cdrom.image/sme8/README.txt

SME Server 8.0 Beta 7 Release Notes
===================================

30 September 2011

The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of
SME Server 8.0beta7 which is based on CentOS 5.7 and will be the next
major release of SME Server. This is the final planned Beta for SME 8.

Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised in the bug
tracker (and only there, please);

    http://bugs.contribs.org/

***************************
Testers Please Note the following...

1. SME Server users should not upgrade production servers to this
   release but those who can are encouraged to load the beta to a
   dedicated test machine and take part in the testing phase.

2. CentOS 5 has dropped support for i586 and therefore SME Server 8
   will not work on i586 hardware. [See bugzilla:2845]. i586 hardware
   means processors before and including Intel Pentium, Pentium MMX;
   AMD K5, K6, K6-II, K6-III and Via C3. i686 architecture processors
   are Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III; AMD Athlon,
   Athlon XP and later.

3. Some notes on SME 8 including help on upgrades can be found at
   http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8

4. Upgrading from previous releases should only be done on clean
   machines without contribs or other modifications.

5. Testers are now encouraged to test upgrade paths and to start testing
   contribs. They are not certain to work so only try on test servers.
   Please raise all issues found in the bug tracker.

6. Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing,
   during this time you may experience problems.
   You can download SME8.0 Beta 7 from
   http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8/iso/i386/
   or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8

***************************

About SME Server
================

SME Server is the leading Linux distribution for small and medium
enterprises.

SME Server is freely available under the GNU General Public License and
is only possible through the efforts of the SME Server community.
However, the availability and quality of SME Server is dependent on
meeting our expenses, such as hosting costs, server hardware, etc.

As such, we ask for a small donation to offset costs and fund further
development.

Please visit http://wiki.contribs.org/Donate to donate.

Thanks and a plea for help
==========================

The development team would like to thank all of those who have involved
themselves with this beta release. At this stage in development the role
of testers is vital; the final release date and the stability and
quality of the new version depend on full and thorough testing by all
levels of users, right from beginners who may be confused by, and draw
the developers attention to, insufficiently transparent system design,
up to seasoned and skilled users who can probe the system deeply. Bug
triage and verification testing needs lots of community involvement;
please try to spare some time to this vital aspect of our community's
future.

This release, which is based on a major update of the Centos Core,
contains many new features. Please run Software Installer in Server
Manager regularly during testing to be sure your system reflects the
latest stage of development.

Major changes in beta 7
=======================
* Require authentication for all emails, including local.
* Optional - to use ext4 instead of ext3 for file systems
  (except for /boot). At the boot prompt use "ext4" or "sme ext4".
  *** ext4 is considered experimental, so use with caution ***
* Optional - LDAP authentication can be enabled. Once enabled it cannot
  be disabled, so experiment with care. 
  To enable: db configuration setprop ldap Authentication enabled

Changes in this release
=======================

This section of this README file lists all package changes carried out
by SME-associated developers since SME Server 8.0 Beta 6.

The package changelogs often included earlier changes and changes
carried out by non-SME-associated developers; these were removed to
shorten the list. Packages recently altered by Centos, Redhat, and
Fedora-associated developers are not included.

Backups
-------
- Improve how Backup to Workstation handles full remote disks.
- Do not make backup fail when due to a modified file.
- Localise the choices for 'Select the type of share for backup
  destination' in the Configure Workstation Backup panel.
- Improve the wording of the 'Backup or restore' server-manager panel.
  Replace term "USB disk" with "removable disk" as this is not
  restricted to only USB disks.
- Improve wording of workstation backup email regarding the set number.
- Do not modify the workstation backup location 'SmbShare' during
  software update.
- Include disk usage in Workstation Backup email.
- A new database property, OpenFilesLimit, allows customisation of
  open_files_limit option in my.cnf. This can allow backups to succeed
  if a MySQL database has a very large number of tables.

