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SME Server 9.0 Beta 2 Release Notes |
Koozali SME Server 9.1 Beta 1 Release Notes |
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8 November 2013 |
27th March 2015 |
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The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of |
The Koozali SME Server (SME Server) development team is pleased to announce |
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SME Server 9.0 Beta 2 which is based on CentOS 6.4 |
the release of SME Server 9.1 Beta 1 which is based on CentOS 6.6. |
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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 9.1 Beta 1 from |
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http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/9.1.beta1/ |
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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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meeting our expenses, such as hosting costs, server hardware, etc. |
meeting our expenses, such as hosting costs, server hardware, etc. |
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As such, we ask for a donation to offset costs and fund further development. |
As such, we ask for a donation to offset costs and fund further development. |
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a) If you are a school, a church, a non-profit organisation or an individual |
a) If you are a school, a church, a non-profit organisation or an individual |
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using SME Server for private purposes, we would appreciate you to contribute |
using SME Server for private purposes, we would appreciate you to contribute |
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within your means toward the costs associated with hosting, maintenance and |
within your means toward the costs associated with hosting, maintenance and |
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development. |
development. |
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b) If you are a company or an integrator and you are deploying SME Server in |
b) If you are a company or an integrator and you are deploying SME Server in |
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the course of your work to generate revenue, we expect you to make a donation |
the course of your work to generate revenue, we expect you to make a donation |
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commensurate with the level of revenue you generate and the number of servers |
commensurate with the level of revenue you generate and the number of servers |
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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 |
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themselves with this release. |
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Notes |
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This section will be updated for SME Server 9.0 Beta 3 |
In-place upgrades from SME 8.x are not supported. It is necessary to backup |
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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 |
USB installs are now supported, see: |
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http://wiki.contribs.org/Install_From_USB#SME_Server_9 |
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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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Changes in this release |
Changes in this release |
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This section will be further updated for SME Server 9.0 Beta 3 |
Only the changes since SME Server 9.0 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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written for SME Server 9.0 Beta 3. |
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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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- Dar updated to 2.4.10 |
- dar add pkgconfig |
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- Workstation Backup, add a choice to delete old backup before or after |
- dar new upstream version |
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backup. |
- Workstation Backup, do not fail backup for mtime/ctime mismatch |
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- Workstation Backup, remove temporary directory on success. |
- Change the sub checkMount() to findmnt Ian Wells <esmith@wellsi.com> |
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- Refactor directory tree creation and removal. |
- Add requires nfs-utils |
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- Workstation Backup, inconsistent formatting of host share name in messages. |
- The nfs service is neither started or allowed to start |
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- Workstation Backup, more reliable catalog creation. |
- Don't remove the apache group during restore |
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- Workstation Backup, do not access /proc/mounts |
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- Incremental backup fix. |
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- Workstation Backup, allow spaces in the backup destination. |
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Includes fix for disk usage broken with spaces. |
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- Desktop Backup, allow user setting of compression level. |
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- Use Wake on LAN before starting Backup with DAR. |
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- NFS syntax is deprecated for CIFS mount. |
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- Require cifs-utils and use UNC paths for cifs mount. |
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- Improve text in console backup for success and failure. |
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- Console USB Backup, allow user setting of compression level. |
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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 |
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succeed. |
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File Server |
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- Also remove the empty template-begin file in pam.d/proftpd templates. |
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- Remove unused pam templates. |
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- Replace vfs_shadow_copy with vfs_shadow_copy2 for shadow snapshots. |
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- Add template for wide links. |
