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1  SME Server 9.0 Beta 3 Release Notes  SME Server 9.0 Release Notes
2  ===================================  ============================
3    
4  25 December 2013  21st June 2014
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 9.0 Beta 3 which is based on CentOS 6.5  SME Server 9.0 which is based on CentOS 6.5.
8    
9  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
10  tracker (and only there, please);  tracker (and only there, please);
11    
12      http://bugs.contribs.org/      http://bugs.contribs.org/
13    
14    Download
15    ========
16    
17    You can download SME Server 9.0 from
18    http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/9/iso/x86_64/
19    or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Download
20    
21    Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing,
22    during this time you may experience problems.
23    
24    
25  About SME Server  About SME Server
26  ================  ================
27    
28  SME Server is the leading Linux distribution for small and medium  SME Server is the leading Linux distribution for small and medium
29  enterprises. SME Server is brought to you by Koozali Foundation, Inc.,  enterprises. SME Server is brought to you by Koozali Foundation, Inc.,
30  a non-profit corporation that exists to provide marketing and legal support  a non-profit corporation that exists to provide marketing and legal support
31  for SME Server.  for SME Server.
32    
33  SME Server is freely available under the GNU General Public License and  SME Server is freely available under the GNU General Public License and
# Line 36  your have in the field. Please, help the Line 47  your have in the field. Please, help the
47    
48  Please visit http://wiki.contribs.org/Donate to donate.  Please visit http://wiki.contribs.org/Donate to donate.
49    
50  Koozali Inc is happy to supply an invoice for any donations received,  Koozali Inc is happy to supply an invoice for any donations received,
51  simply email treasurer@koozali.org  simply email treasurer@koozali.org
52    
53    
# Line 46  Thanks Line 57  Thanks
57  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
58  themselves with this release.  themselves with this release.
59    
60    The development team would like to give a special thanks, and dedicate the
61    release of SME Server 9.0, to Chris Burnat. Chris has been a volunteer for
62    many years and we want to appreciate his invaluable contributions to 9.0.
63    
64  Notes  Notes
65  =====  =====
66    
67  This section will be updated in a following ISO  In-place upgrades are not supported. It is necessary to backup and then restore.
68    /boot partition is always RAID 1.
69    The spare handling for RAID arrays is not implemented.
 Major changes in this release  
 =============================  
   
 The installer has been substantially modified in Beta 2.  
 It now creates the degraded RAID1 array with a single disk install.  
 Some, but not all,  install options are now supported.  
70    
71  The base has been updated to CentOS 6.5  USB installs are now supported, see:
72    http://wiki.contribs.org/Install_From_USB#SME_Server_9
 The network interface code has been reworked to remove all hardcoding  
 relating to eth0 and eth1.  
73    
74  Changes in this release  Changes in this release
75  =======================  =======================
76    
77  This section will be further updated in a later release  Only the changes since SME Server 9.0 Alpha 3 are listed, mainly
78  Currently this only shows changes since SME Server 9.0 Alpha 3 and it is  autogenerated from the changelogs.
 autogenerated from the changelogs. A more human readable version will be  
 written.  
   
79    
80  Packages altered by Centos, Redhat, and Fedora-associated developers are  Packages altered by Centos, Redhat, and Fedora-associated developers are
81  not included.  not included.
82    
   
83  Backups  Backups
84  -------  -------
85    - Workstation Backup, do not exclude dar files by default
86      in line with console backup.
87  - Workstation Backup, fix selective restore by requesting array  - Workstation Backup, fix selective restore by requesting array
88    of results from CGI.pm.    of results from CGI.pm.
89  - Workstation Backup, new method to show files being restored is needed  - Workstation Backup, new method to show files being restored is needed
90    when using dar 2.4.    when using dar 2.4.
91  - Simplify the workstation backup report.  - Simplify the workstation backup report.
92  - Workstation Backup, count backup sets from 1.  - Workstation Backup, count backup sets from 1.
93  - Update the text in the Backup panel.  - Update the text in the Backup panel.
94  - Allow more time for cifs mounts before reporting errors.  - Allow more time for cifs mounts before reporting errors.
95  - Dar updated to 2.4.10.  - Dar updated to 2.4.10.
96  - Workstation Backup, add a choice to delete old backup before or after  - Workstation Backup, add a choice to delete old backup before or after
97    backup.    backup.
# Line 107  Backups Line 111  Backups
111  - Improve text in console backup for success and failure.  - Improve text in console backup for success and failure.
112  - Console USB Backup, allow user setting of compression level.  - Console USB Backup, allow user setting of compression level.
113    Compression level of the console backup is now -6 by default.    Compression level of the console backup is now -6 by default.
114  - Patch to exclude trying to backup aquota.* files so that backups to tape will  - Patch to exclude trying to backup aquota.* files so that backups to tape
115    succeed.    will succeed.