File Server
-----------
- Change separator character in general Samba configuration file.
- Changes in Samba's "Recycle VFS exclude" syntax (for ibays).

LDAP (Optional in SME 8, and considered experimental)
----
- Create samba account during event for machine.
- Keep uid/gid for computer accounts in synch for Unix/Samba/LDAP.
- Fixed syntax error in create-machine-account.
- Fix samba-group-mapping for users without group membership.
- Fix cpu critical patch missing '
- LDAP admin password needs to be loaded in secrets.tdb
- Change authentication from passwd/shadow files to the pam database.
- Turba searches on LDAP address book fixed.
- Properly handle account with accents in first- or lastname with
  regards to LDAP.
- Fix create user gid parameter.
- Path for gpasswd command fixed in "init-accounts" script.
- All ibay account commands as system accounts in LDAP.
- Create ibay accounts as system accounts in LDAP.
- Use cpu commands to manage Ibays accounts if ldap is master.
- Make cpu calls critical only with ldap{Auth} is enabled.
- Check slapd.conf syntax before trying to dump the database.
- Simplify ldap-update call by calling ldif-fix
- Change script order: ldap-update should be called after
  domain-group-maps.
- LDAP ou field is taken from Dept not Department.
- LDAP changes: Add rfc2739.schema back in and include in config.
- Use ldapmodify to load ldif, add -a if no changetype.
- Remove bogus junk attribute from ldif templates.
- Change startup order for ldap.
- ldap should store locked passwords for expired passwords.
- Add ldap as an auth type to radius
- Radius should use LDAP backend (if LDAP auth is enabled).

Localisation
------------
- Latest localisation updates applied.

Mail Server
-----------
- Require SMTP authentication by default when sending to an external
  address.
- Fix TLS security defaults, TLS Ciphers for qpsmtpd can be configured.
- Change enabled to transparent for mail proxy.
- Enable authentication for smtp traffic and migrate if necessary.
- Fix pseudonym modification for "local network only" accounts.
- Add smtp auth into web interface, not just when enabled.
- Fix require_resolvable_fromhost doesn't work
- Fix qpsmtpd plugin fatal errors when incoming mail message has no
  headers.
- Serialize configure_peers to prevent errors.
- Fix SMTP proxy wording in server-manager.
- Fix SMTP auth wording in server-manager.
- New feature: Allow for individual configuration for the number of
  mail logfiles.

Server manager
--------------
- Enhance IP address syntax checking in remote access panel.

Webmail and Groupware
---------------------
- Update to Horde 3.3.11, imp 4.3.9, Ingo 1.2.5 & Turba 2.3.5
- Add option to verify from address in webmail if setting up additional
  identities.

Web Server
----------
- Disable SSLv2 by default.
- make user 'apache' an alias for user 'www'.

Other fixes and updates
-----------------------
- Option to select ext4 instead of ext3 for filesystems at boot prompt
- Enable quotas on ext4 filesystems as well.
- Only allow backup to (removable) storage media that are not read only.
- Improve error handling when trying to install without NIC.
- Only remove dangling symlinks in weak-updates directories.
- Fix template-expansion for dhclient.conf.
- Improve validation (error) message for remote access setup.
- Change text in hostname and addresses panel for remote host (add
  FQDN).
- Fix hostname editing for comments with double speechmarks
- Trap croak inside Net::IPv4Addr::ipv4_in_network to allow a FQDN to be
  inserted in hostnames and addresses panel in lieu of an IP address.
- Add validator back for ip or cname entry.
- Correctly strip numbers from sql scripts
- Enable speedier time synchronisation for suspended VMs, this can be
  configured by a new db key for ntpd, SupportLargeDrift.
- Obsolete KeepAlive and replace by ClientAliveInterval and
  ClientAliveCountMax to prevent SSH sessions from being timed out by
  network inactivity.
- New feature: Default Cipher to blowfish for ssh configuration.
- Add directive "PersistentPasswd off" to proftpd configuration.
- Quota panel should allow non-integers but only accept uppercase units.
- Obsolete magic_quotes_gpc settings.
- Set default timezone for php version 5.3.3.

