From 8f8b562015431fec661f5dc466cc2433f3d68955 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Samba Release Account Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 19:24:52 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated for 1.9.17alpha5 release. Jeremy (jallison@whistle.com) --- WHATSNEW.txt | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index 6228cc3e7aa..e042c6145c4 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -1,6 +1,22 @@ - WHATS NEW IN 1.9.17alpha4 - July 3rd 1997. + WHATS NEW IN 1.9.17alpha5 - July 31st 1997. ========================================== +Last Alpha before full release. +------------------------------- + +It is our intention that 1.9.17alpha5 be the last alpha +before the full 1.9.17 release. If you are concerned that +Samba 1.9.17 compile cleanly out of the box on your platform +please try 1.9.17alpha5 and make sure it compiles for your +particular platform. Please let samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au +know if you have problems. + +The differences between 1.9.17alpha4 and 1.9.17alpha5 are +mainly tidying code to ensure portability over different +platforms (although some new code has been added). + +Thanks to Cisco for the new netbios alias code support. + Improved browsing support. -------------------------- @@ -11,9 +27,6 @@ as it has been largely re-written to explain how to do this. *IMPORTANT* All Samba servers acting as local/domain master browsers must be running 1.9.17alpha3 (or later). -Samba 1.9.17alpha4 should now keep global and authoritative -browse lists separate - see docs/BROWSING.txt for full details. - Thanks to Silicon Graphics for allowing us to test the new code on their corporate network. @@ -43,9 +56,6 @@ the Makefile : IRIX 5.x.x FreeBSD -A crash bug with slow share modes in 1.9.17alpha3 has been -corrected. - Updated smb.conf documentation ------------------------------ All options are now documented we believe. @@ -55,16 +65,17 @@ Many bugfixes and improvements From around the 'net around the world. Many thanks to everyone who contributed. -A list of the new code since alpha3 includes : - -*** Fix for roaming profiles hanging on a Samba drive. -*** smbclient can now query Win95/NT print queues. -*** smbd can now rename across filesystem mount points. -*** New 'force xxx mode' options allow more control over - Unix file permissions. -*** New 'client code page' option for internationalization - support. -*** Documentation update. +Some of the changes since alpha4 are: + +*** Alias names for Samba servers. +*** Fixes for smbtar. +*** New "follow symlinks" option can prevent any + symlink following for security reasons. +*** Authentication for Kerberos 5 clients (note that + this is not the same as the Kerberos 5 Microsoft + will be using, that has not yet been documented). +*** smbpasswd can now add users to the smbpasswd file. +*** Hex dump style of debug packets. Remaining known issues with cross-subnet browsing. -------------------------------------------------- -- 2.11.4.GIT