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SME Server 9.0 Beta 4 Release Announcement

1 wellsi 1.8 SME Server 9.0 Beta 4 Release Notes
2 wellsi 1.4 ===================================
3 slords 1.1
4 wellsi 1.10 11th April 2014
5 slords 1.1
6     The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of
7 wellsi 1.10 SME Server 9.0 Beta 4 which is based on CentOS 6.5.
8    
9     This is the final planned Beta of SME Server 9.0.
10     This version has the latest openssl to avoid the heartbleed issue.
11 slords 1.1
12     Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised in the bug
13     tracker (and only there, please);
14    
15     http://bugs.contribs.org/
16    
17 wellsi 1.10
18     Download
19     ========
20    
21     You can download SME Server 9.0 Beta 4 from
22     http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/9.0beta4/iso/x86_64/
23     or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Download
24     Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing,
25     during this time you may experience problems.
26    
27    
28 slords 1.1 About SME Server
29     ================
30    
31     SME Server is the leading Linux distribution for small and medium
32 wellsi 1.10 enterprises. SME Server is brought to you by Koozali Foundation, Inc.,
33     a non-profit corporation that exists to provide marketing and legal support
34 wellsi 1.5 for SME Server.
35 slords 1.1
36     SME Server is freely available under the GNU General Public License and
37     is only possible through the efforts of the SME Server community.
38     However, the availability and quality of SME Server is dependent on
39     meeting our expenses, such as hosting costs, server hardware, etc.
40    
41 wellsi 1.4 As such, we ask for a donation to offset costs and fund further development.
42     a) If you are a school, a church, a non-profit organisation or an individual
43     using SME Server for private purposes, we would appreciate you to contribute
44     within your means toward the costs associated with hosting, maintenance and
45 slords 1.1 development.
46 wellsi 1.4 b) If you are a company or an integrator and you are deploying SME Server in
47     the course of your work to generate revenue, we expect you to make a donation
48     commensurate with the level of revenue you generate and the number of servers
49     your have in the field. Please, help the project
50 slords 1.1
51     Please visit http://wiki.contribs.org/Donate to donate.
52    
53 wellsi 1.10 Koozali Inc is happy to supply an invoice for any donations received,
54 wellsi 1.5 simply email treasurer@koozali.org
55    
56    
57 slords 1.1 Thanks
58     ======
59    
60     The development team would like to thank all of those who have involved
61     themselves with this release.
62    
63 wellsi 1.10
64 slords 1.1 Notes
65     =====
66    
67 wellsi 1.6 This section will be updated in a following ISO
68 slords 1.1
69    
70 wellsi 1.4 Major changes in this release
71     =============================
72 slords 1.1
73 wellsi 1.8 The installer has been substantially modified in Beta 3.
74     The remaining relevant patches from SME Server 8 have been ported.
75     Note: The spare handling for RAID arrays is not implemented.
76     Workstation Backup has had many minor changes, see below for details.
77    
78 wellsi 1.10 A new feature has been introduced to block SSH login attempts,
79 wellsi 1.9 http://wiki.contribs.org/AutoBlock
80     It is set by default to reject SSH connections when there have been 3
81     or more requests in the previous 15 minutes.
82     See the link above to tune the defaults, or to disable:
83     db configuration setprop sshd AutoBlock enabled
84     signal-event remoteaccess-update
85    
86 wellsi 1.5 The installer has been substantially modified in Beta 2.
87     It now creates the degraded RAID1 array with a single disk install.
88     Some, but not all, install options are now supported.
89 slords 1.1
90 wellsi 1.6 The base has been updated to CentOS 6.5
91    
92     The network interface code has been reworked to remove all hardcoding
93     relating to eth0 and eth1.
94 slords 1.1
95     Changes in this release
96     =======================
97    
98 wellsi 1.6 This section will be further updated in a later release
99 wellsi 1.4 Currently this only shows changes since SME Server 9.0 Alpha 3 and it is
100     autogenerated from the changelogs. A more human readable version will be
101 wellsi 1.6 written.
102 wellsi 1.4
103    
104     Packages altered by Centos, Redhat, and Fedora-associated developers are
105     not included.
106    
107    
108     Backups
109     -------
110 wellsi 1.6
111 wellsi 1.7 - Workstation Backup, do not exclude dar files by default
112     in line with console backup.
113 wellsi 1.6 - Workstation Backup, fix selective restore by requesting array
114 wellsi 1.10 of results from CGI.pm.
