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                   WHATS NEW IN Samba 3.0.0 beta2
                            July 1 2003
                   ==============================
 This is the second beta release of Samba 3.0.0. This is a
 non-production release intended for testing purposes.  Use
 at your own risk.
 The purpose of this beta release is to get wider testing of the major
 new pieces of code in the current Samba 3.0 development tree. We have
 officially ceased development on the 2.2.x release of Samba and are
 concentrating on Samba 3.0. To reduce the time before the final
 Samba 3.0 release we need as many people as possible to start testing
 these beta releases, and to provide high quality feedback on what
 needs fixing.
 Samba 3.0 is feature complete. However there is still some final
 work to be done on certain pieces of functionality.  Please refer to
 the section on "Known Issues" for more details.
 Major new features:
 -------------------
 )  Active Directory support. This release is able to join a ADS realm
     as a member server and authenticate users using LDAP/kerberos.
 )  Unicode support. Samba will now negotiate UNICODE on the wire and
     internally there is now a much better infrastructure for multi-byte
     and UNICODE character sets.
 )  New authentication system. The internal authentication system has
     been almost completely rewritten. Most of the changes are internal,
     but the new auth system is also very configurable.
 )  New filename mangling system. The filename mangling system has been
     completely rewritten. An internal database now stores mangling maps
     persistently. This needs lots of testing.
 )  New "net" command. A new "net" command has been added. It is
     somewhat similar to the "net" command in windows. Eventually we
     plan to replace a bunch of other utilities (such as smbpasswd)
     with subcommands in "net", at the moment only a few things are
     implemented.
 )  Samba now negotiates NT-style status32 codes on the wire. This
     improves error handling a lot.
 )  Better Windows 2000/XP/2003 printing support including publishing
     printer attributes in active directory
 )  New loadable RPC modules
 )  New dual-daemon winbindd support (-B) for better performance
 ) Support for migrating from a Windows NT 4.0 domain to a Samba
     domain and maintaining user, group and domain SIDs
 ) Support for establishing trust relationships with Windows NT 4.0
     domain controllers
 ) Initial support for a distributed Winbind architecture using
     an LDAP directory for storing SID to uid/gid mappings
 ) Major updates to the Samba documentation tree.
 Plus lots of other improvements!
 Additional Documentation
 ------------------------
 Please refer to Samba documentation tree (including in the docs/
 subdirectory) for extensive explanations of installing, configuring
 and maintaining Samba 3.0 servers and clients.  It is advised to
 begin with the Samba-HOWTO-Collection for overviews and specific
 tasks (the current book is up to approximately 400 pages) and to
 refer to the various man pages for information on individual options.
 ######################################################################
 Changes since 3.0beta1
 ######################
 Please refer to the CVS log for the SAMBA_3_0 branch for complete
 details
 )  Rework our smb signing code again, this factors out some of
     the common MAC calcuation code, and now supports multiple
     outstanding packets (bug #40)
 )  Enforce 'client plaintext auth', 'client lanman auth' and 'client
     ntlmv2 auth'
 )  Correct timestamp problem on 64-bit machines (bug #140)
 )  Add extra debugging statements to winbindd for tracking down
     failures
 )  Fix bug when aliased 'winbind uid/gid' parameters are used
 	'winbind uid/gid' are now replaced with 'idmap uid/gid'
 )  Added an auth flag that indicates if we should be allowed
     to fallback to NTLMSSP for SASL if krb5 fails
 )  Fixed the bug that forced us not to use the winbindd cache when
     we have a primary ADS domain and a secondary (trusted) NT4 domain.
 )  Use lp_realm() to find the default realm for 'net ads password'
 )  Removed editreg from standard build until it is portable.
 ) Fix domain membership for servers not running winbindd
 ) Correct race condition in determining the high water make
     in the idmap backend (bug #181)
 ) Set the user's primary unix group from usrmgr.exe (partial
     fix for bug #45)
 ) Show comments when doing 'net group -l' (bug #3)
 ) Add trivial extension to 'net' to dump current local idmap
     and restore mappings as well
 ) Modify 'net rpc vampire' to add new and existing users to
     both the idmap and the SAM. This code needs further testing.
