--- cdrom.image/sme8/README.txt 2011/09/25 17:53:32 1.9 +++ cdrom.image/sme8/README.txt 2012/03/19 15:13:47 1.14 @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ -SME Server 8.0 Beta 7 Release Notes -=================================== +SME Server 8.0 Release Candidate 1 Release Notes +================================================ -DATE TBD +20 March 2012 The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of -SME Server 8.0beta7 which is based on CentOS 5.6 and will be the next -major release of SME Server. This is the final planned Beta for SME 8. +SME Server 8.0RC1 which is based on CentOS 5.8 and will be the next +major release of SME Server. Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised in the bug tracker (and only there, please); @@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ tracker (and only there, please); 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. + release but those who can are encouraged to load the + Release Candidate to a dedicated test machine and take part + in the final 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 @@ -26,19 +27,18 @@ Testers Please Note the following... are Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III; AMD Athlon, Athlon XP and later. -3. Upgrading from previous releases should only be done on clean - machines without contribs or other modifications. +3. Some notes on SME 8 including help on upgrades can be found at + http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 -4. 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. +4. Upgrading from previous releases should only be done on clean + machines without contribs or other modifications. -5. Some notes on on SME 8 including help on upgrades can be found at - http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 +5. Testers are now encouraged to test upgrade paths and to start testing + contribs. 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 + You can download SME8.0 RC 1 from http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8/iso/i386/ or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ 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 +themselves with this 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 @@ -79,18 +79,15 @@ contains many new features. Please run S 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. -* Use ext4 instead of ext3 for filesystems (except for /boot). UNDER DISCUSSION -* LDAP authentication can be enabled, but is not on by default in this version, - once enabled it cannot be disabled, so experiment with care. +Major changes in RC 1 +===================== +* No major changes were introduced for RC 1 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. +by SME-associated developers since SME Server 8.0 Beta 7. The package changelogs often included earlier changes and changes carried out by non-SME-associated developers; these were removed to @@ -99,110 +96,55 @@ Fedora-associated developers are not inc Backups ------- -- Improve how Backup to Workstation handles full remote disks. -- 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. +- Provide support for Selective Restore with modern browsers +- Remove default index.htm from Primary ibay before restore +- Allow backup reports to go to an alternate user instead of admin + for Workstation Backups File Server ----------- -- Change separator character in general Samba configuration file. -- Changes in Samba's "Recycle VFS exclude" syntax (for ibays). -- 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 +- Gracefully handle upgrades from SerNet Samba (SME7 TO SME8 VITH YUM) + +LDAP (Optional in SME 8, and considered experimental) +---- +None Localisation ------------ -- Latest localisation updates applied. +None 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. -- Change authentication from passwd/shadow files to the pam database. -- New feature: Allow for individual configuration for the number of qmail - logfiles. +- Provide option to force the smtp proxy not to use CRAM-MD5 + config setprop smtp-auth-proxy PeerPort + config setprop smtp-auth-proxy MD5Patch enabled +- Fix mail to domain pseudonyms pointing to group with dot in name +- Fix Mail Log File Analysis reports Server manager -------------- -- Enhance IP address syntax checking in remote access panel. +None 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. -- Turba searches on LDAP address book fixed. +None Web Server ---------- -- Disable SSLv2 by default. -- make user 'apache' an alias for user 'www'. +- Enable automatic redirection for /server-resources Other fixes and updates ----------------------- -- Use ext4 instead of ext3 for filesystems (except for /boot) -- Properly handle account with accents in first- or lastname with regards to LDAP. -- 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 create user gid parameter. -- Path for gpasswd command fixed in "init-accounts" script. -- 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. -- 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 chnages: 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. -- 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. -- Enable quotas on ext4 filesystems as well. -- Add ldap as an auth type to radius -- Radius should use LDAP backend (if LDAP auth is enabled). +- Add MAC address into console network selection +- Fix non-translated locale in ibays panel +- Improve error message for quota +- Obsolete smeserver-php5-cgi & php-mcrypt General features ================ -- Based on CentOS 5.6 and all available updates +- Based on CentOS 5.8 and all available updates + +$Id: README.txt,v 1.13 2012/03/19 06:01:41 wellsi Exp $ -$Id: README.txt,v 1.7 2010/07/15 07:58:07 wellsi Exp $