115 wellsi 1.6 - Workstation Backup, new method to show files being restored is needed
116 wellsi 1.10 when using dar 2.4.
117     - Simplify the workstation backup report.
118     - Workstation Backup, count backup sets from 1.
119     - Update the text in the Backup panel.
120     - Allow more time for cifs mounts before reporting errors.
121 wellsi 1.6 - Dar updated to 2.4.10.
122 wellsi 1.4 - Workstation Backup, add a choice to delete old backup before or after
123     backup.
124     - Workstation Backup, remove temporary directory on success.
125     - Refactor directory tree creation and removal.
126     - Workstation Backup, inconsistent formatting of host share name in messages.
127     - Workstation Backup, more reliable catalog creation.
128     - Workstation Backup, report cifs mount errors.
129     - Workstation Backup, do not access /proc/mounts
130     - Incremental backup fix.
131     - Workstation Backup, allow spaces in the backup destination.
132     Includes fix for disk usage broken with spaces.
133     - Desktop Backup, allow user setting of compression level.
134     - Use Wake on LAN before starting Backup with DAR.
135     - NFS syntax is deprecated for CIFS mount.
136     - Require cifs-utils and use UNC paths for cifs mount.
137     - Improve text in console backup for success and failure.
138     - Console USB Backup, allow user setting of compression level.
139     Compression level of the console backup is now -6 by default.
140 wellsi 1.8 - Patch to exclude trying to backup aquota.* files so that backups to tape
141     will succeed.
142 wellsi 1.10 - Update to the latest version of console restore.
143 wellsi 1.8 - Boostrap console should only offer restore if no password set.
144 wellsi 1.10 - Delete items from dar catalog in descending order
145 wellsi 1.8 - Minor non-functional updates based on PerlCritic and review comments
146 wellsi 1.10 - Move console backup to e-smith-backup
147     - Workstation Backup, selective restore of deleted files
148     - Remove migrate fragment 30vfstype
149     - Workstation Backup, Don't delete old sets, only empty them.
150     - Workstation Backup, Mail and WOL now subroutines
151     - Workstation Backup, remove the need for a temporary directory, updated.
152     - Workstation Backup, backupname includes seconds.
153 wellsi 1.8 - Simplification of the time routines.
154 wellsi 1.10 - Workstation Backup, remove the need for a temporary directory.
155     - Allow configuration of workstation backup if no removable disk present
156     - Create simplified function for updating the DarCatalog
157 wellsi 1.8
158 wellsi 1.4
159     File Server
160     -----------
161     - Also remove the empty template-begin file in pam.d/proftpd templates.
162     - Remove unused pam templates.
163     - Replace vfs_shadow_copy with vfs_shadow_copy2 for shadow snapshots.
164     - Add template for wide links.
165     - Add templates for max protocol.
166     - Add support for Windows 8 domain joining & user login.
167     - Add windows network performance enhancements registry file.
168     - Update default ServerName in 30smbServerName
169     - Add ability to configure waiting for network Win7 registry option.
170     - Change default Workgroup and Domain to sme-server.
171     - Fix mod_sftp/mod_sftp_pam invalid pool allocation during kbdint
172 wellsi 1.5 authentication.
173 wellsi 1.8 - Replace vfs_shadow_copy with vfs_shadow_copy2 for shadow snapshots.
174 wellsi 1.10 - Remove 20smb as migrating from pre-SME7 is not supported
175 wellsi 1.4
176     LDAP (Optional in SME 9.0, and considered experimental)
177     ----
178 wellsi 1.6 - Adjust slapd ACL to change dn.subtree to dn.children.
179 wellsi 1.4
180     Localisation
181     ------------
182     - Latest translations included.
183    
184     Mail Server
185     -----------
186 wellsi 1.6 - Only present one auth method at a time, in order, to NET::SMTP.
187 wellsi 1.10 - Remove limit properties from the imaps DB entry.
188 wellsi 1.7 - Apply process limits to dovecot.
189 wellsi 1.10 - Include /usr/bin/refreshclam
190     - Allow webmail-only-local-network.
191     - Fix handling of messages with no body and no trailing \n after
192     headers (eq was used in attempted assignment).
193 wellsi 1.4 - Fetchmail multidrop mode follows TCPPort setting.
194     - Always enable imap, listen on loopback is disabled.
195     - Avoid use of unitialised variables in smtp migrate fragments.
196     - Simplify qmail concurrency templates.