 ) Fix crash bug in ADS searches
 ) Build libnss_wins.so as part of nsswitch target (bug #160)
 ) Make net rpc vampire return an error if the sam sync RPC
     returns an error
 ) Fail to join an NT 4 domain as a BDC if an workstation account
     using our name exists
 ) Fix various memory leaks in server and client code
 ) Remove the short option to --set-auth-user for wbinfo (-A) to
     prevent confusion with the -a option (bug #158)
 ) Added new 'map acl inheritence' parameter
 ) Removed unused 'privileges' code from group mapping database
 ) Don't segfault on empty passdb backend list (bug #136)
 ) Fixed acl sorting algorithm forWwindows 2000 clients
 ) Replace universal group cache with netsamlogon_cache
     from APPLIANCE_HEAD branch
 ) Fix autoconf detection issues surrounding --with-ads=yes
     but no Krb5 header files installed (bug #152)
 ) Add LDAP lookup for domain sequence number in case we are
     joined using NT4 protocols to a native mode AD domain
 ) Fix backend method selection for trusted NT 4 (or 2k
     mixed mode) domains
 ) Fixed bug that caused us to enuemrate domain local groups
     from native mode AD domains other than our own
 ) Correct group enumeration for viewing in the Windows
     security tab (bug #110)
 ) Consolidate the DC location code
 ) Moved 'ads server' functionality into 'password server' for
     backwards compatibility
 ) Fix winbindd_idmap tdb upgrades from a 2.2 installation
     ( if you installed beta1, be sure to
       'mv idmap.tdb winbindd_idmap.tdb' )
 ) Fix pdb_ldap segfaults, and wrong default values for
     ldapsam_compat
 ) Enable negative connection cache for winbindd's ADS backend
     functions
 ) Enable address caching for active directory DC's so we don't
     have to hit DNS so much
 ) Fix bug in idmap code that caused mapping to randomly be
     redefined
 ) Add tdb locking code to prevent race condition when adding a
     new mapping to idmap
 ) Fix 'map to guest = bad user' when acting as a PDC supporting
     trust relationships
 ) Prevent deadlock issues when running winbindd on a Samba PDC
     to handle allocating uids & gids for trusted users and groups
 ) added LOCALE patch from Steve Langasek (bug #122)
 ) Add the 'guest' passdb backend automatically to the end of
     the 'passdb backend' list if 'guest account' has a valid
     username.
 ) Remove samstrict_dc auth method.  Rework 'samstrict' to only
     handle our local names (or domain name if we are a PDC).
     Move existing permissive 'sam' method to 'sam_ignoredomain'
     and make 'samstrict' the new default 'sam' auth method.
 ) Match Windows NT4/2k behavior when authenticating a user with
     and unknown domain (default to our domain if we are a DC or
     domain member; default to our local name if we are a
     standalone server)
 ) Fix Get_Pwnam() to always fall back to lookup 'user' if the
     'DOMAIN\user' lookup fails.  This matches 2.2. behavior.
 ) Fix the trustdom_cache code to update the list of trusted
     domains when operating as a domain member and not using
     winbindd
 ) Remove 'nisplussam' passdb backend since it has suffered for
     too long without a maintainer
 ######################################################################
 Upgrading from Samba 2.2
 ########################
 This section is provided to help administrators understand the details
 involved with upgrading a Samba 2.2 server to Samba 3.0
 Building
 --------
 Many of the options to the GNU autoconf script have been modified
 in the 3.0 release.  The most noticeable are:
   * removal of --with-tdbsam (is now included by default; see section
     on passdb backends and authentication for more details)
   * --with-ldapsam is now on used to provided backward compatible
     parameters for LDAP enabled Samba 2.2 servers.  Refer to the passdb
     backend and authentication section for more details
   * inclusion of non-standard passdb modules may be enabled using
     --with-expsam.  This includes an XML backend, a mysql backend,
     and a NIS backend.
   * removal of --with-msdfs (is now enabled by default)
   * removal of --with-ssl (no longer supported)
   * --with-utmp now defaults to 'yes' on supported systems
   * --with-sendfile-support is now enabled by default on supported
     systems
 Parameters
 ----------
 This section contains a brief listing of changes to smb.conf options
 in the 3.0.0 release.  Please refer to the smb.conf(5) man page for
 complete descriptions of new or modified parameters.
