Samba 3.0.26a Available for Download

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                   Release Notes for Samba 3.0.26a
                             Sep 11, 2007
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This is a bug fix release of the Samba 3.0.26 code base and is the 
version that servers should be run for for all current bug Samba 3.0.x
fixes.  

Major bug fixes included in Samba 3.0.26a are:

  o Memory leaks in Winbind's IDMap manager.


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Changes
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Changes since 3.0.26
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o   Michael Adam 
    * Fix read_sock() semantics in wb_common.c to address "invalid
      request size" errors in winbindd logs.
    * Fix use of pwrite() in tdb IO code paths.

     
o   Jeremy Allison 
    * Fix logic error in timeout of blocking lock processing.


o   Guenther Deschner 
    * Fix error code in the msrpc EnumerateDomainGroups() Winbind
      method when a memory allocation fails.
    * Fix Winbind initialization storms when contacting an older Samba DC.

    
o   Volker Lendecke 
    * Fix compile failure in NFSv4 VFS module.
    * Fix compile failures on True64.
    * Fix compile failure in unmaintained python bindings.
    * BUG 4917: Fix memory leaks in Winbind's idmap_ldap and
      idmap_cache backends.
    * Coverity fixes in the group mapping code.


o   Derrell Lipman 
    * Remove NetBIOS keepalives from libsmbclient and consolidate on
      the use of getpeername() when checking connection health.
    * Use formal syntax for invoking function pointers in
      libsmbclient.


o   Lars Mueller 
    * Fixes for Winbind's AD site support when the host is not
      configured in any site or nor DC's are present within the host's
      configured site.


o   Simo Sorce 
    * Debian packaging updates for 3.0.25c.
    * Add sanity checks for "smb ports" values.
    * Fix compile issues related to the VFS "open" method and newer
      glibc implementations.
    * Fix a segv in smbldap_set_creds() when using an anonymous
      connection.
    * BUG 4772: Fix us of ldap_base_dn for the idmap_ldap plugin.

Please refer to the original Samba 3.0.25c Release Notes for more details regarding changes in previous releases. Also note that Samba 3.0.26 was a security release to address CVE-2007-4138.