197     - Modify domain style pseudonym pointing to user with dot in name.
198     - Accept messages with no body and no trailing \n after headers.
199     - Fix Net::DNS update breaks qpsmtpd.
200     - allows the spamassassin plugin to read the size limit from its
201     arguments
202     - Move clamscan scheduling to complete before 99-raid-check.
203     - Listen on loopback if disabled.
204     - Fix permissions on imapd.pem as it's used by pop3s.
205     - Do not obsolete bglibs, it's required for cvm.
206     - Allow plaintext (unless explicitly disabled).
207     - Do not obsolete cvm, it's still needed for qpsmtpd.
208     - Fix size_limit initialization.
209     - reads MaxMessageSize prop of spamassassin and adds it
210     to the arguments of the plugin if defined.
211     - Requires e-smith-cvm-unix-local.
212     - Load TextCat plugin if ok_languages is enabled.
213     - Fix how qpsmtpd tags spam email.
214 wellsi 1.10 - Remove Packager and Vendor from spec file.
215     - Revert last change.
216     - Sources are local, do not download them.
217     - Updates to release 0.98.1
218 wellsi 1.8 - Handle exceptions during attempted SASL auth. Add more debug tracing.
219 wellsi 1.10 - Remove DENYSOFT on SPF softfail
220     - Remove insecure ciphers
221     - Remove workarounds for how qpsmtpd tags spam email
222 wellsi 1.8 - Fix whitespace in 10required_score
223 wellsi 1.4
224     Server manager
225     --------------
226     - Renew donation text in server-manager.
227     - Do not load mod_ssl.
228     - Remove log noise from Create starter web site panel.
229 wellsi 1.5 - Add security fix for CVE-2013-4113.
230     - Renew donation text and graphic in server-manager.
231     - Update footer copyright and renew full copyright text.
232     - Change wording of Software Update button.
233 wellsi 1.10 - Roll new stream to remove obsolete images
234 wellsi 1.8 - Remove references to obsolete images, by Stephane de Labrusse
235 wellsi 1.9 - Fix new starter website.
236 wellsi 1.10 - Update location of Primary index.html.
237 wellsi 1.4
238     Webmail and Groupware
239     ---------------------
240 wellsi 1.10 - Allow webmail-only-local-network.
241 wellsi 1.4 - Don't use SSL over loopback.
242 wellsi 1.10 - Replace last change with a default value for horde access
243     - Ensure initialisation of variables in webmail-only-local-network.
244 wellsi 1.4
245     Web Server
246     ----------
247     - Force magic_quotes Off.
248 wellsi 1.10 - Remove insecure ciphers
249 wellsi 1.4
250     Other fixes and updates
251     -----------------------
252 wellsi 1.9 - Add ssh-autoblock for external interface.
253 wellsi 1.6 - Do not hardcode NIC names to eth0 and eth1.
254     - Return nic names in probeAdapters so we can drop HWAddress.
255 wellsi 1.10 - Remove HWAddress prop from interfaces.
256 wellsi 1.6 - Remove the "swap interface" feature.
257     - Remove obsolete VLAN code.
258 wellsi 1.10 - Load the bonding module if NIC bonding is enabled.
259     - Define the udev-post service in the DB.
260 wellsi 1.7 - Provide the ability to restrict ibay access to http.
261 wellsi 1.10 - Restart rsyslog in logrotate event.
262     - Set smb ServerName if unset.
263     - Don't reload init in bootstrap-console-save and console-save.
264 wellsi 1.6 - Fix add_new_disk_to_raid1.
265 wellsi 1.10 - Provide the ability to force https per ibay.
266 wellsi 1.6 - Add an audit for groups.
267 wellsi 1.4 - Update the full names of users added in %pre.
268     - Fix uid and gid to be the same for the users added in %pre.
269     - Changed Prereq to Requires(pre) as Prereq is deprecated.
270     - Patch to correct issue with not being able to access a password protected
271     ibay.
272     - Update ServerName (Samba netbios name) when SystemName is updated.
273     - Remove old System Name from the Hosts DB.
274     - Fix group creation when LDAP auth is enabled.
275     - Disable IPv6 on a default install.
276     - Continue escaping control chars in rsyslog, just replace LF with space.
277     - Use UTF-8 in the console.
278     - Remove redundant parts of init-accounts.
279     - Add_template_to_ssl.pem, codes by JP Pialasse.
280     - Require diald.
281     - Removal of rc.e-smith now functionality is in e-smith-service.
