SAMBA+ 4.9.0 released: SerNet sponsors improvements

SerNet released the first SAMBA+ packages of the 4.9 release series. One of the new features is improved support for trusted domains when Samba is running as Active Directory Domain Controller (AD DC).

This main improvement was made possible by a development sponsorship from SerNet in the six-figure range. Stefan Metzmacher, long time Samba team member and valued SerNet colleague, worked on the topic. Detials are listed in the news at samba.plus.

The new 4.9 series includes many improvements and features, which are documented in the Samba 4.9.0 release notes. Since this is the first release of SAMBA+ packages for the Samba 4.9 release series, we recommend to test thoroughly before upgrading and read the release notes carefully! Due to major changes, users should pay a visit to the Samba release notes to carefully read the 'CTDB changes' section and instructions if they use CTDB.

Packages are available for various SUSE and Red Hat platforms as well as for Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu.

With the release of Samba 4.9 former release series change their status as follows: Samba 4.8 enters maintenance mode, Samba 4.7 enters security releases only mode. As Samba 4.6 is discontinued, SAMBA+ 4.6 will still be available as SAMBA+ LTS. We created a matrix to clarify, which Samba versions are still included in SAMBA+ LTS. Also, the new 4.9 packages won’t be available for some distributions any longer. Please have a look at the SAMBA+ how-to at OPOSSO.