The first release candidate (RC 1) for Samba 4 is now available. The developers have included a directory service that is compatible with Microsoft's Active Directory in the version 4 of the free Windows services server. Samba 4 is not stable for production use. However, it`s out for testing. The RC 1 comes after eight beta releases but there are not much changes.
Among the new features highlighted in the H report, “The file server component that is based Samba 3 now also negotiates the SMB3 dialect; however, the Samba developers have not implemented all of the optional features that can be used in negotiations. "Leases", an improved type of oplock, are not included, but RC1 does provide a first implementation of durable handles. Samba 4 acquired printing capabilities in the most recent beta.”
One of the latest things in the RC1 is it uses the internal DNS server by default, implemented by Kai Blin. Interested Samba users can familiarise themselves with Samba 4 by checking the 'how to' documentation.
Samba 4 RC 1 source code is available for download from the project's servers. The source code for Samba is licensed under the GPLv3.
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