General features
================

- Based on CentOS 5.7 and all available updates

$Id: README.txt,v 1.9 2011/09/25 17:53:32 wellsi Exp $


1	wellsi	1.9	SME Server 8.0 Beta 7 Release Notes
2	wellsi	1.2	===================================
3
4	wellsi	1.10	30 September 2011
5	wellsi	1.2
6			The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of
7	wellsi	1.10	SME Server 8.0beta7 which is based on CentOS 5.7 and will be the next
8	wellsi	1.5	major release of SME Server. This is the final planned Beta for SME 8.
9	wellsi	1.2
10	wellsi	1.3	Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised in the bug
11			tracker (and only there, please);
12	wellsi	1.2
13			http://bugs.contribs.org/
14
15	wellsi	1.3	***************************
16			Testers Please Note the following...
17
18	wellsi	1.9	1. SME Server users should not upgrade production servers to this
19	wellsi	1.5	release but those who can are encouraged to load the beta to a
20			dedicated test machine and take part in the testing phase.
21
22	wellsi	1.9	2. CentOS 5 has dropped support for i586 and therefore SME Server 8
23	wellsi	1.3	will not work on i586 hardware. [See bugzilla:2845]. i586 hardware
24			means processors before and including Intel Pentium, Pentium MMX;
25			AMD K5, K6, K6-II, K6-III and Via C3. i686 architecture processors
26			are Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III; AMD Athlon,
27			Athlon XP and later.
28
29	wellsi	1.10	3. Some notes on SME 8 including help on upgrades can be found at
30			http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8
31
32			4. Upgrading from previous releases should only be done on clean
33	wellsi	1.9	machines without contribs or other modifications.
34	wellsi	1.3
35	wellsi	1.10	5. Testers are now encouraged to test upgrade paths and to start testing
36	wellsi	1.7	contribs. They are not certain to work so only try on test servers.
37			Please raise all issues found in the bug tracker.
38
39	wellsi	1.9	6. Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing,
40	wellsi	1.5	during this time you may experience problems.
41	wellsi	1.9	You can download SME8.0 Beta 7 from
42	wellsi	1.4	http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8/iso/i386/
43	wellsi	1.5	or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8
44	wellsi	1.4
45	wellsi	1.3	***************************
46	wellsi	1.2
47			About SME Server
48			================
49
50			SME Server is the leading Linux distribution for small and medium
51	wellsi	1.4	enterprises.
52	wellsi	1.2
53	wellsi	1.5	SME Server is freely available under the GNU General Public License and
54			is only possible through the efforts of the SME Server community.
55	wellsi	1.2	However, the availability and quality of SME Server is dependent on
56			meeting our expenses, such as hosting costs, server hardware, etc.
57
58			As such, we ask for a small donation to offset costs and fund further
59			development.
60
61	wellsi	1.4	Please visit http://wiki.contribs.org/Donate to donate.
62	wellsi	1.2
63	wellsi	1.3	Thanks and a plea for help
64			==========================
65
66			The development team would like to thank all of those who have involved
67			themselves with this beta release. At this stage in development the role
68	wellsi	1.5	of testers is vital; the final release date and the stability and
69			quality of the new version depend on full and thorough testing by all
70			levels of users, right from beginners who may be confused by, and draw
71	wellsi	1.6	the developers attention to, insufficiently transparent system design,
72			up to seasoned and skilled users who can probe the system deeply. Bug
73			triage and verification testing needs lots of community involvement;
74			please try to spare some time to this vital aspect of our community's
75			future.
76	wellsi	1.3