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- Add templates for max protocol. |
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- Add support for Windows 8 domain joining & user login. |
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- Add windows network performance enhancements registry file. |
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- Update default ServerName in 30smbServerName |
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- Add ability to configure waiting for network Win7 registry option. |
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- Change default Workgroup and Domain to sme-server. |
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- Fix mod_sftp/mod_sftp_pam invalid pool allocation during kbdint |
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authentication. |
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- Replace vfs_shadow_copy with vfs_shadow_copy2 for shadow snapshots. |
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LDAP (Optional in SME 9.0, and considered experimental) |
LDAP |
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- Make pdbedit output independent from locale and timezone so it can be |
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- Symlink /etc/init.d/ldap to /usr/bin/sv |
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- Chown all DB files to ldap before staring slapd |
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- Set checkpoint in slapd.conf instead of DB_CONFIG |
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- Stop ldap on shutdown (rc0 and rc6) |
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- Don't overwrite the ldif dump if slapcat's output is empty |
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(code from Charlie Brady) |
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- Run db_recover on startup |
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Localisation |
Localisation |
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- Latest translations included. |
- apply locale 2015-03-14 patch from pootle |
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- apply locale 2014-12-25 patch from pootle |
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Mail Server |
Mail Server |
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- Fetchmail multidrop mode follows TCPPort setting. |
- ClamAV Updated to release 0.98.6 |
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- Always enable imap, listen on loopback is disabled. |
- Add new zip file signatures to default mailpatterns database : ZIPVOSX & ZIPV3 |
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- Avoid use of unitialised variables in smtp migrate fragments. |
- Disable fips mode on stunnel |
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- Simplify qmail concurrency templates. |
- Use stunnel instead of sslio to support TLS |
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- Modify domain style pseudonym pointing to user with dot in name. |
- Revert forcing TLSv1 patch as it breaks some inbound delivery |
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- Accept messages with no body and no trailing \n after headers. |
- Revert whitelist_soft dnsbl as it hasn't been verified yet and we need to |
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- Fix Net::DNS update breaks qpsmtpd. |
push the fix for TLSv1 |
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- allows the spamassassin plugin to read the size limit from its |
- Modify whitelist_soft transaction to interact with dnsbl filter |
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by John Crisp <jcrisp@safeandsoundit.co.uk> |
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- Move clamscan scheduling to complete before 99-raid-check. |
- Force usage of TLSv1 |
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- Listen on loopback if disabled. |
- Increase MemLimit to 700M for clamav-0.98 |
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- Fix permissions on imapd.pem as it's used by pop3s. |
- Allow custom passdb args |
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- Do not obsolete bglibs, it's required for cvm. |
- allow IP relayclient stored by DB |
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- Allow plaintext (unless explicitly disabled). |
Code from Stefano ZAmboni <zamboni@mind-at-work.it> |
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- Do not obsolete cvm, it's still needed for qpsmtpd. |
& Charlie Brady <charlieb-contribs-bugzilla@budge.apana.org.au> |
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- reads MaxMessageSize prop of spamassassin and adds it |
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to the arguments of the plugin if defined. |
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- Requires e-smith-cvm-unix-local. |
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- Load TextCat plugin if ok_languages is enabled. |
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- Fix how qpsmtpd tags spam email. |
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Server manager |
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- Renew donation text in server-manager. |
- fileinfo: fix out-of-bounds read in elf note headers. CVE-2014-3710 |
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- Do not load mod_ssl. |
- xmlrpc: fix out-of-bounds read flaw in mkgmtime() CVE-2014-3668 |
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- Remove log noise from Create starter web site panel. |
- core: fix integer overflow in unserialize() CVE-2014-3669 |
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- Add security fix for CVE-2013-4113. |
- exif: fix heap corruption issue in exif_thumbnail() CVE-2014-3670 |
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- Renew donation text and graphic in server-manager. |
- spl: fix use-after-free in ArrayIterator due to object |
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- Update footer copyright and renew full copyright text. |
change during sorting. CVE-2014-4698 |
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- Change wording of Software Update button. |
- spl: fix use-after-free in SPL Iterators. CVE-2014-4670 |
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- gd: fix NULL pointer dereference in gdImageCreateFromXpm. |
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Webmail and Groupware |
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- fileinfo: fix incomplete fix for CVE-2012-1571 in |
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- Don't use SSL over loopback. |
cdf_read_property_info. CVE-2014-3587 |
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- core: fix incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4049 DNS TXT |
