RE [Samba] Samba 3.0.25rc3 Available for Download

Thu May 3 11:11:48 GMT 2007

> Support for Additional ACL Modules
> ==================================

> Samba's POSIX ACL support has been moved inside of the VFS layer
> which means it is now possible to support multiple ACL implementations
> on the same server including NFSv4 and GPFS ACLs.


If I understand, I must be find a vfs named posix_acl (eq of 
--acl-support)
But I don't find this vfs plugin.

Where is the problem (me or ....)

thanks 


        Stéphane


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Stéphane PURNELLE                         stephane.purnelle at corman.be
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samba-bounces+stephane.purnelle=corman.be at lists.samba.org a écrit sur 
25/04/2007 14:08:21 :

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> ==============================================================
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> ==============================================================
> Release Announcements
> =====================
> This is the third release candidate of the Samba 3.0.25 code base
> and is provided for testing only.  An RC release means that we are
> close to the final release but the code may still have a few
> remaining minor bugs.  This release is *not* intended for production
> servers.  There has been a substantial amount of development since
> the 3.0.23/3.0.24 series of stable releases.  We would like to ask the
> Samba community for help in testing these changes as we work towards
> the next significant production upgrade Samba 3.0 release.
> 
> Major features included in the 3.0.25 code base include:
> 
>   o Significant improvements in the winbind off-line logon support.
>   o Support for secure DDNS updates as part of the 'net ads join'
>     process.
>   o Rewritten IdMap interface which allows for TTL based caching and
>     per domain backends.
>   o New plug-in interface for the "winbind nss info" parameter.
>   o New file change notify subsystem which is able to make use of
>     inotify on Linux.
>   o Support for passing Windows security descriptors to a VFS
>     plug-in allowing for multiple Unix ACL implements to running side
>     by side on the Same server.
>   o Improved compatibility with Windows Vista clients including
>     improved read performance with Linux servers.
>   o Man pages for IdMap and VFS plug-ins.
> 
> 
> Off-line Logons and AD Site Support
> ===================================
> 
> Winbind's capability to support offline logons has been greatly
> improved with the 3.0.25 release including support for locating
> domain controllers asynchronously using Active Directory Site
> information.
> 
> 
> New IdMap Interface for Winbindd
> ================================
> 
> The 3.0.25 release of Samba includes a rewritten IdMap interface
> for winbindd which replaces the "idmap backend" parameter.  Please
> refer to the "idmap domains" description in the smb.conf(5) man
> page for more details.
> 
> 
> Dynamic DNS Updates
> ===================
> 
> The "net ads join" command is now able to register the host's DNS A
> records with Windows 2000 SP4 and 2003 DNS servers.  This
> feature must be enabled at compile time using the --with-dnsupdate
> when running the ./configure script.  There is also a related "net ads
> dns" command for refreshing a host's records which could be launched
> from a dhcp client script when a new IP address is obtained.
> 
> 
> Support for Additional ACL Modules
> ==================================
> 
> Samba's POSIX ACL support has been moved inside of the VFS layer
> which means it is now possible to support multiple ACL implementations
> on the same server including NFSv4 and GPFS ACLs.
> 
> 
> VFS ReadAhead Plugin
> ====================
> 
> Windows Vista introduces pipe-lined read support for improved
> performance when transferring files.  The new vfs_readahead plugin
> allows Linux file servers to utilize additional Kernel buffers
> for caching files in order to avoid Disk I/O wait time when serving
> Vista clients.  If you experience poor read performance between
> Linux servers and Vista clients, please test the vfs_readahead
> module by adding the following lines to the share definition
> in smb.conf:
> 
> [file_share]
>    vfs objects = readahead
> 
> Note that this plugin will result in additional RAM requirements
> due to the increased amount of kernel buffer caches used by smbd.
> Please refer to vfs_readahead(8) for more information.
> 
> 
> Windows Vista, Office 2007, and Offline Files
> =============================================
> 
> Research surrounding offline files, Windows Vista, and Microsoft
> Office 2007 has revealed a incompatibility between these
> applications and the "map acl inherit = no" setting in smb.conf.
> Users requiring support client side caching (csc) and offline
> files are encouraged to enable the "map acl inherit" for any
> affected share definitions in the server's configuration.
> Future versions of Samba will enable this setting by default.
> 
> Please refer to the smb.conf(5) man page for more details on
> "map acl inherit".
> 
> 
> ================
> Download Details
> ================
> 
> The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed
> using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA).  The source code can be downloaded
> from:
> 
>    http://download.samba.org/samba/ftp/rc/
> 
> The release notes are available online at:
> 
>    http://www.samba.org/samba/ftp/rc/WHATSNEW-3-0-25rc3.txt
> 
> Binary packages will be made available on a volunteer basis from
> 
>    http://download.samba.org/samba/ftp/Binary_Packages/
> 
> Our Code, Our Bugs, Our Responsibility.
> (https://bugzilla.samba.org/)
> 
>          --Enjoy
>          The Samba Team
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