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1  SME Server 8.1Beta2 Release Notes  SME Server 8.1Beta2 Release Notes
2  ============================  =================================
3    
4  10 October 2013  14 October 2013
5    
6  The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of  The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of
7  SME Server 8.1 Beta 2 which is based on CentOS 5.9  SME Server 8.1 Beta 2 which is based on CentOS 5.9
# Line 22  is only possible through the efforts of Line 22  is only possible through the efforts of
22  However, the availability and quality of SME Server is dependent on  However, the availability and quality of SME Server is dependent on
23  meeting our expenses, such as hosting costs, server hardware, etc.  meeting our expenses, such as hosting costs, server hardware, etc.
24    
25  As such, we ask for a small donation to offset costs and fund further  As such, we ask for a donation to offset costs and fund further development.
26    a) If you are a school, a church, a non-profit organisation or an individual
27    using SME Server for private purposes, we would appreciate you to contribute
28    within your means toward the costs associated with hosting, maintenance and
29  development.  development.
30    b) If you are a company or an integrator and you are deploying SME Server in
31    the course of your work to generate revenue, we expect you to make a donation
32    commensurate with the level of revenue you generate and the number of servers
33    your have in the field. Please, help the project
34    
35  Please visit http://wiki.contribs.org/Donate to donate.  Please visit http://wiki.contribs.org/Donate to donate.
36    
37  Thanks and a plea for help  
38  ==========================  Thanks
39    ======
40    
41  The development team would like to thank all of those who have involved  The development team would like to thank all of those who have involved
42  themselves with this release.  themselves with this release.
43    
44  Notes  Notes
45  =====  =====
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64  Changes from Beta 1  Changes from Beta 1
65  ===================  ===================
66    
67  nodmraid is now the default install option as many issues have been seen with dmraid.  nodmraid is now the default install option as many issues have been seen with
68    dmraid.
69  Installer warning updated to clarify all attached disks will be reformatted.  Installer warning updated to clarify all attached disks will be reformatted.
70  SME Server changes to initscripts included.  SME Server changes to initscripts included.
71    Replace vfs_shadow_copy with vfs_shadow_copy2 for shadow snapshots.
72    Updated to latest Antivirus, ClamAV, 0.98.
73    Added donation text and graphic to login page and server-manager.
74    Modules necessary to implement .htaccess have now been loaded by default.
75    
76  Changes in this release  Changes in this release
77  =======================  =======================
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82    
83  Backups  Backups
84  -------  -------
85  - Workstation Backup allows the day of the week to be specified on which a full backup occurs. This now works correctly for all days of the week.  - Workstation Backup allows the day of the week to be specified on which a
86  - To increase reliability of backups to a Microsoft Vista drive, a one second delay was added to the backup. This issue is not seen on the newer Microsoft OS.    full backup occurs. This now works correctly for all days of the week.
87    - To increase reliability of backups to a Microsoft Vista drive, a one second
88      delay was added to the backup. This issue is not seen on the newer Microsoft
89      OS.
90  - Allow user setting of compression level for Desktop and Console Backups.  - Allow user setting of compression level for Desktop and Console Backups.
91    For example: config setprop backupconsole CompressionLevel -6    For example: config setprop backupconsole CompressionLevel -6
92    The default is -6, where -1 is fastest and -9 is optimal compression.    The default is -6, where -1 is fastest and -9 is optimal compression.
93  - In the console, under item 8, refer to removable media instead of USB device.  - In the console, under item 8, refer to removable media instead of USB
94  - After a restore from the console the post-upgrade event was not being performed.    device.
95    - After a restore from the console the post-upgrade event was not being
96      performed.
97  - Add an option to use Wake on LAN before starting Workstation Backup.  - Add an option to use Wake on LAN before starting Workstation Backup.
98  - Workstation Backup, report cifs mount errors.  - Workstation Backup, report cifs mount errors.
99  - Workstation Backup, be compatible with destinations that include spaces.  - Workstation Backup, be compatible with destinations that include spaces.
100  - Workstation Backup, remove temporary directory on success .  - Workstation Backup, remove temporary directory on success .
101  - Workstation Backup, add a choice to delete old backup before or after backup.  - Workstation Backup, add a choice to delete old backup before or after
102    backup.
