. + * BUG 2961 (partial): Add rename support for user accounts to tdbsam o Stefan Metzmacher <metze@samba.org> + * Fix setting of quotas on linux kernel with the struct + if_dqblk interface + * Enable sysquota interfact on Linux by default * Use lp_socket_address() when binding to port 138/udp in nmbd. o Brian Moran <bmoran@centeris.com> + * Eventlog and ServiceControl support. + * Added eventlogadm tool for writing Eventlog records. * Fix typo when creating Eventlog source DLL registry paths. * Add simple script to tail syslog and write records to eventlog tdb. -o Lars Müller <lmuelle@samba.org> - * Only install smbsh manpage if smbwrapper has been successfully - built. - - o Ricky Nance <ricky.nance@gmail.com> * Updates for the mklogon perl scripts. o Chris Nicholls <skel@samba.org> + * New libmsrpc library (Google SoC Project). * Fix libmsrpc build of on the Sun compiler by removing empty structure declarations. -o Marcin Porwit <mporwit@centeris.com> - * Added basic Performance Counter daemon which can feed data - for the Windows perfmon.exe tool. - - -o Simo Sorce <idra@samba.org> - * Update Debian packaging. - - - -Release Notes for older release follow: - - -------------------------------------------------- - - ================================== - Release Notes for Samba 3.0.21pre1 - Oct 18, 2005 - ================================== - - -Common bugs fixed in 3.0.21pre1 include: - - o Missing groups in a user's token when logging in via kerberos - o Incompatibilities with newer MS Windows hotfixes and - embedded OS platforms - -New features introduced in Samba 3.0.21pre1 include: - - o Complete NTLMv2 support by consolidating authentication - mechanism used at the CIFS and RPC layers. - o The capability to manage Unix services using the Win32 - Service Control API. - o The capability to view external Unix log files via the - Microsoft Event Viewer. - o New libmsrpc share library for application developers. - o Rewrite of CIFS oplock implementation. - - -###################################################################### -Changes -####### - -smb.conf changes ----------------- - - Parameter Name Action - -------------- ------ - eventlog list New - iprint server New - map read only New - rename user script New - svcctl list Renamed from 'enable svcctl' - - -Changes since 3.0.20[a-b] -------------------------- - -commits -------- - -o Jeremy Allison <jra@samba.org> - * BUG 1828: Fixed SPNEGO issues with PocketPC clients. - * Added 'map readonly' parameter. - * BUG 3166: Fix crash in libsmbclient if the $HOME environment is - not defined. - * Maintain schannel client session keys in volatile - $(privatedir)/schannel_store.tdb. - * BUG 2769: Ensure we mangle filenames ending in a space - * Catch corner case of renaming a symlinked directory into - itself - * Ensure that smb.conf requests for hidden files are honored, - even when DOS attributes are stored in EA's - * Add new auth method "auth_script" for calling an external - program - * BUG 2152: Fix for mangled filenames when the client does - support long filenames - * Rewritten implementation of client and server DCE/RPC infrastructure - - -o Gerald (Jerry) Carter <jerry@samba.org> - * Eventlog and ServiceControl support. - * BUG 1051: store the directory path so we can send the full - name in the unlink call from smbclient. - * Use reference count strategy for keeping the registry tdb - open. - * Convert internal registry objects to new hierarchical talloc - * Allow the root user a free pass for access checks in the - registry and service control checks. - * Sanity checks in the privilege code to prevent empty SID - entries - * Add basic infrastructure for 'make test' when the socket - wrapper library is configured at compile time - * Convert profiles utility to use the current regfio interface - for reading and writing user profiles - * Remove netsamlogon_cache interface - * Ensure that print jobs are removed even when the cancel - command is received before the print cache has been updated - - -o Guenther Deschner <gd@samba.org> - * Fixed compile problems and warnings with newer OpenLDAP - and OpenSSL libs - * Fix bug when enumerating trusted domains via 'wbinfo -m' - * Parse the MS Kerberos PAC to obtain the user group - membership during logon. - * Add support for SeRestorePrivilege to allow a process to - change the ownership of a file to any arbitrary account - * Fix password history storage when using Novell eDirectory for - ldapsam storage - * Backport Kerberos PAC parsing from Samba 4 branch in order to - correctly create the NT User Token when logging into a Samba - member server - - -o Deryck Hodge <deryck@samba.org> - * Allow control of syslog facility and level in audit vfs modules. - - -o S Murthy Kambhampaty <smk_va@yahoo.com> - * Patches for Fedora RPM specfile and init script - - -o Volker Lendecke <vl@samba.org> - * New oplock implementation. - * Add assert() call if winbindd cannot locate the domain SID in - secrets.tdb on startup - - -o Jason Mader <jason@ncac.gwu.edu> - * Removed compiler various warnings. - - -o Jim McDonough <jmcd@us.ibm.com> - * BUG 2961 (partial): Add rename support for user accounts to tdbsam - - -o Stefan Metzmacher <metze@samba.org> - * Fix setting of quotas on linux kernel with the struct - if_dqblk interface - * Enable sysquota interfact on Linux by default - - -o Brian Moran <bmoran@centeris.com> - * Eventlog and ServiceControl support. - * Added eventlogadm tool for writing Eventlog records. - - -o Chris Nicholls <skel@samba.org> - * New libmsrpc library (Google SoC Project). - - o James Peach <jpeach@sgi.com> * Fix parsing error for smb ports parameter. o Marcin Porwit <mporwit@centeris.com> * Eventlog and ServiceControl support. + * Added basic Performance Counter daemon which can feed data + for the Windows perfmon.exe tool. o Joel Smith <joel.j.smith@novell.com> @@ -342,6 +358,12 @@ o Toomas Soome <Toomas.Soome@mls.ee> * Implement host lookups in nss_winbind.so.1 on Solaris +o Simo Sorce <idra@samba.org> + * Update Debian packaging. + + +Release Notes for older release follow: + -------------------------------------------------- =============================== Release Notes for Samba 3.0.20b |