 Removed Parameters (order alphabetically):
   * admin log
   * alternate permissions
   * character set
   * client codepage
   * code page directory
   * coding system
   * domain admin group
   * domain guest group
   * force unknown acl user
   * nt smb support
   * post script
   * printer driver
   * printer driver file
   * printer driver location
   * status
   * total print jobs
   * use rhosts
   * valid chars
   * vfs options
 New Parameters (new parameters have been grouped by function):
   Remote management
   -----------------
   * abort shutdown script
   * shutdown script
   User and Group Account Management
   ---------------------------------
   * add group script
   * add machine script
   * add user to group script
   * algorithmic rid base
   * delete group script
   * delete user from group script
   * passdb backend
   * set primary group script
   Authentication
   --------------
   * auth methods
   * realm
   Protocol Options
   ----------------
   * client lanman auth
   * client NTLMv2 auth
   * client schannel
   * client signing
   * client use spnego
   * disable netbios
   * ntlm auth
   * paranoid server security
   * server schannel
   * smb ports
   * use spnego
   File Service
   ------------
   * get quota command
   * hide special files
   * hide unwriteable files
   * hostname lookups
   * kernel change notify
   * mangle prefix
   * map acl inheritence
   * msdfs proxy
   * set quota command
   * use sendfile
   * vfs objects
   Printing
   --------
   * max reported print jobs
   UNICODE and Character Sets
   --------------------------
   * display charset
   * dos charset
   * unicode
   * unix charset
   SID to uid/gid Mappings
   -----------------------
   * idmap backend
   * idmap gid
   * idmap only
   * idmap uid
   LDAP
   ----
   * ldap delete dn
   * ldap group suffix
   * ldap idmap suffix
   * ldap machine suffix
   * ldap passwd sync
   * ldap trust ids
   * ldap user suffix
   General Configuration
   ---------------------
   * preload modules
   * privatedir
 Modified Parameters (changes in behavior):
   * encrypt passwords (enabled by default)
   * mangling method (set to 'hash2' by default)
   * passwd chat
   * passwd program
   * restrict anonymous (integer value)
   * security (new 'ads' value)
   * strict locking (enabled by default)
   * winbind cache time (increased to 5 minutes)
   * winbind uid (deprecated in favor of 'idmap uid')
   * winbind gid (deprecated in favor of 'idmap gid')
 Databases
 ---------
 This section contains brief descriptions of any new databases
 introduced in Samba 3.0.  Please remember to backup your existing
 ${lock directory}/*tdb before upgrading to Samba 3.0.  Samba will
 upgrade databases as they are opened (if necessary), but downgrading
 from 3.0 to 2.2 is an unsupported path.
 Name			Description				Backup?
 ----			-----------				-------
 account_policy		User policy settings			yes
 gencache		Generic caching db			no
 group_mapping		Mapping table from Windows		yes
 			groups/SID to unix groups
 idmap			new ID map table from SIDS		yes
 			to UNIX uids/gids.
 namecache		Name resolution cache entries		no
 netsamlogon_cache	Cache of NET_USER_INFO_3 structure	no
 			returned as part of a successful
 			net_sam_logon request
 printing/*.tdb		Cached output from 'lpq 		no
 			command' created on a per print
 			service basis
 registry		Read-only samba registry skeleton	no
 			that provides support for exporting
 			various db tables via the winreg RPCs
 Changes in Behavior
 -------------------
 The following issues are known changes in behavior between Samba 2.2 and
 Samba 3.0 that may affect certain installations of Samba.
 )  When operating as a member of a Windows domain, Samba 2.2 would
       map any users authenticated by the remote DC to the 'guest account'
       if a uid could not be obtained via the getpwnam() call.  Samba 3.0
       rejects the connection as NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE.  There is no
       current work around to re-establish the 2.2 behavior.
 )  When adding machines to a Samba 2.2 controlled domain, the
       'add user script' was used to create the UNIX identity of the
       machine trust account.  Samba 3.0 introduces a new 'add machine
       script' that must be specified for this purpose.  Samba 3.0 will
       not fall back to using the 'add user script' in the absence of
       an 'add machine script'
 ######################################################################
 Passdb Backends and Authentication
 ##################################
 There have been a few new changes that Samba administrators should be
 aware of when moving to Samba 3.0.
 ) encrypted passwords have been enabled by default in order to
      inter-operate better with out-of-the-box Windows client
      installations.  This does mean that either (a) a samba account
      must be created for each user, or (b) 'encrypt passwords = no'
      must be explicitly defined in smb.conf.
 ) Inclusion of new 'security = ads' option for integration
      with an Active Directory domain using the native Windows
      Kerberos 5 and LDAP protocols.
 Samba 3.0 also includes the possibility of setting up chains
 of authentication methods (auth methods) and account storage
 backends (passdb backend).  Please refer to the smb.conf(5)
 man page for details.  While both parameters assume sane default
 values, it is likely that you will need to understand what the
 values actually mean in order to ensure Samba operates correctly.
 The recommended passdb backends at this time are
   * smbpasswd - 2.2 compatible flat file format
   * tdbsam - attribute rich database intended as an smbpasswd
     replacement for stand alone servers
   * ldapsam - attribute rich account storage and retrieval
     backend utilizing an LDAP directory.
