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diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index 512bddd3d3..5668564678 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -43,6 +43,43 @@ reason is to use more of our infrastructure and test this infrastructure by using it. With this approach more code in Winbind is shared. +New Spoolss code +---------------- + +The spoolss and the old RAP printing code have been completely +overhauled and refactored. + +All calls from lanman/printing code has been changed to go through the +spoolss RPC interfaces, this allows us to keep all checks in one place +and avoid special cases in the main printing code. +Printing code has been therefore confined within the spoolss code. + +All the printing code, including the spoolss RPC interfaces has been +changed to use the winreg RPC interfaces to store all data. +All data has been migrated from custom, arbitrary TDB files to the +registry interface. This transition allow us to present correct data to +windows client accessing the server registry through the winreg RPC +interfaces to query for printer data. Data is served out from a real +registry implementation and therefore arguably 100% forward compatible. + +Migration code from the previous TDB files formats is provided. This +code is automatically invoked the first time the new code is run on the +server. Although manual migration is also available using the 'net +printer migrate' command. + +These changes not only make all the spoolss code much more closer to +"the spec", it also greatly improves our internal testing of both +spoolss and winreg interfaces, and reduces overall code duplication. + +As part of this work, new tests have been also added to increase +coverage. + +This code will also allow, in future, an easy transition to split out +the spooling functions into a separate daemon for those OEMs that do not +need printing functionality in their appliances, reducing the code +footprint. + + SMB Traffic Analyzer -------------------- |