77	wellsi	1.9	This release, which is based on a major update of the Centos Core,
78	wellsi	1.5	contains many new features. Please run Software Installer in Server
79			Manager regularly during testing to be sure your system reflects the
80			latest stage of development.
81	wellsi	1.3
82	wellsi	1.9	Major changes in beta 7
83	wellsi	1.4	=======================
84	wellsi	1.9	* Require authentication for all emails, including local.
85	wellsi	1.10	* Optional - to use ext4 instead of ext3 for file systems
86			(except for /boot). At the boot prompt use "ext4" or "sme ext4".
87			* ext4 is considered experimental, so use with caution *
88			* Optional - LDAP authentication can be enabled. Once enabled it cannot
89			be disabled, so experiment with care.
90			To enable: db configuration setprop ldap Authentication enabled
91	wellsi	1.4
92	wellsi	1.2	Changes in this release
93			=======================
94
95	wellsi	1.5	This section of this README file lists all package changes carried out
96	wellsi	1.9	by SME-associated developers since SME Server 8.0 Beta 6.
97	wellsi	1.5
98			The package changelogs often included earlier changes and changes
99			carried out by non-SME-associated developers; these were removed to
100	wellsi	1.9	shorten the list. Packages recently altered by Centos, Redhat, and
101	wellsi	1.5	Fedora-associated developers are not included.
102
103			Backups
104			-------
105	wellsi	1.9	- Improve how Backup to Workstation handles full remote disks.
106	wellsi	1.10	- Do not make backup fail when due to a modified file.
107			- Localise the choices for 'Select the type of share for backup
108			destination' in the Configure Workstation Backup panel.
109	wellsi	1.9	- Improve the wording of the 'Backup or restore' server-manager panel.
110	wellsi	1.10	Replace term "USB disk" with "removable disk" as this is not
111			restricted to only USB disks.
112			- Improve wording of workstation backup email regarding the set number.
113			- Do not modify the workstation backup location 'SmbShare' during
114			software update.
115	wellsi	1.9	- Include disk usage in Workstation Backup email.
116	wellsi	1.10	- A new database property, OpenFilesLimit, allows customisation of
117			open_files_limit option in my.cnf. This can allow backups to succeed
118			if a MySQL database has a very large number of tables.
119	wellsi	1.5
120			File Server
121			-----------
122	wellsi	1.9	- Change separator character in general Samba configuration file.
123			- Changes in Samba's "Recycle VFS exclude" syntax (for ibays).
124	wellsi	1.10
125			LDAP (Optional in SME 8, and considered experimental)
126			----
127	wellsi	1.9	- Create samba account during event for machine.
128			- Keep uid/gid for computer accounts in synch for Unix/Samba/LDAP.
129			- Fixed syntax error in create-machine-account.
130			- Fix samba-group-mapping for users without group membership.
131			- Fix cpu critical patch missing '
132			- LDAP admin password needs to be loaded in secrets.tdb
133	wellsi	1.10	- Change authentication from passwd/shadow files to the pam database.
134			- Turba searches on LDAP address book fixed.
135			- Properly handle account with accents in first- or lastname with
136			regards to LDAP.
137			- Fix create user gid parameter.
138			- Path for gpasswd command fixed in "init-accounts" script.
139			- All ibay account commands as system accounts in LDAP.
140			- Create ibay accounts as system accounts in LDAP.
141			- Use cpu commands to manage Ibays accounts if ldap is master.
142			- Make cpu calls critical only with ldap{Auth} is enabled.
143			- Check slapd.conf syntax before trying to dump the database.
144			- Simplify ldap-update call by calling ldif-fix
145			- Change script order: ldap-update should be called after
146			domain-group-maps.
147			- LDAP ou field is taken from Dept not Department.