103    
104  File Server  File Server
105  -----------  -----------
106  - Add support for Windows 8 domain joining & user login with a new registry file.  - Replace vfs_shadow_copy with vfs_shadow_copy2 for shadow snapshots.
107    - Add support for Windows 8 domain joining & user login with a new registry
108      file.
109    /server-resources/regedit/win8samba.reg    /server-resources/regedit/win8samba.reg
110  - New optional samba property smb{WideLinks}, valid values are 'no' or 'yes'. The current samba default is 'no'.    - New optional samba property smb{WideLinks}, valid values are 'no' or 'yes'.
111      The current samba default is 'no'.
112    see http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/manpages-3/smb.conf.5.html#WIDELINKS    see http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/manpages-3/smb.conf.5.html#WIDELINKS
113    For example to enable samba Wide Links    For example to enable samba Wide Links
114    # config setprop smb WideLinks yes    # config setprop smb WideLinks yes
115  - Add windows network performance enhancements registry file that can help Windows slow logons.  - Add windows network performance enhancements registry file that can help
116      Windows slow logons.
117    /server-resources/regedit/windows_samba_performance.reg    /server-resources/regedit/windows_samba_performance.reg
118  - Two new optional samba properties smb{ServerMaxProtocol} & smb{ClientMaxProtocol}.  - Two new optional samba properties smb{ServerMaxProtocol} &
119      smb{ClientMaxProtocol}.
120    For example: # config setprop smb ServerMaxProtocol NT1    For example: # config setprop smb ServerMaxProtocol NT1
121  - Remove the samba_audit specific logrotate configuration which was causing an email to be sent to the admin every night.  - Remove the samba_audit specific logrotate configuration which was causing an
122      email to be sent to the admin every night.
123  - Enable smb auditing per ibay, it is disabled by default.  - Enable smb auditing per ibay, it is disabled by default.
124    Auditing is enabled via    Auditing is enabled via
125    # db accounts setprop ibayname Audit enabled    # db accounts setprop ibayname Audit enabled
126    # signal-event ibay-modify ibayname    # signal-event ibay-modify ibayname
127  - Prevent emailing about the normal, weekly, checks of RAID arrays  - Prevent emailing about the normal, weekly, checks of RAID arrays
128  - Update ServerName (Samba netbios name) when SystemName is updated  - Update ServerName (Samba netbios name) when SystemName is updated
129  - Workaround a deficiency in the proftpd package where it does not handle long lines correctly in its configuration file. This caused FTP to fail when large numbers of local networks were configured.  - Workaround a deficiency in the proftpd package where it does not handle long
130  - Ensure Deny from all is on its own line in 15LimitLOGIN    lines correctly in its configuration file. This caused FTP to fail when
131      large numbers of local networks were configured.
132    - Ensure Deny from all is on its own line in 15LimitLOGIN
133    
134    
135  LDAP (Optional in SME 8.1, and considered experimental)  LDAP (Optional in SME 8.1, and considered experimental)
136  ----  ----
137  - Fix init-account script when LDAP auth is enabled.  - Fix init-account script when LDAP auth is enabled.
138  - Fix group creation/modification when LDAP auth is enabled.  - Fix group creation/modification when LDAP auth is enabled.
139  - The ldap.init script which starts just after the ldap service waits for slapd to be to available. The logic to check if slapd is ready was corrected.  - The ldap.init script which starts just after the ldap service waits for
140      slapd to be to available. The logic to check if slapd is ready was
141      corrected.
142  - Add missing dependency on openldap-servers.  - Add missing dependency on openldap-servers.
143  - The ldap log files can take significant space on servers with a lot of users. This update will ensure old BDB log files are removed.  - The ldap log files can take significant space on servers with a lot of
144      users. This update will ensure old BDB log files are removed.
145    
146    
147  Localisation  Localisation
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151    
152  Mail Server  Mail Server
153  -----------  -----------
154    - Updated to latest Antivirus, ClamAV, 0.98.
155  - Fetchmail multidrop mode follows TCPPort setting.  - Fetchmail multidrop mode follows TCPPort setting.
