--- cdrom.image/sme9/README.txt 2014/05/08 05:56:12 1.11 +++ cdrom.image/sme9/README.txt 2014/06/21 03:44:45 1.13 @@ -1,23 +1,23 @@ -SME Server 9.0 Release Candidate 1 Release Notes -================================================ +SME Server 9.0 Release Notes +============================ -12th May 2014 +21st June 2014 The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of -SME Server 9.0 Release Candidate 1 which is based on CentOS 6.5. +SME Server 9.0 which is based on CentOS 6.5. Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised in the bug tracker (and only there, please); http://bugs.contribs.org/ - Download ======== -You can download SME Server 9.0 RC 1 from -http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/9.0rc1/iso/x86_64/ +You can download SME Server 9.0 from +http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/9/iso/x86_64/ or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Download + Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing, during this time you may experience problems. @@ -51,39 +51,40 @@ Koozali Inc is happy to supply an invoic simply email treasurer@koozali.org -Thanks -====== +Chris Burnat +============ -The development team would like to thank all of those who have involved -themselves with this release. +It is with the deepest regret we have to inform you that on Wednesday 11th June +Chris Burnat passed away. He was one of the most ardent supporters of +Koozali SME Server and we all owe him an enormous debt of gratitude. + +We dedicate this release of SME Server 9.0 to Chris. +Without him it would be nowhere near ready. If you download and use it, +please remember him and his work, and that of all the other contributors +who work tirelessly to make Koozali SME as good as it is. + +We extend our thoughts and deepest sympathies to his family. Notes ===== +In-place upgrades are not supported. It is necessary to backup and then restore. /boot partition is always RAID 1. The spare handling for RAID arrays is not implemented. -Major changes in this release -============================= - -This section will be further updated in a later release. - -Allow workstation backup to mounted drive. +USB installs are now supported, see: +http://wiki.contribs.org/Install_From_USB#SME_Server_9 Changes in this release ======================= -This section will be further updated in a later release. -Currently this only shows changes since SME Server 9.0 Alpha 3 and it is -autogenerated from the changelogs. A more human readable version will be -written. - +Only the changes since SME Server 9.0 Alpha 3 are listed, mainly +autogenerated from the changelogs. Packages altered by Centos, Redhat, and Fedora-associated developers are not included. - Backups ------- - Workstation Backup, do not exclude dar files by default @@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ Web Server Other fixes and updates ----------------------- - Add ssh-autoblock for external interface. + See: http://wiki.contribs.org/AutoBlock - Do not hardcode NIC names to eth0 and eth1. - Return nic names in probeAdapters so we can drop HWAddress. - Remove HWAddress prop from interfaces. @@ -245,6 +247,7 @@ Other fixes and updates - Fix add_new_disk_to_raid1. - Provide the ability to force https per ibay. - Add an audit for groups. + See: http://wiki.contribs.org/Audit_Tools#groups-users - Update the full names of users added in %pre. - Fix uid and gid to be the same for the users added in %pre. - Changed Prereq to Requires(pre) as Prereq is deprecated. @@ -312,7 +315,8 @@ Other fixes and updates - Non-code changes to perform_restore.pm - Refer to removable media not CDROM in console restore - Remove insecure SSL ciphers -- Add more PHP options to ibays only by db commands +- Add more PHP options to ibays only by db commands. + See: http://wiki.contribs.org/DB_Variables_Configuration - Add SSLRequireSSL to ibays when SSL is set to enabled - Force https per ibay should not be the default for existing ibays - Add textbox() to console.pm, getLicenseFile to util.pm @@ -322,8 +326,8 @@ Other fixes and updates - Prevent server being used in NTP amplification attacks. - Code by Jesper Holck - Modify template to allow Squid proxy https access to ports other than - 443,563 using db command -- Codes by Ray Mitchell and Ian Wells + 443,563 using db command. + See: http://wiki.contribs.org/DB_Variables_Configuration - Add -n 1 to the dmesg line in rc.sysinit to prevent unwanted messages appearing on the console - Correct offest in runlevel7 patch to avoid .orig file @@ -335,7 +339,7 @@ Other fixes and updates - Ensure console is run with taint checking. - Add a verification in the console of number of pptp clients against ip allowed in dhcpd - Add a verification in remoteaccess panel of number of pptp clients against ip allowed in dhcpd -- Display a warning with the domain name before to remove it [SME : 8333] +- Display a warning with the domain name before to remove it. - Move mysql logging to multilog - Remove the information_schema - Fix error with flush of xt_recent SSH connections. @@ -350,4 +354,4 @@ General features Ian Wells On behalf of the SME Server development team -$Id: README.txt,v 1.10 2014/04/12 03:42:07 wellsi Exp $ +$Id: README.txt,v 1.12 2014/06/18 15:14:22 wellsi Exp $