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SME Server 9.0 Beta 3 Release Notes |
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25 December 2013 |
21st June 2014 |
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The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of |
The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of |
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SME Server 9.0 Beta 3 which is based on CentOS 6.5 |
SME Server 9.0 which is based on CentOS 6.5. |
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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 |
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tracker (and only there, please); |
tracker (and only there, please); |
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http://bugs.contribs.org/ |
http://bugs.contribs.org/ |
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You can download SME Server 9.0 from |
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http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/9/iso/x86_64/ |
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or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Download |
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Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing, |
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during this time you may experience problems. |
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About SME Server |
About SME Server |
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SME Server is the leading Linux distribution for small and medium |
SME Server is the leading Linux distribution for small and medium |
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enterprises. SME Server is brought to you by Koozali Foundation, Inc., |
enterprises. SME Server is brought to you by Koozali Foundation, Inc., |
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a non-profit corporation that exists to provide marketing and legal support |
a non-profit corporation that exists to provide marketing and legal support |
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for SME Server. |
for SME Server. |
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SME Server is freely available under the GNU General Public License and |
SME Server is freely available under the GNU General Public License and |
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Please visit http://wiki.contribs.org/Donate to donate. |
Please visit http://wiki.contribs.org/Donate to donate. |
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Koozali Inc is happy to supply an invoice for any donations received, |
Koozali Inc is happy to supply an invoice for any donations received, |
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simply email treasurer@koozali.org |
simply email treasurer@koozali.org |
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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 |
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themselves with this release. |
themselves with this release. |
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The development team would like to give a special thanks, and dedicate the |
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release of SME Server 9.0, to Chris Burnat. Chris has been a volunteer for |
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many years and we want to appreciate his invaluable contributions to 9.0. |
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Notes |
Notes |
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This section will be updated in a following ISO |
In-place upgrades are not supported. It is necessary to backup and then restore. |
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/boot partition is always RAID 1. |
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The spare handling for RAID arrays is not implemented. |
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Major changes in this release |
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The installer has been substantially modified in Beta 2. |
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It now creates the degraded RAID1 array with a single disk install. |
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Some, but not all, install options are now supported. |
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The base has been updated to CentOS 6.5 |
USB installs are now supported, see: |
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The network interface code has been reworked to remove all hardcoding |
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relating to eth0 and eth1. |
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Changes in this release |
Changes in this release |
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This section will be further updated in a later release |
Only the changes since SME Server 9.0 Alpha 3 are listed, mainly |
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Currently this only shows changes since SME Server 9.0 Alpha 3 and it is |
autogenerated from the changelogs. |
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autogenerated from the changelogs. A more human readable version will be |
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Packages altered by Centos, Redhat, and Fedora-associated developers are |
Packages altered by Centos, Redhat, and Fedora-associated developers are |
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not included. |
not included. |
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Backups |
Backups |
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- Workstation Backup, do not exclude dar files by default |
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in line with console backup. |
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- Workstation Backup, fix selective restore by requesting array |
- Workstation Backup, fix selective restore by requesting array |
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of results from CGI.pm. |
of results from CGI.pm. |
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- Workstation Backup, new method to show files being restored is needed |
- Workstation Backup, new method to show files being restored is needed |
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when using dar 2.4. |
when using dar 2.4. |
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- Simplify the workstation backup report. |
- Simplify the workstation backup report. |
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- Workstation Backup, count backup sets from 1. |
- Workstation Backup, count backup sets from 1. |
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- Update the text in the Backup panel. |
- Update the text in the Backup panel. |
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- Allow more time for cifs mounts before reporting errors. |
- Allow more time for cifs mounts before reporting errors. |
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- Dar updated to 2.4.10. |
- Dar updated to 2.4.10. |
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- Workstation Backup, add a choice to delete old backup before or after |
- Workstation Backup, add a choice to delete old backup before or after |
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backup. |
backup. |
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- Improve text in console backup for success and failure. |
- Improve text in console backup for success and failure. |