148			- LDAP changes: Add rfc2739.schema back in and include in config.
149			- Use ldapmodify to load ldif, add -a if no changetype.
150			- Remove bogus junk attribute from ldif templates.
151			- Change startup order for ldap.
152			- ldap should store locked passwords for expired passwords.
153			- Add ldap as an auth type to radius
154			- Radius should use LDAP backend (if LDAP auth is enabled).
155	wellsi	1.5
156			Localisation
157			------------
158	wellsi	1.9	- Latest localisation updates applied.
159	wellsi	1.5
160			Mail Server
161			-----------
162	wellsi	1.10	- Require SMTP authentication by default when sending to an external
163			address.
164	wellsi	1.9	- Fix TLS security defaults, TLS Ciphers for qpsmtpd can be configured.
165			- Change enabled to transparent for mail proxy.
166			- Enable authentication for smtp traffic and migrate if necessary.
167	wellsi	1.10	- Fix pseudonym modification for "local network only" accounts.
168	wellsi	1.9	- Add smtp auth into web interface, not just when enabled.
169			- Fix require_resolvable_fromhost doesn't work
170	wellsi	1.10	- Fix qpsmtpd plugin fatal errors when incoming mail message has no
171			headers.
172	wellsi	1.9	- Serialize configure_peers to prevent errors.
173	wellsi	1.10	- Fix SMTP proxy wording in server-manager.
174			- Fix SMTP auth wording in server-manager.
175			- New feature: Allow for individual configuration for the number of
176			mail logfiles.
177	wellsi	1.5
178			Server manager
179			--------------
180	wellsi	1.10	- Enhance IP address syntax checking in remote access panel.
181	wellsi	1.5
182			Webmail and Groupware
183			---------------------
184	wellsi	1.9	- Update to Horde 3.3.11, imp 4.3.9, Ingo 1.2.5 & Turba 2.3.5
185			- Add option to verify from address in webmail if setting up additional
186			identities.
187	wellsi	1.5
188			Web Server
189			----------
190	wellsi	1.9	- Disable SSLv2 by default.
191			- make user 'apache' an alias for user 'www'.
192	wellsi	1.5
193			Other fixes and updates
194			-----------------------
195	wellsi	1.10	- Option to select ext4 instead of ext3 for filesystems at boot prompt
196			- Enable quotas on ext4 filesystems as well.
197	wellsi	1.9	- Only allow backup to (removable) storage media that are not read only.
198			- Improve error handling when trying to install without NIC.
199			- Only remove dangling symlinks in weak-updates directories.
200			- Fix template-expansion for dhclient.conf.
201			- Improve validation (error) message for remote access setup.
202	wellsi	1.10	- Change text in hostname and addresses panel for remote host (add
203			FQDN).
204	wellsi	1.9	- Fix hostname editing for comments with double speechmarks
205	wellsi	1.10	- Trap croak inside Net::IPv4Addr::ipv4_in_network to allow a FQDN to be
206			inserted in hostnames and addresses panel in lieu of an IP address.
207	wellsi	1.9	- Add validator back for ip or cname entry.
208			- Correctly strip numbers from sql scripts
209	wellsi	1.10	- Enable speedier time synchronisation for suspended VMs, this can be
210			configured by a new db key for ntpd, SupportLargeDrift.
211			- Obsolete KeepAlive and replace by ClientAliveInterval and
212			ClientAliveCountMax to prevent SSH sessions from being timed out by
213			network inactivity.
214	wellsi	1.9	- New feature: Default Cipher to blowfish for ssh configuration.
215			- Add directive "PersistentPasswd off" to proftpd configuration.
216			- Quota panel should allow non-integers but only accept uppercase units.
217	wellsi	1.10	- Obsolete magic_quotes_gpc settings.
218			- Set default timezone for php version 5.3.3.
219	wellsi	1.2
220			General features
221			================
222
223	wellsi	1.10	- Based on CentOS 5.7 and all available updates
224
225			$Id: README.txt,v 1.9 2011/09/25 17:53:32 wellsi Exp $
226	wellsi	1.5
227	wellsi	1.7