156  - Avoid use of unitialised variables in smtp migrate fragments.  - Avoid use of unitialised variables in smtp migrate fragments.
157  - Allow smtp_auth_proxy to use port 587 with STARTTLS.  - Allow smtp_auth_proxy to use port 587 with STARTTLS.
158  - Due to SMTP servers not handling SMTP Auth well enable the use of a blacklist to remove the troublesome methods.  - Due to SMTP servers not handling SMTP Auth well enable the use of a
159      blacklist to remove the troublesome methods.
160    For example to remove CRAM-MD5:    For example to remove CRAM-MD5:
161    # db configuration setprop smtp-auth-proxy Blacklist CRAM-MD5    # db configuration setprop smtp-auth-proxy Blacklist CRAM-MD5
162    # sv t /service/smtp-auth-proxy    # sv t /service/smtp-auth-proxy
163    More than one method can be removed:    More than one method can be removed:
164    # db configuration setprop smtp-auth-proxy Blacklist "CRAM-MD5 DIGEST-MD5"    # db configuration setprop smtp-auth-proxy Blacklist "CRAM-MD5 DIGEST-MD5"
165    # sv t /service/smtp-auth-proxy    # sv t /service/smtp-auth-proxy
166  - imap-relocate-maildirs action was removed.It was no longer necessary and was sometimes very slow.  - imap-relocate-maildirs action was removed.It was no longer necessary and was
167  - The soft memory limits for pop3 and pop3s were increased. Two new optional database properties pop3{MemLimit} and pop3s{MemLimit}    sometimes very slow.
168    - The soft memory limits for pop3 and pop3s were increased. Two new optional
169      database properties pop3{MemLimit} and pop3s{MemLimit}
170    For example to increase the memory limit    For example to increase the memory limit
171    # config setprop pop3s MemLimit 50000000    # config setprop pop3s MemLimit 50000000
172    # expand-template /var/service/pop3s/env/MEMLIMIT    # expand-template /var/service/pop3s/env/MEMLIMIT
173    # config setprop pop3 MemLimit 50000000    # config setprop pop3 MemLimit 50000000
174    # expand-template /var/service/pop3/env/MEMLIMIT    # expand-template /var/service/pop3/env/MEMLIMIT
175  - New optional qmail property qmail{ConcurrencyLocal} and default for /var/qmail/control/concurrencylocal changed to 20.  - New optional qmail property qmail{ConcurrencyLocal} and default for
176      /var/qmail/control/concurrencylocal changed to 20.
177    For example to decrease the local concurrecny limit    For example to decrease the local concurrecny limit
178    # config setprop qmail ConcurrencyLocal 6    # config setprop qmail ConcurrencyLocal 6
179  - Modify domain style pseudonym pointing to user with dot in name.  - Modify domain style pseudonym pointing to user with dot in name.
180  - Accept messages with no body and no trailing \n after headers.  - Accept messages with no body and no trailing \n after headers.
181  - Prevent email delivery failure with required updates for perl-Net-DNS and qpsmtpd.  - Prevent email delivery failure with required updates for perl-Net-DNS and
182  - New optional spamassassin property spamassassin{MaxMessageSize} to allow for spamassassin qpsmtpd's plugin size limit to be changed.    qpsmtpd.
183    - New optional spamassassin property spamassassin{MaxMessageSize} to allow for
184      spamassassin qpsmtpd's plugin size limit to be changed.
185    For example to also scan larger files    For example to also scan larger files
186    # config setprop spamassassin MaxMessageSize 1500000    # config setprop spamassassin MaxMessageSize 1500000
187  - Make CipherSuite secure by default and tls ciphers defaults to disallow SSLv2.  - Make CipherSuite secure by default and tls ciphers defaults to disallow
188      SSLv2.
189  - Fix how qpsmtpd tags spam email.  - Fix how qpsmtpd tags spam email.
190  - Add template to extend the functionality of SSL verified certificate to IMAP and SSMTP transactions  - Add template to extend the functionality of SSL verified certificate to IMAP
191      and SSMTP transactions
192  - Update ClamAV to release 0.97.8.  - Update ClamAV to release 0.97.8.
193  - Load TextCat plugin if ok_languages is enabled.  - Load TextCat plugin if ok_languages is enabled.
