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SME Server 8.0 Beta 6 Release Notes |
SME Server 8.0 Release Candidate 1 Release Notes |
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August 20 2010 |
20 March 2012 |
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The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of |
The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of |
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SME Server 8.0beta6 which is based on CentOS 5.5 and will be the next |
SME Server 8.0beta7 which is based on CentOS 5.7 and will be the next |
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major release of SME Server. This is the final planned Beta for SME 8. |
major release of SME Server. |
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Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised in the bug |
Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised in the bug |
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tracker (and only there, please); |
tracker (and only there, please); |
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Testers Please Note the following... |
Testers Please Note the following... |
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1. SME Server users currently on SME Server 8.0 Beta 5 have to perform |
1. SME Server users should not upgrade production servers to this |
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one manual step before upgrading due to the change of samba. |
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See http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8#Upgrading_samba |
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2. SME Server users should not upgrade production servers to this |
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release but those who can are encouraged to load the beta to a |
release but those who can are encouraged to load the beta to a |
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dedicated test machine and take part in the testing phase. |
dedicated test machine and take part in the testing phase. |
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3. CentOS 5 has dropped support for i586 and therefore SME Server 8 |
2. CentOS 5 has dropped support for i586 and therefore SME Server 8 |
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will not work on i586 hardware. [See bugzilla:2845]. i586 hardware |
will not work on i586 hardware. [See bugzilla:2845]. i586 hardware |
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means processors before and including Intel Pentium, Pentium MMX; |
means processors before and including Intel Pentium, Pentium MMX; |
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AMD K5, K6, K6-II, K6-III and Via C3. i686 architecture processors |
AMD K5, K6, K6-II, K6-III and Via C3. i686 architecture processors |
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are Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III; AMD Athlon, |
are Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III; AMD Athlon, |
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Athlon XP and later. |
Athlon XP and later. |
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3. Some notes on SME 8 including help on upgrades can be found at |
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http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 |
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4. Upgrading from previous releases should only be done on clean |
4. Upgrading from previous releases should only be done on clean |
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machines without contribs or other modifications. |
machines without contribs or other modifications. |
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5. Testers are now encouraged to test upgrade paths and to start testing |
5. Testers are now encouraged to test upgrade paths and to start testing |
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contribs. They are not certain to work so only try on test servers. |
contribs. Please raise all issues found in the bug tracker. |
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Please raise all issues found in the bug tracker. |
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6. Some notes on SME 8 including help on upgrades can be found at |
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http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 |
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7. Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing, |
6. Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing, |
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during this time you may experience problems. |
during this time you may experience problems. |
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You can download SME8.0 Beta 6 from |
You can download SME8.0 RC 1 from |
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http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8/iso/i386/ |
http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8/iso/i386/ |
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or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 |
or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 |
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please try to spare some time to this vital aspect of our community's |
please try to spare some time to this vital aspect of our community's |
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future. |
future. |
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This release, which is based on a major update of the CentOS Core, |
This release, which is based on a major update of the Centos Core, |
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contains many new features. Please run Software Installer in Server |
contains many new features. Please run Software Installer in Server |
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Manager regularly during testing to be sure your system reflects the |
Manager regularly during testing to be sure your system reflects the |
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latest stage of development. |
latest stage of development. |
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Major changes in beta 6 |
Major changes in RC 1 |
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The policy is to stick with upstream updates unless there are compelling |
* No major changes were introduced for RC 1 |
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reasons not to. The number of customers unable to run the software they |
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want because of the Samba and PHP versions constituted a compelling |
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reason. |
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Samba 3x: |
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The Samba packages have reverted to those provided by CentOS to simplify |
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the support needed. This version of samba provides support for Windows 7 |
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domain logins. http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8#Upgrading_samba |
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Changes in this release |
Changes in this release |
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This section of this README file lists all package changes carried out |
This section of this README file lists all package changes carried out |
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by SME-associated developers since SME Server 8.0 Beta 5. |
by SME-associated developers since SME Server 8.0 Beta 7. |
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The package changelogs often included earlier changes and changes |
The package changelogs often included earlier changes and changes |
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carried out by non-SME-associated developers; these were removed to |
carried out by non-SME-associated developers; these were removed to |
