--- cdrom.image/sme8/README.txt 2009/06/06 23:51:54 1.1 +++ cdrom.image/sme8/README.txt 2011/11/23 16:42:09 1.12 @@ -1,165 +1,229 @@ -SME Server 7.3 Release Notes -============================ - -January 1 2008 - -The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of -SME Server 7.3. This release is based on CentOS 4.6 and all packages -have been updated to the latest releases. - - -All SME Server users should upgrade to this release. - - -Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised -in the bug tracker (and only there, please); - - http://bugs.contribs.org/ - - -About SME Server -================ - -SME Server is the leading Linux distribution for small and medium -enterprises. SME Server is brought to you by SME Server, Inc. -( http://www.smeserver.org/ ), a non-profit corporation that exists to -provide marketing and legal support for SME Server. - -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://www.smeserver.org/donate/ to donate. - - -Thanks ------- -The development team would like to thank all of those involved in -this release. However, this distribution cannot continue with the -current level of support. More people are required to help with -bug triage and verification testing. - - -This release contains many new features, all released updates for -SME Server 7.2 and fixes for many reported problems. Upgrades -will be available by CD, the Software Installer and command line. - - -Upgrades -======== - -- Always perform a backup prior to major system upgrades - -- An upgrade will preserve the existing data - - -Changes in this release -======================= - - -Installer Options ------------------ -- Using "sme multipart" boot parameter now enables quotas on all LVM's - see bug 3651 on how to create your quota files - - -Other mail system changes -------------------------- -- Support for disconnect option in rhsbl plugin -- Support for disconnect immediately if dnsbl plugin rejects recipient - addresses -- Newer version of ipsvd to resolve a few Thunderbird issues -- Support for configurable timeouts which by default is set to two minutes - - -Console -------- -- Now able to remove Corporate DNS setting -- Raid reconstruction now finishes after using "sme nolvm" passed at install - time - - -Backups -------- -- Ability to use console restore with CD or DVD recordable media -- Remove smbpasswd file prior to restore - - -Localisation ------------- -- The fr-fr browser language is now supported -- Italian translation minor update - - -Software Installer ------------------- -- The voxteneo.com and fullnet.co.uk mirrors has been added as a mirror - location. Many thanks to all of our mirrors -- Removed planetmirror mirror due to being unstable for a number of months -- Added smecontribs repository to smeserver - - -Webmail -------- -- Horde, imp, turbo and ingo have been updated to the latest versions - - -Server manager --------------- -- Updated wording in Server manager > proxy to be correct when running in - serveronly mode -- Now able to remove settings in the Corporate DNS panel -- Make qpsmtpd/state visible in the view log files -- Convert squid timestamp in view log files -- Since we moved to session-based login changing admin password does no - longer invalidate access to server manager -- Added support if you use port-forwarding with an external dynamic ip - address - - -Other fixes and updates ------------------------ -- More changes have been made in preparation for migration to CentOS5 -- Various samba issues fixed with new samba 3.0.25b package -- Smartd is disabled by default but has built in templates to enable -- Import of spamassassin keys are now processed correctly -- Fixed various log noise issues -- Allow root to be key based login only -- Increased dnscache forwarder cache size -- Freshclam permissions now corrected -- Unwanted symlinks in httpd log directory no longer appear -- Added WPAD feature in DHCP -- Fixed various perl issues -- Using long email address now stops regeneration email every day - - -General features -================ - -- Based on CentOS 4.6 and all available updates - - -There are a few differnces from previous releases <=7.2 -====================================================================== - - -After installing for the very first time: ------------------------------------------ -- First night you should receive an email from cron about sa_updates. -- First night you should receive a large email saying a bunch of - groups/users were removed/added (rkhunter email notification). -- Any time you change users/groups you will receive an email the next day - about those changes (rkhunter email notification). - - -Taking the upgrade path from a 7.x to 7.3 ------------------------------------------ -- First night you may receive an email from cron about sa_updates -- First night you may receive a email saying missing passwd/group files - (rkhunter email notification). - -$Id: README.txt,v 1.20 2008/01/01 17:18:13 slords Exp $ +SME Server 8.0 Beta 7 Release Notes +=================================== + +24 November 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 +----------------------- +- Initialize ExternalInterface db structure so hwaddr in console works. +- 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. +- Set the TimeZone property earlier, so templates can rely on it. +- 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 1.11 2011/10/04 19:45:56 slords Exp $ + +