116    - Update to the latest version of console restore.
117    - Boostrap console should only offer restore if no password set.
118    - Delete items from dar catalog in descending order
119    - Minor non-functional updates based on PerlCritic and review comments
120    - Move console backup to e-smith-backup
121    - Workstation Backup, selective restore of deleted files
122    - Remove migrate fragment 30vfstype
123    - Workstation Backup, Don't delete old sets, only empty them.
124    - Workstation Backup, Mail and WOL now subroutines
125    - Workstation Backup, remove the need for a temporary directory, updated.
126    - Workstation Backup, backupname includes seconds.
127    - Simplification of the time routines.
128    - Workstation Backup, remove the need for a temporary directory.
129    - Allow configuration of workstation backup if no removable disk present
130    - Create simplified function for updating the DarCatalog
131    - Workstation Backup, do not create folder in /
132    - Workstation Backup, suppress ctime error message on incremental backups
133    
134    
135  File Server  File Server
136  -----------  -----------
# Line 124  File Server Line 146  File Server
146  - Change default Workgroup and Domain to sme-server.  - Change default Workgroup and Domain to sme-server.
147  - Fix mod_sftp/mod_sftp_pam invalid pool allocation during kbdint  - Fix mod_sftp/mod_sftp_pam invalid pool allocation during kbdint
148    authentication.    authentication.
149  - Replace vfs_shadow_copy with vfs_shadow_copy2 for shadow snapshots.    - Replace vfs_shadow_copy with vfs_shadow_copy2 for shadow snapshots.
150    - Remove 20smb as migrating from pre-SME7 is not supported
151    
152  LDAP (Optional in SME 9.0, and considered experimental)  LDAP (Optional in SME 9.0, and considered experimental)
153  ----  ----
# Line 137  Localisation Line 160  Localisation
160  Mail Server  Mail Server
161  -----------  -----------
162  - Only present one auth method at a time, in order, to NET::SMTP.  - Only present one auth method at a time, in order, to NET::SMTP.
163  - Allow webmail-only-local-network.  - Remove limit properties from the imaps DB entry.
164  - Fix handling of messages with no body and no trailing \n after  - Apply process limits to dovecot.
165    headers (eq was used in attempted assignment).  - Include /usr/bin/refreshclam
166    - Allow webmail-only-local-network.
167    - Fix handling of messages with no body and no trailing \n after
168      headers (eq was used in attempted assignment).
169  - Fetchmail multidrop mode follows TCPPort setting.  - Fetchmail multidrop mode follows TCPPort setting.
170  - Always enable imap, listen on loopback is disabled.  - Always enable imap, listen on loopback is disabled.
171  - Avoid use of unitialised variables in smtp migrate fragments.  - Avoid use of unitialised variables in smtp migrate fragments.
# Line 161  Mail Server Line 187  Mail Server
187  - Requires e-smith-cvm-unix-local.  - Requires e-smith-cvm-unix-local.
188  - Load TextCat plugin if ok_languages is enabled.  - Load TextCat plugin if ok_languages is enabled.
189  - Fix how qpsmtpd tags spam email.  - Fix how qpsmtpd tags spam email.
190    - Remove Packager and Vendor from spec file.
191    - Revert last change.
192    - Sources are local, do not download them.
193    - Updates to release 0.98.1
194    - Handle exceptions during attempted SASL auth. Add more debug tracing.
195    - Remove DENYSOFT on SPF softfail
196    - Remove insecure ciphers
197    - Remove workarounds for how qpsmtpd tags spam email
198    - Fix whitespace in 10required_score
199    - Update SBL and RBL Lists
200    
201  Server manager  Server manager
202  --------------  --------------
# Line 171  Server manager Line 207  Server manager
207  - Renew donation text and graphic in server-manager.  - Renew donation text and graphic in server-manager.
208  - Update footer copyright and renew full copyright text.  - Update footer copyright and renew full copyright text.
209  - Change wording of Software Update button.  - Change wording of Software Update button.
210    - Roll new stream to remove obsolete images
211    - Remove references to obsolete images, by Stephane de Labrusse
212    - Fix new starter website.
213    - Update location of Primary index.html.
214    
215  Webmail and Groupware  Webmail and Groupware
216  ---------------------  ---------------------
217  - Allow webmail-only-local-network.  - Allow webmail-only-local-network.
218  - Don't use SSL over loopback.  - Don't use SSL over loopback.
219    - Replace last change with a default value for horde access
220    - Ensure initialisation of variables in webmail-only-local-network.
221    
222  Web Server  Web Server
223  ----------  ----------
224  - Force magic_quotes Off.  - Force magic_quotes Off.