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- Console USB Backup, allow user setting of compression level. |
- Console USB Backup, allow user setting of compression level. |
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Compression level of the console backup is now -6 by default. |
Compression level of the console backup is now -6 by default. |
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- 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 |
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succeed. |
will succeed. |
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- Update to the latest version of console restore. |
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- Boostrap console should only offer restore if no password set. |
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- Delete items from dar catalog in descending order |
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- Minor non-functional updates based on PerlCritic and review comments |
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- Move console backup to e-smith-backup |
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- Workstation Backup, selective restore of deleted files |
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- Remove migrate fragment 30vfstype |
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- Workstation Backup, Don't delete old sets, only empty them. |
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- Workstation Backup, Mail and WOL now subroutines |
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- Workstation Backup, remove the need for a temporary directory, updated. |
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- Workstation Backup, backupname includes seconds. |
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- Simplification of the time routines. |
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- Workstation Backup, remove the need for a temporary directory. |
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- Allow configuration of workstation backup if no removable disk present |
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- Create simplified function for updating the DarCatalog |
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- Workstation Backup, do not create folder in / |
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- Workstation Backup, suppress ctime error message on incremental backups |
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File Server |
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- Change default Workgroup and Domain to sme-server. |
- Change default Workgroup and Domain to sme-server. |
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- Fix mod_sftp/mod_sftp_pam invalid pool allocation during kbdint |
- Fix mod_sftp/mod_sftp_pam invalid pool allocation during kbdint |
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authentication. |
authentication. |
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- Replace vfs_shadow_copy with vfs_shadow_copy2 for shadow snapshots. |
- Replace vfs_shadow_copy with vfs_shadow_copy2 for shadow snapshots. |
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- Remove 20smb as migrating from pre-SME7 is not supported |
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LDAP (Optional in SME 9.0, and considered experimental) |
LDAP (Optional in SME 9.0, and considered experimental) |
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Mail Server |
Mail Server |
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- 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. |
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- Allow webmail-only-local-network. |
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- Fix handling of messages with no body and no trailing \n after |
- Apply process limits to dovecot. |
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headers (eq was used in attempted assignment). |
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- Fix handling of messages with no body and no trailing \n after |
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headers (eq was used in attempted assignment). |
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- Fetchmail multidrop mode follows TCPPort setting. |
- Fetchmail multidrop mode follows TCPPort setting. |
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- Always enable imap, listen on loopback is disabled. |
- Always enable imap, listen on loopback is disabled. |
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- Avoid use of unitialised variables in smtp migrate fragments. |
- Avoid use of unitialised variables in smtp migrate fragments. |
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- Requires e-smith-cvm-unix-local. |
- Requires e-smith-cvm-unix-local. |
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- Load TextCat plugin if ok_languages is enabled. |
- Load TextCat plugin if ok_languages is enabled. |
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- Fix how qpsmtpd tags spam email. |
- Fix how qpsmtpd tags spam email. |
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- Remove Packager and Vendor from spec file. |
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- Revert last change. |
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- Sources are local, do not download them. |
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- Updates to release 0.98.1 |
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- Handle exceptions during attempted SASL auth. Add more debug tracing. |
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- Remove DENYSOFT on SPF softfail |
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- Remove insecure ciphers |
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- Remove workarounds for how qpsmtpd tags spam email |
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- Fix whitespace in 10required_score |
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- Update SBL and RBL Lists |
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Server manager |
Server manager |
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- Renew donation text and graphic in server-manager. |
- Renew donation text and graphic in server-manager. |
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- Update footer copyright and renew full copyright text. |
- Update footer copyright and renew full copyright text. |
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- Change wording of Software Update button. |
- Change wording of Software Update button. |
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- Roll new stream to remove obsolete images |
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- Remove references to obsolete images, by Stephane de Labrusse |
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- Fix new starter website. |
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- Update location of Primary index.html. |
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Webmail and Groupware |
Webmail and Groupware |
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- Allow webmail-only-local-network. |
- Allow webmail-only-local-network. |
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- Don't use SSL over loopback. |
- Don't use SSL over loopback. |
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- Replace last change with a default value for horde access |
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- Ensure initialisation of variables in webmail-only-local-network. |