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shorten the list. Packages recently altered by CentOS, Redhat, and |
shorten the list. Packages recently altered by Centos, Redhat, and |
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Fedora-associated developers are not included. |
Fedora-associated developers are not included. |
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Backups |
Backups |
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- Restoring from a Workstation Backup showed a false failure. |
- Provide support for Selective Restore with modern browsers |
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- Workstation Backup emails include a To: header. |
- Remove default index.htm from Primary ibay before restore |
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- Workstation Backup includes the system name and also indicates failure |
- Allow backup reports to go to an alternate user instead of admin |
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if applicable in the subject line of the email. |
for Workstation Backups |
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- Update backup instructions in server-manager. |
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- The Workstation Backup panel now removes leading and trailing spaces |
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from the hostname. |
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- Fix removal of leading slash in storage location. |
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- The Workstation backup to USB panel no longer presents mounted disks. |
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- Only define Workstation Backup temporary directory once. |
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- Remove relocate_samba_file and all references to /etc/smbpasswd. |
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File Server |
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- Use samba3x package for windows 7 compatibility. |
- Gracefully handle upgrades from SerNet Samba (SME7 TO SME8 VITH YUM) |
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- Remove require strong key part of regedit file. |
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- Backup all the samba tdb files. |
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- Add dependency /usr/bin/tdbbackup. |
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Localisation |
Localisation |
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- Add Chinese (Taiwan) language (zh_TW). |
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- Add Hebrew language (he). |
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- Fix translation of local nic string in console. |
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- Other fixes include updated translations for the existing languages. |
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Mail Server |
Mail Server |
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- Disable by default the SMTP transparent proxy, however upgrades from |
- Provide option to force the smtp proxy not to use CRAM-MD5 |
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sme7 will retain old default behavior where SMTP connections will be |
config setprop smtp-auth-proxy PeerPort <port nr> |
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transparently proxied. |
config setprop smtp-auth-proxy MD5Patch enabled |
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- Implement a database key (TlsBeforeAuth) to allow SMTP |
- Fix mail to domain pseudonyms pointing to group with dot in name |
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Authentication without TLS. The default remains to require TLS before |
- Fix Mail Log File Analysis reports |
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Auth (introduced in SME 8Beta5). |
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- Update qpsmtpd to 0.84 |
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- Config setting to enable SMTP to ISP Authentication Debug now uses |
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enabled/disabled for clarity. |
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- Fix HeloHost patch. |
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- Remove cron.daily jobs that are no longer needed. |
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- Update email addresses on domain change. |
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- Work around how qpsmtpd tags spam email. |
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Server manager |
Server manager |
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- Improve the HTML formatting of the modify quota panel. |
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- Remove empty <p> tag from footer template. |
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Webmail and Groupware |
Webmail and Groupware |
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- Updated to Horde 3.3.8 |
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- Updated to imp 4.3.7 |
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- Updated to Ingo 1.2.4 |
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- Updated to Turba 2.3.4 |
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- Add the ability to have a local LDAP Group Address book. |
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- Templated attributes.php to add ability to have multiple email |
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values for a contact. Separate entries with a comma and a space. |
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- Update to freebusy info in sources.php |
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Web Server |
Web Server |
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- Default expose_php in php.ini to Off. |
- Enable automatic redirection for /server-resources |
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Other fixes and updates |
Other fixes and updates |
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- Handle no network interface scenario in console. |
- Add MAC address into console network selection |
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- Fix ldap-create errors when adding empty groups. |
- Fix non-translated locale in ibays panel |
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- The LDAP information for admin was not being updated. |
- Improve error message for quota |
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- Don't try to save ibay password to LDAP. |
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- Do not allow pool.ntp.org as NTP server. |
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- Prepare for obsoletion of magic_quotes* when we supply PHP 5.3.0+ |
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- Fix missing space causing errors parsing the iptables rules. |
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- Migrate MirrorList properties to sme8 repos. |
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- Remove BaseURL properties if migrating to sme8 repos. |
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- Remove yum databases and repodata if migrating to sme8 repos. |
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- Enable cpuspeed by default. |
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- Fix scriplet error in e-smith-service script when service is disabled. |
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- Allow use of CNAME in remote hosts. |
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- Add Obsoletes for php5-cgi-{imap,ldap,mysql,pear,xmlrpc}. |
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General features |
General features |
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- Based on CentOS 5.5 and all available updates |
- Based on CentOS 5.7 and all available updates |
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$Id: README.txt,v 1.12 2011/11/23 16:42:09 wellsi Exp $ |
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$Id: README.txt,v 1.7 2010/07/15 07:58:07 wellsi Exp $ |
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