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| author | Andrew Bartlett <abartlet@samba.org> | 2012-06-05 13:21:13 +1000 |
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| committer | Andrew Bartlett <abartlet@samba.org> | 2012-06-05 09:48:05 +0200 |
| commit | c0a9fdc66e33de1a00a366f317ddd3fe0ca9f8cb (patch) | |
| tree | ca440f701dbe4daec028223c99bf0201dc88f567 /WHATSNEW.txt | |
| parent | 07fc59f78d816c4496623cc37026b82fd6b0bed3 (diff) | |
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WHATSNEW: Add details on NTP and DNS as new protocols we cover
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diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index 2ec9233960..cb35f08c7a 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ unaffected at this stage. If you are upgrading, or looking to develop, test or deploy Samba 4.0 beta releases, you should backup all configuration and data. + NEW FEATURES ============ @@ -64,10 +65,20 @@ As mentioned above, this change to the default file server may cause instability, as we learn about the real-world interactions between these two key components. -A new scripting interface has been added to Samba 4, allowing Python -programs to interface to Samba's internals, and many tools and -internal workings of the DC code is now implemented in python. +As DNS is an integral part of Active Directory, we also provide a DNS +solution, using the BIND DLZ mechanism in versions 9.8 and 9.9. +During the provision, a configuration file will be generated for bind +to make it use this plugin. We also have a project to provide a +minimal internal DNS server from within the Samba process, for easier +'out of the box' configuration. Note however that this is not yet +complete (pending addition of secure DNS update support). + +To provide accurate timestamps to Windows clients, we integrate with +the NTP project to provide secured NTP replies. +Finally, a new scripting interface has been added to Samba 4, allowing +Python programs to interface to Samba's internals, and many tools and +internal workings of the DC code is now implemented in python. CHANGES SINCE alpha21 @@ -98,6 +109,7 @@ number of scary warnings from our log output). Much improved support for FreeBSD, including extended attribute support on the filesystem for the AD DC. + KNOWN ISSUES ============ @@ -140,6 +152,7 @@ KNOWN ISSUES experience issues with DRS replication, as we have fixed many issues here in response to feedback from our production users. + RUNNING Samba 4.0 as an AD DC ============================= |