   * ldapsam_compat - a 2.2 backward compatible LDAP account
     backend
 Certain functions of the smbpasswd(8) tool have been split between the
 new smbpasswd(8) utility, the net(8) tool, and the new pdbedit(8)
 utility.  See the respective man pages for details.
 ######################################################################
 LDAP
 ####
 This section outlines the new features affecting Samba / LDAP integration.
 New Schema
 ----------
 A new object class (sambaSamAccount) has been introduced to replace
 the old sambaAccount.  This change aids us in the renaming of attributes
 to prevent clashes with attributes from other vendors.  There is a
 conversion script (examples/LDAP/convertSambaAccount) to modify and LDIF
 file to the new schema.
 Example:
 	$ ldapsearch .... -b "ou=people,dc=..." > old.ldif
 	$ convertSambaAccount <DOM SID> old.ldif new.ldif
 The <DOM SID> can be obtained by running 'net getlocalsid <DOMAINNAME>'
 on the Samba PDC as root.
 The old sambaAccount schema may still be used by specifying the
 "ldapsam_compat" passdb backend.  However, the sambaAccount and
 associated attributes have been moved to the historical section of
 the schema file and must be uncommented before use if needed.
 The 2.2 object class declaration for a sambaAccount has not changed
 in the 3.0 samba.schema file.
 Other new object classes and their uses include:
   * sambaDomain - domain information used to allocate rids
     for users and groups as necessary.  The attributes are added
     in 'ldap suffix' directory entry automatically if
     an idmap uid/gid range has been set and the 'ldapsam'
     passdb backend has been selected.
   * sambaGroupMapping - an object representing the
     relationship between a posixGroup and a Windows
     group/SID.  These entries are stored in the 'ldap
     group suffix' and managed by the 'net groupmap' command.
   * sambaUnixIdPool - created in the 'ldap idmap suffix' entry
     automatically and contains the next available 'idmap uid' and
     'idmap gid'
   * sambaIdmapEntry - object storing a mapping between a
     SID and a UNIX uid/gid.  These objects are created by the
     idmap_ldap module as needed.
 New Suffix for Searching
 ------------------------
 The following new smb.conf parameters have been added to aid in directing
 certain LDAP queries when 'passdb backend = ldapsam://...' has been
 specified.
   * ldap suffix         - used to search for user and computer accounts
   * ldap user suffix    - used to store user accounts
   * ldap machine suffix - used to store machine trust accounts
   * ldap group suffix   - location of posixGroup/sambaGroupMapping entries
   * ldap idmap suffix   - location of sambaIdmapEntry objects
 If an 'ldap suffix' is defined, it will be appended to all of the
 remaining sub-suffix parameters.  In this case, the order of the suffix
 listings in smb.conf is important.  Always place the 'ldap suffix' first
 in the list.
 Due to a limitation in Samba's smb.conf parsing, you should not surround
 the DN's with quotation marks.
 IdMap LDAP support
 ------------------
 Samba 3.0 supports an ldap backend for the idmap subsystem.  The
 following options would inform Samba that the idmap table should be
 stored on the directory server onterose in the "ou=idmap,dc=plainjoe,
 dc=org" partition.
  [global]
     ...
     idmap backend     = ldap:ldap://onterose/
     ldap idmap suffix = ou=idmap,dc=plainjoe,dc=org
     idmap uid         = 40000-50000
     idmap gid         = 40000-50000
 This configuration allows winbind installations on multiple servers to
 share a uid/gid number space, thus avoiding the interoperability problems
 with NFS that were present in Samba 2.2.
 ######################################################################
 Known Issues
 ############
 * The smbldap perl scripts for managing user entries in an LDAP
   directory have not be updated to function with the Samba 3.0
   schema changes.  This (or an equivalent solution) work is planned
   to be completed prior to the stable 3.0.0 release.
 Please refer to https://bugzilla.samba.org/ for a current list of bugs
 filed against the Samba 3.0 codebase.
 ######################################################################
 Reporting bugs & Development Discussion
 #######################################
 Please discuss this release on the samba-technical mailing list or by
 joining the #samba-technical IRC channel on irc.freenode.net.
 If you do report problems then please try to send high quality
 feedback. If you don't provide vital information to help us track down
 the problem then you will probably be ignored.
 A new bugzilla installation has been established to help support the
 Samba 3.0 community of users.  This server, located at
 https://bugzilla.samba.org/, will replace the existing jitterbug server
 and the old http://bugs.samba.org now points to the new bugzilla server.

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