225    - Remove insecure ciphers
226    
227  Other fixes and updates  Other fixes and updates
228  -----------------------  -----------------------
229    - Add ssh-autoblock for external interface.
230      See: http://wiki.contribs.org/AutoBlock
231  - Do not hardcode NIC names to eth0 and eth1.  - Do not hardcode NIC names to eth0 and eth1.
232  - Return nic names in probeAdapters so we can drop HWAddress.  - Return nic names in probeAdapters so we can drop HWAddress.
233  - Remove HWAddress prop from interfaces.  - Remove HWAddress prop from interfaces.
234  - Remove the "swap interface" feature.  - Remove the "swap interface" feature.
235  - Remove obsolete VLAN code.  - Remove obsolete VLAN code.
236  - Load the bonding module if NIC bonding is enabled.  - Load the bonding module if NIC bonding is enabled.
237  - Define the udev-post service in the DB.  - Define the udev-post service in the DB.
238  - Restart rsyslog in logrotate event.  - Provide the ability to restrict ibay access to http.
239  - Set smb ServerName if unset.  - Restart rsyslog in logrotate event.
240  - Don't reload init in bootstrap-console-save and console-save.  - Set smb ServerName if unset.
241    - Don't reload init in bootstrap-console-save and console-save.
242  - Fix add_new_disk_to_raid1.  - Fix add_new_disk_to_raid1.
243  - Provide the ability to force https per ibay.  - Provide the ability to force https per ibay.
244  - Add an audit for groups.  - Add an audit for groups.
245      See: http://wiki.contribs.org/Audit_Tools#groups-users
246  - Update the full names of users added in %pre.  - Update the full names of users added in %pre.
247  - Fix uid and gid to be the same for the users added in %pre.  - Fix uid and gid to be the same for the users added in %pre.
248  - Changed Prereq to Requires(pre) as Prereq is deprecated.  - Changed Prereq to Requires(pre) as Prereq is deprecated.
# Line 253  Other fixes and updates Line 300  Other fixes and updates
300  - Update installer hard drive warning.  - Update installer hard drive warning.
301  - Customize confirmation dialogs during fresh install.  - Customize confirmation dialogs during fresh install.
302  - Run installer in 'text' mode.  - Run installer in 'text' mode.
303    - Roll new stream to really remove obsolete images
304    - Roll new stream to remove obsolete images
305    - Move console backup to e-smith-backup
306    - Remove support.pl from e-smith-base and move to smeserver-support
307    - Console restore should reboot
308    - Boostrap console should only offer restore if no password set
309    - Add restore backup as a console item for freshly installed servers
310    - Non-code changes to perform_restore.pm
311    - Refer to removable media not CDROM in console restore
312    - Remove insecure SSL ciphers
313    - Add more PHP options to ibays only by db commands.
314      See: http://wiki.contribs.org/DB_Variables_Configuration
315    - Add SSLRequireSSL to ibays when SSL is set to enabled
316    - Force https per ibay should not be the default for existing ibays
317    - Add textbox() to console.pm, getLicenseFile to util.pm
318    - Update frame header and footer
319    - Use mysql_upgrade in 00_restore_dumped_dbs, by Terje Edseth
320    - Use mysql_upgrade --force due to upgrade to MySQL 5.1
321    - Prevent server being used in NTP amplification attacks.
322    - Code by Jesper Holck
323    - Modify template to allow Squid proxy https access to ports other than
324      443,563 using db command.
325      See: http://wiki.contribs.org/DB_Variables_Configuration
326    - Add -n 1 to the dmesg line in rc.sysinit to prevent unwanted messages
327      appearing on the console
328    - Correct offest in runlevel7 patch to avoid .orig file
329    - Remove CentOS Branding patch
330    - Add logcheck to help analyse errors in the log files
331    - Roll new stream to remove obsolete images
332    - Move support.pl from e-smith-base to smeserver-support
333    - The console license page now uses dialog's textbox.
334    - Ensure console is run with taint checking.
335    - Add a verification in the console of number of pptp clients against ip allowed in dhcpd
336    - Add a verification in remoteaccess panel of number of pptp clients against ip allowed in dhcpd
337    - Display a warning with the domain name before to remove it.
338    - Move mysql logging to multilog
339    - Remove the information_schema
340    - Fix error with flush of xt_recent SSH connections.
341    - Add option to tcpsvd to set socket keepalive.
342    
343  General features  General features
344  ================  ================
345    
346  - Based on CentOS 6.5 and all available updates  - Based on CentOS 6.5 and all available updates
347    
348  $Id: README.txt,v 1.5 2013/11/06 06:26:57 wellsi Exp $  
349    Ian Wells
350    
351    On behalf of the SME Server development team
352    $Id: README.txt,v 1.11 2014/05/08 05:56:12 wellsi Exp $


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