EnterpriseSAMBA 4.2.1 is available

SerNets EnterpriseSAMBA 4.2.1 packages have just been released. This is our first stable release of Samba 4.2.

The major enhancements and new features within Samba 4.2 are:

Clustering support, CTDB as a part of Samba
vfs_fruit, a VFS module for OS X clients
vfs_worm, a VFS module for basic WORM (write once read many) support
Transparent File Compression (with btrfs)
Previous File Versions with Snapper (with btrfs)
Bad Password Lockout in the AD DC
Winbindd/Netlogon improvements
Winbindd use on the Samba AD DC (instead of internal winbind service)
Winbind now requires secured connections
Larger IO sizes for SMB2/3 by default
SMB2 leases
Improved DCERPC man in the middle detection
Overhauled "net idmap" command
TDB improvements
Correct defaults in the smb.conf manpages
Consistent behaviour between samba-tool testparm and testparm
Smbclient archival improvements
Messaging improvements

For a detailed list of changes and explanations we recommend to read the official release announcement. The packages address a lot of issues, which are listed in the history.

Attention! Please verify that your Samba AD DC was not set up using the classic upgrade method. If the classic-upgrade was used, we highly recommend to NOT upgrade to the new 4.2 release. The bug report contains detailed information on this issue.

Packages are available for various SUSE and RedHat platforms as well as for Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu and now also for SLES 12:

Download the EnterpriseSAMBA 4.2.1 packages

To access the packages visit the EnterpriseSAMBA Portal - login with your username and accesskey (not password).

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