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@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ +Readme for Samba 4 +================== + 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 @@ -15,8 +18,8 @@ Technology Preview (TP), aimed at allowing you, our users, managers and developers to see how we have progressed, and to invite your feedback and support. -WARNINGS -======== +Warnings +-------- Samba4 is currently at alpha stage. That is more a reference to Samba4's lack of the features we expect you will need than a statement @@ -58,8 +61,8 @@ logged in user, much as Samba3 does. As such, we must strongly recommend against using Samba4 in a production environment at this stage. -NEW FEATURES -============ +New Features +------------ Samba4 supports the server-side of the Active Directory logon environment used by Windows 2000 and later, so we can do full domain join @@ -93,20 +96,20 @@ working on modules to map between AD-like behaviours and this back-end. We are aiming for Samba 4 to be powerful front-end to large directories. -CHANGES -======= +Changes +------- Those familiar with Samba 3 can find a list of user-visible changes since that release series in the NEWS file. - - An optional password is no longer supported as the second argument to - smbclient. +- An optional password is no longer supported as the second argument to + smbclient. - - The default location of smb.conf in non-FHS builds has changed from the - PREFIX/lib directory to the PREFIX/etc directory. +- The default location of smb.conf in non-FHS builds has changed from the + PREFIX/lib directory to the PREFIX/etc directory. -KNOWN ISSUES -============ +Known issues +------------ - Standalone server and domain member roles are not currently supported. While we have much of the infrastructure required, we @@ -117,14 +120,15 @@ KNOWN ISSUES - SWAT can be painful with <TAB> and forms. Just use the mouse, as the JavaScript layer doing this will change. -RUNNING Samba4 -============== +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 -======================== +Development and feedback +------------------------ + Bugs can be filed at https://bugzilla.samba.org/. Please look at the STATUS file before filing a bug to see if a particular is supposed to work yet. @@ -134,4 +138,3 @@ the #samba-technical IRC channel (on irc.freenode.net) and the samba-technical mailing list (see http://lists.samba.org/ for details). - |