282     - Replacement of rc.e-smith by moving code into e-smith-service.
283     - Fix the way '.' works in bash.
284     - rename /etc/ldap.conf to /etc/pam_ldap.conf (and same for .secret).
285     - Always define InternalInterface NICBonding.
286     - In the console refer to removable media instead of USB disk.
287     - Fix a few more syslog => rsyslog items.
288     - Remove modprobe stuff.
289     - Don't be as agressive on rate limiting.
290     - Change syslog templates to rsyslog.
291     - Ensure existing_hwaddr is always initialized.
292     - Change System Name from mitel-networks-server to sme-server.
293     - Patch to remove symlink to Primary ibay from /home/e-smith/files/primary.
294     - Patch to correct issue with not being able to access a password protected
295     ibay.
296     - Correctly display accented letters in the console.
297     - Add e-smith as a Requires(pre) and remove adding users in %pre.
298     - Fix uid and gid to be the same in create-system-user.
299     - Ignore mysql.event table.
300     - Use --single-transaction in mysql-dump-tables.
301     - Use mysql_upgrade instead of fix_privilege_tables.
302     - Increase memory limit for ntp.
303     - Make rsyslog listen to our socket.
304     - Remove rc.quota_create.
305     - the config file is radiusclient.conf, not radiusclient-ng.conf.
306     - Add templates for radiusclient-ng.conf file to remove binaddr
307     directive.
308     - Add directive to options.pptpd so that radius plugin can find the
309     radiusclient configuration file..
310     - Fix permissions of /etc/radiusclient-ng/servers.
311     - Add hack for running rc7.d script during runlevel 4.
312     - Apply SME Server config file changes to pwauth.
313     - Fix libgomp obsoletes to not obsolete el6 version.
314     - Change order of mail options in check4updates.
315 wellsi 1.5 - Fix parsing issues with "manage RAID" menu option in the console.
316     - Remove SSH v1 legacy support.
317     - Support nolvm boot option.
318     - Create degraded RAID1 array with single disk install.
319     - nodmraid is the default for SME 9.0 installs.
320     - Give more time to the grub menu.
321     - Update installer hard drive warning.
322     - Customize confirmation dialogs during fresh install.
323     - Run installer in 'text' mode.
324 wellsi 1.10 - Roll new stream to really remove obsolete images
325     - Roll new stream to remove obsolete images
326     - Move console backup to e-smith-backup
327     - Remove support.pl from e-smith-base and move to smeserver-support
328     - Console restore should reboot
329     - Boostrap console should only offer restore if no password set
330     - Add restore backup as a console item for freshly installed servers
331 wellsi 1.8 - Non-code changes to perform_restore.pm
332 wellsi 1.10 - Refer to removable media not CDROM in console restore
333     - Remove insecure SSL ciphers
334     - Add more PHP options to ibays only by db commands
335     - Add SSLRequireSSL to ibays when SSL is set to enabled
336     - Force https per ibay should not be the default for existing ibays
337     - Add textbox() to console.pm, getLicenseFile to util.pm
338     - Update frame header and footer
339     - Use mysql_upgrade in 00_restore_dumped_dbs, by Terje Edseth
340     - Use mysql_upgrade --force due to upgrade to MySQL 5.1
341 wellsi 1.8 - Prevent server being used in NTP amplification attacks.
342 wellsi 1.10 - Code by Jesper Holck
343     - Modify template to allow Squid proxy https access to ports other than
344 wellsi 1.8 443,563 using db command
345     - Codes by Ray Mitchell and Ian Wells
346     - Add -n 1 to the dmesg line in rc.sysinit to prevent unwanted messages
347 wellsi 1.10 appearing on the console
348     - Correct offest in runlevel7 patch to avoid .orig file
349 wellsi 1.8 - Remove CentOS Branding patch
350 wellsi 1.10 - Add logcheck to help analyse errors in the log files
351     - Roll new stream to remove obsolete images
352     - Move support.pl from e-smith-base to smeserver-support
353 wellsi 1.8 - The console license page now uses dialog's textbox.
354 wellsi 1.9 - Ensure console is run with taint checking.
355 slords 1.1
356     General features
357     ================
358    
359 wellsi 1.6 - Based on CentOS 6.5 and all available updates
360 slords 1.1
361 wellsi 1.10
362     Ian Wells
363    
364     On behalf of the SME Server development team
365     $Id: README.txt,v 1.9 2014/04/07 16:24:22 wellsi Exp $

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