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record parsing. CVE-2014-3597 |
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- core: type confusion issue in phpinfo(). CVE-2014-4721 |
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- date: fix heap-based buffer over-read in DateInterval. CVE-2013-6712 |
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- core: fix heap-based buffer overflow in DNS TXT record parsing. |
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- core: unserialize() SPL ArrayObject / SPLObjectStorage type |
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confusion flaw. CVE-2014-3515 |
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- fileinfo: out-of-bounds memory access in fileinfo. CVE-2014-2270 |
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- fileinfo: unrestricted recursion in handling of indirect type |
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rules. CVE-2014-1943 |
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- fileinfo: out of bounds read in CDF parser. CVE-2012-1571 |
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- fileinfo: cdf_check_stream_offset boundary check. CVE-2014-3479 |
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- fileinfo: cdf_count_chain insufficient boundary check. CVE-2014-3480 |
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- fileinfo: cdf_unpack_summary_info() excessive looping |
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DoS. CVE-2014-0237 |
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- fileinfo: CDF property info parsing nelements infinite |
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loop. CVE-2014-0238 |
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- add php_get_module_initialized internal function (#1053301) |
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- soap: fixRFC2616 transgression (#1045019) |
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- fix static calling in non-static method (#953786) |
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- fix autoload called from closing session (#954027) |
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- drop unneeded part of CVE-2006-724.patch and fileinfo.patch |
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extension not provided or git binary patches (#1064027) |
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- odbc: fix incompatible pointer type (#1053982) |
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- mysqli: fix possible segfault in mysqli_stmt::bind_result |
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php bug 66762 (#1069167) |
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- mysql: fix php_mysql_fetch_hash writes long value into int |
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php bug 52636 (#1054953) |
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Web Server |
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- Force magic_quotes Off. |
- Disable SSLv3 |
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- Turn SSLEngine on in the SSL vhost (ProxyPassVirtualHosts) |
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- Remove obsolete gpc_order setting from php.ini. |
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- Add an upload_tmp_folder setting by db command |
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Other fixes and updates |
Other fixes and updates |
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- Update the full names of users added in %pre. |
- When quiting the console app with unsaved changes set the default selected |
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- Fix uid and gid to be the same for the users added in %pre. |
answer to NO |
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- Changed Prereq to Requires(pre) as Prereq is deprecated. |
- Added a comment to specify the real configuration file of dhcpd |
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- Patch to correct issue with not being able to access a password protected |
- Modified the patch of daniel e-smith-base-5.6.0-ensure_apache_alias_www.patch |
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- Ensure www group exists and that apache is an alias of www |
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- Update ServerName (Samba netbios name) when SystemName is updated. |
- Check where running runlevel 4, not 7 in service wrapper |
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- Remove old System Name from the Hosts DB. |
- Correctly update NIC configuration on single NIC systems |
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- Fix group creation when LDAP auth is enabled. |
- Symlink udev-post service in rc7 |
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- Disable IPv6 on a default install. |
- Fix PPPoE after a post-upgrade |
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- Continue escaping control chars in rsyslog, just replace LF with space. |
- Remove dependency on microcode_ctl |
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- Use UTF-8 in the console. |
- Prevent emailing about the normal, weekly, checks of RAID arrays, by Mark Casey |
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- Remove redundant parts of init-accounts. |
- Don't claim to own /sbin and /sbin/e-smith |
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- Add_template_to_ssl.pem, codes by JP Pialasse. |
- Add an upload_tmp_folder setting by db command |
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- Require diald. |
Thanks to Michael McCarn and Jean-philippe Pialasse |
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- Removal of rc.e-smith now functionality is in e-smith-service. |
- the folder /tmp is created by the event init-ibays |
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- Replacement of rc.e-smith by moving code into e-smith-service. |
- the event ibay-modify create/chown/chmod the folder /tmp |
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- Fix the way '.' works in bash. |
- Add an upload_tmp_folder setting by db command |
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- rename /etc/ldap.conf to /etc/pam_ldap.conf (and same for .secret). |
Thanks to Michael McCarn and Jean-philippe Pialasse |
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- Always define InternalInterface NICBonding. |
- Force SSL following ibays settings to the relevant domain |
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- In the console refer to removable media instead of USB disk. |
- Perl::critic syntax modifications |
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- Fix a few more syslog => rsyslog items. |
- Add more PHP options to ibays only by db commands |
