From d071c5bfffbf7a13e1fe8f931470d5320965afa4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Schneider Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:46:05 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] WHATSNEW: Describe new option 'rpc server dynamic port range' Signed-off-by: Andreas Schneider --- WHATSNEW.txt | 14 ++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index 751704b2f47..4385cd6c228 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ configured as the default backend. To avoid problems in future we advise all users to run 'testparm' after changing the smb.conf file! - NEW FEATURES/CHANGES ==================== @@ -103,7 +102,17 @@ new options for controlling TCP ports used for RPC services The new 'rpc server port' option controls the default port used for RPC services other than Netlogon. The Netlogon server honours instead the 'rpc server port:netlogon' option. The default value for both -these options is the first available port including or after 1024. +these options is the first available port from the new +'rpc server dynamic port range' option. The option only applies to +Samba provisioned as an AD DC. + +The dynamic port range for RPC services has been changed from the old default +value 1024-1300 to 49152-65535. This port range is not only used by a +Samba AD DC but also applies to all other server roles including NT4-style +domain controllers. The new value has been defined by Microsoft in Windows +Server 2008 and newer versions. To make it easier for Administrators to control +those port ranges we use the same default and make it configureable with the +option: 'rpc server dynamic port range'. Improve AD performance and replication improvements --------------------------------------------------- @@ -232,6 +241,7 @@ smb.conf changes fruit:resource Spelling correction lsa over netlogon New (deprecated) no rpc server port New 0 + rpc server dynamic port range New 49152-65535 KNOWN ISSUES -- 2.11.0