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Web Server |
Web Server |
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- Force magic_quotes Off. |
- Force magic_quotes Off. |
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- Remove insecure ciphers |
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Other fixes and updates |
Other fixes and updates |
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- Add ssh-autoblock for external interface. |
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- Do not hardcode NIC names to eth0 and eth1. |
- Do not hardcode NIC names to eth0 and eth1. |
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- Return nic names in probeAdapters so we can drop HWAddress. |
- Return nic names in probeAdapters so we can drop HWAddress. |
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- Remove HWAddress prop from interfaces. |
- Remove HWAddress prop from interfaces. |
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- Remove the "swap interface" feature. |
- Remove the "swap interface" feature. |
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- Remove obsolete VLAN code. |
- Remove obsolete VLAN code. |
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- Load the bonding module if NIC bonding is enabled. |
- Load the bonding module if NIC bonding is enabled. |
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- Define the udev-post service in the DB. |
- Define the udev-post service in the DB. |
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- Restart rsyslog in logrotate event. |
- Provide the ability to restrict ibay access to http. |
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- Set smb ServerName if unset. |
- Restart rsyslog in logrotate event. |
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- Don't reload init in bootstrap-console-save and console-save. |
- Set smb ServerName if unset. |
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- Don't reload init in bootstrap-console-save and console-save. |
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- Fix add_new_disk_to_raid1. |
- Fix add_new_disk_to_raid1. |
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- Provide the ability to force https per ibay. |
- Provide the ability to force https per ibay. |
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- Add an audit for groups. |
- Add an audit for groups. |
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- Update the full names of users added in %pre. |
- Update the full names of users added in %pre. |
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- 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. |
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- Changed Prereq to Requires(pre) as Prereq is deprecated. |
- Changed Prereq to Requires(pre) as Prereq is deprecated. |
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- Update installer hard drive warning. |
- Update installer hard drive warning. |
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- Customize confirmation dialogs during fresh install. |
- Customize confirmation dialogs during fresh install. |
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- Run installer in 'text' mode. |
- Run installer in 'text' mode. |
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- Roll new stream to really remove obsolete images |
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- Roll new stream to remove obsolete images |
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- Move console backup to e-smith-backup |
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- Remove support.pl from e-smith-base and move to smeserver-support |
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- Console restore should reboot |
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- Add restore backup as a console item for freshly installed servers |
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- Non-code changes to perform_restore.pm |
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- Refer to removable media not CDROM in console restore |
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- Remove insecure SSL ciphers |
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- Add more PHP options to ibays only by db commands. |
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- Add SSLRequireSSL to ibays when SSL is set to enabled |
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- Force https per ibay should not be the default for existing ibays |
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- Add textbox() to console.pm, getLicenseFile to util.pm |
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- Update frame header and footer |
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- Use mysql_upgrade in 00_restore_dumped_dbs, by Terje Edseth |
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- Use mysql_upgrade --force due to upgrade to MySQL 5.1 |
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- Prevent server being used in NTP amplification attacks. |
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- Code by Jesper Holck |
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- Modify template to allow Squid proxy https access to ports other than |
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- Add -n 1 to the dmesg line in rc.sysinit to prevent unwanted messages |
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appearing on the console |
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- Correct offest in runlevel7 patch to avoid .orig file |
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- Remove CentOS Branding patch |
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- Add logcheck to help analyse errors in the log files |
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- Roll new stream to remove obsolete images |
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- Move support.pl from e-smith-base to smeserver-support |
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- The console license page now uses dialog's textbox. |
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- Ensure console is run with taint checking. |
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- Add a verification in the console of number of pptp clients against ip allowed in dhcpd |
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- Add a verification in remoteaccess panel of number of pptp clients against ip allowed in dhcpd |
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- Display a warning with the domain name before to remove it. |
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- Move mysql logging to multilog |
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- Remove the information_schema |
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- Fix error with flush of xt_recent SSH connections. |
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- Add option to tcpsvd to set socket keepalive. |
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General features |
General features |
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- Based on CentOS 6.5 and all available updates |
- Based on CentOS 6.5 and all available updates |
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$Id: README.txt,v 1.5 2013/11/06 06:26:57 wellsi Exp $ |
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On behalf of the SME Server development team |
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$Id: README.txt,v 1.11 2014/05/08 05:56:12 wellsi Exp $ |