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diff --git a/WHATSNEW4.txt b/WHATSNEW4.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 78638331f5..0000000000 --- a/WHATSNEW4.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,132 +0,0 @@ -What's new in Samba 4 alpha15 -============================= - -Samba 4 is the ambitious next version of the Samba suite that is being -developed in parallel to the stable 3.x series. The main emphasis in -this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used -by Windows 2000 and above. - -Samba4 alpha15 follows on from the alpha release series we have been -publishing since September 2007. - -WARNINGS -======== - -Samba4 alpha15 is not a final Samba release. That is more a reference -to Samba4's lack of the features we expect you will need than a -statement of code quality, but clearly it hasn't seen a broad -deployment yet. If you were to upgrade Samba3 (or indeed Windows) to -Samba4, you would find many things work, but that other key features -you may have relied on simply are not there yet. - -For example, while Samba 3 is an excellent member of a Active -Directory domain, Samba4 is happier as a domain controller, and it is -in this role where it has seen deployment into production. - -Samba4 is subjected to an awesome battery of tests on an -automated basis, we have found Samba4 to be very stable in it's -behaviour. We have to recommend against upgrading production servers -from Samba 3 to Samba 4 at this stage, because there may be the features on -which you may rely that are not present, or the mapping of -your configuration and user database may not be complete. - -If you are upgrading, or looking to develop, test or deploy Samba4, you should -backup all configuration and data. - -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 -and domain logon operations with these clients. - -Our Domain Controller (DC) implementation includes our own built-in -LDAP server and Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) as well as the -Samba3-like logon services provided over CIFS. We correctly generate -the infamous Kerberos PAC, and include it with the Kerberos tickets we -issue. - -The new VFS features in Samba 4 adapts the filesystem on the server to -match the Windows client semantics, allowing Samba 4 to better match -windows behaviour and application expectations. This includes file -annotation information (in streams) and NT ACLs in particular. The -VFS is backed with an extensive automated test suite. - -A new scripting interface has been added to Samba 4, allowing -Python programs to interface to Samba's internals. - -The Samba 4 architecture is based around an LDAP-like database that -can use a range of modular backends. One of the backends supports -standards compliant LDAP servers (including OpenLDAP), and we are -working on modules to map between AD-like behaviours and this backend. -We are aiming for Samba 4 to be powerful frontend to large -directories. - -CHANGES SINCE alpha14 -===================== - -For a list of changes since alpha 14, please see the git log. - -$ git clone git://git.samba.org/samba.git -$ cd samba.git -$ git log release-4-0-0alpha14..release-4-0-0alpha15 - -CHANGES -======= - -Those familiar with Samba 3 can find a list of user-visible changes -since that release series in the NEWS file. - -KNOWN ISSUES -============ - -- Domain member support is in it's infancy, and is not comparable to - the support found in Samba3. - -- There is no printing support in the current release. - -- There is no NetBIOS browsing support in the current release - -- The Samba4 port of the CTDB clustering support is not yet complete - -- Clock Synchronisation is critical. Many 'wrong password' errors are - actually due to Kerberos objecting to a clock skew between client - and server. (The NTP work in the previous alphas are partly to assist - with this problem). - -- The DRS replication code fails, and is very new - -- Users upgrading existing databases to Samba4 should carefully - consult upgrading-samba4.txt. We have made a number of changes in - this release that should make it easier to upgrade in future. - Btw: there exists also a script under the "setup" directory of the - source distribution called "upgrade_from_s3" which should allow a step-up - from Samba3 to Samba4. It's not included yet in the binary distributions - since it's completely experimental! - -RUNNING Samba4 -============== - -A short guide to setting up Samba 4 can be found on the wiki: - - http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba4/HOWTO - -DEVELOPMENT and FEEDBACK -======================== - -We need your help! Projects as Samba 4 live from the community feedback. If you -provide expressive bug reports, some documentation snippets on the wiki or some -real code patches - all is appreciated if it meets our quality criterias. Here -you can find further references: - -Bugs can be filed at https://bugzilla.samba.org/ but please be aware -that many features are simply not expected to work at this stage. - -The Samba Wiki at http://wiki.samba.org should detail some of these -development plans. - -Development and general discussion about Samba 4 happens mainly on -the #samba-technical IRC channel (on irc.freenode.net) and -the samba-technical mailing list (see http://lists.samba.org/ for -details). - |