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- Remove modprobe stuff. |
- Add SSLRequireSSL to ibays when SSL is set to enabled |
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- Don't be as agressive on rate limiting. |
- Allow the admin upsd in /etc/hosts.allow |
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- Change syslog templates to rsyslog. |
- Creation Admin Privilege for use of upscmd & upsrw |
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- Ensure existing_hwaddr is always initialized. |
- Remove obsolete directives {allowfrom} |
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- Change System Name from mitel-networks-server to sme-server. |
- Access property created (default value is 'localhost') |
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- Patch to remove symlink to Primary ibay from /home/e-smith/files/primary. |
- Remove obsolete directives {ACL,ACCEPT,REJECT} and switch to LISTEN |
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- Patch to correct issue with not being able to access a password protected |
in /etc/ups/upsd.conf |
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ibay. |
- Allow NUT in /etc/hosts.allow and in /etc/services |
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- Correctly display accented letters in the console. |
Code change from Daniel B.<daniel@firewall-services.com> |
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- Add e-smith as a Requires(pre) and remove adding users in %pre. |
- Revert the patch e-smith-tinydns-2.4.0_add_hostname_following_dhcpdleases_hostname.patch |
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- Fix uid and gid to be the same in create-system-user. |
- Duplicate hostnames with different IP are not used, a warn in log is printed |
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- Ignore mysql.event table. |
- The server hostname can not be used by a dhcp client, a warning in log is printed |
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- Use --single-transaction in mysql-dump-tables. |
- Changed the name of /tmp/dhcpd.leases to /tmp/tmpdhcpd.leases |
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- Use mysql_upgrade instead of fix_privilege_tables. |
when the dhcpd lease is modified |
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- Increase memory limit for ntp. |
- Do template-expand of /var/service/tinydns/root/data |
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- Make rsyslog listen to our socket. |
- Do sigus1 of dhcp-dns & dnscache |
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- Remove rc.quota_create. |
- Forked DHCPparse for parsing the end of lease and remove old entry of dnscache |
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- the config file is radiusclient.conf, not radiusclient-ng.conf. |
- Require perl-Text-DHCPparse removed |
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- Add templates for radiusclient-ng.conf file to remove binaddr |
- Timestamp added in tinydns, the entry in dnscache is cleared when the lease is over |
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directive. |
- Add new feature 'Parse dhcpd.leases and feed to tinydns' |
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- Add directive to options.pptpd so that radius plugin can find the |
- e-smith-tinydns-2.4.0_add_hostname_following_dhcpdleases_hostname.patch |
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radiusclient configuration file.. |
made from the solution of Stefano Zamboni |
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- Fix permissions of /etc/radiusclient-ng/servers. |
- Make slapd service an alias for ldap |
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- Add hack for running rc7.d script during runlevel 4. |
- Switched to sysvinit from systemd (it's rhel-6) |
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- Apply SME Server config file changes to pwauth. |
- Fixed license tag Related: rhbz#632853 |
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- Fix libgomp obsoletes to not obsolete el6 version. |
- pptpd New version |
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- Change order of mail options in check4updates. |
- Dropped pppd-unbundle patch (upstreamed) |
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- Fix parsing issues with "manage RAID" menu option in the console. |
- Various fixes according to Fedora review Related: rhbz#632853 |
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- Remove SSH v1 legacy support. |
- Modified for Fedora Resolves: rhbz#632853 |
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- Support nolvm boot option. |
- Update to upstream version 2.3.4, which fixes CVE-2012-3478 and CVE-2012-2252 |
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- Create degraded RAID1 array with single disk install. |
- Updated rsync-protocol.patch to fix CVE-2012-2251, and to apply on top of the |
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- nodmraid is the default for SME 9.0 installs. |
CVE-2012-3478 and CVE-2012-2252 fixes. |
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- Give more time to the grub menu. |
- Updated makefile.patch to preserve RPM CFLAGS. |
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- Update installer hard drive warning. |
- Added command-line-error.patch (from Debian), correcting error message |
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- Customize confirmation dialogs during fresh install. |
generated when insecure command line option is used (CVE-2012-3478 fix |
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- Run installer in 'text' mode. |
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- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_18_Mass_Rebuild |
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- Add patch for rsync3 compat (#485946) |
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- Update runit to 2.1.2 |
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- Remove now uneeded obsolete directives |
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- Remove openssl from the Exclude list of centos repo |
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- Add a default Yum db property for check4contribsupdates |
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- Added a check-update for the smecontribs repository |
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- Move protected package list to the correct location |
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General features |
General features |
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- Based on CentOS 6.4 and all available updates |
- Based on CentOS 6.6 and all available updates |
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