194    
195    
196  Server manager  Server manager
197  --------------  --------------
198  - Do not load mod_ssl for httpd-admin as it is not needed and creates log noise.  - Added donation text and graphic to login page and server-manager.
199  - If the browser used to access the server-manager used lower case for %escapes a blank screen would be shown. The server manager URL processing is now case-insensitive for %escapes.  - Do not load mod_ssl for httpd-admin as it is not needed and creates log
200      noise.
201    - If the browser used to access the server-manager used lower case for
202      %escapes a blank screen would be shown. The server manager URL processing is
203      now case-insensitive for %escapes.
204  - Fix more uninitialized warnings in log (httpd/admin_error_log) from HTML.pm.  - Fix more uninitialized warnings in log (httpd/admin_error_log) from HTML.pm.
205  - Remove log noise (httpd/admin-error-log) when accessing the Create Starter Web panel in server-manager  - Remove log noise (httpd/admin-error-log) when accessing the Create Starter
206      Web panel in server-manager
207    
208    
209  Webmail and Groupware  Webmail and Groupware
210  ---------------------  ---------------------
211    
212  - If IMAP is disabled in the server manager email panel, IMAP will now listen to the loopback interface to allow webmail to function.  - If IMAP is disabled in the server manager email panel, IMAP will now listen
213      to the loopback interface to allow webmail to function.
214  - Webmail no longer uses SSL over loopback interface.  - Webmail no longer uses SSL over loopback interface.
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216    
217  Web Server  Web Server
218  ----------  ----------
219  - Disable index listing of Apache icons folder.  - Modules necessary to implement .htaccess have now been loaded by default.
220  - PHP's magic_quotes are deprecated so should no longer be used. The php.ini will now have "magic_quotes Off" instead of fully removing it as the default is ON.  - Disable index listing of Apache icons folder.
221    - PHP's magic_quotes are deprecated so should no longer be used. The php.ini
222      will now have "magic_quotes Off" instead of fully removing it as the default
223      is ON.
224  - Change wording of Software Update button.  - Change wording of Software Update button.
225    
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227  Other fixes and updates  Other fixes and updates
228  -----------------------  -----------------------
229  - Remove old System Name from the Hosts DB  - Remove old System Name from the Hosts DB
230  - Fix warning in /var/log/messages by correctly initialising the relevant variable. The warning related to the HW Address of a NIC.  - Fix warning in /var/log/messages by correctly initialising the relevant
231  - user-modify-unix script could take many minutes, it has now been optimised to take only seconds    variable. The warning related to the HW Address of a NIC.
232    - user-modify-unix script could take many minutes, it has now been optimised
233      to take only seconds
234  - The memory limit for pppoe was increased to 100Mb.  - The memory limit for pppoe was increased to 100Mb.
235  - On upgrading from SME Server 7 to SME Server 8 an email could be sent to the admin everyday due to a modified /etc/updatedb.conf file. This update ensures the correct /etc/updatedb.conf file.  - On upgrading from SME Server 7 to SME Server 8 an email could be sent to the
236  - Updated SME root server template as D-root changed its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January.    admin everyday due to a modified /etc/updatedb.conf file. This update
237  - The console would crash when no value is entered as static gateway in servergateway(-private) mode. Improved error-checking in isValidIP() prevents this.    ensures the correct /etc/updatedb.conf file.
238  - Use file locking to make sure that only one copy of the masq script is running at any particular time.  - Updated SME root server template as D-root changed its IPv4 address on the
239      3rd of January 2013.
240    - The console would crash when no value is entered as static gateway in
241      servergateway(-private) mode. Improved error-checking in isValidIP()
242      prevents this.
243    - Use file locking to make sure that only one copy of the masq script is
244      running at any particular time.
245  - Add python-hashlib so we can read newer repodata signatures.  - Add python-hashlib so we can read newer repodata signatures.
246  - Point mirrorlist to mirrorlist.contribs.org  - Point mirrorlist to mirrorlist.contribs.org
247  - Increase memory limit for ntpd .  - Increase memory limit for ntpd .
248    
249  General features  General features
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252  - Based on CentOS 5.9 and all available updates  - Based on CentOS 5.9 and all available updates
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