2.3 What’s New (OES 2 Initial Release)

In this release of OES 2, the following features have been added to the Samba feature:

Table 2-1 OES 2 Initial Release

Functionality

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Novell Samba installation and configuration is integrated with the OES installation and configuration.

Installing and configuring Novell Samba: See Section 3.2, Installing the Novell Samba Components.

A new Samba Default Password Policy is provided and the process of creating users with Universal Passwords has been simplified.

Creating users with Universal Passwords for Samba: See Section 6.1, Creating eDirectory Users for Samba.

A new Samba Management plug-in for iManager greatly simplifies the management of Samba servers, shares, and users.

Using the Samba Management plug-in: See Section 7.0, Managing Samba Servers, Shares, and Users.

A default Samba group is created for each Samba server, which is used to simplify the process of Samba-enabling users.

Adding users to the default Samba group: See Section 7.4, Managing Samba Users.

Several issues that were common with Samba in OES 1 have been fixed in OES 2.

Issues to be aware of when using Samba in OES 2: See Section A.0, Samba Caveats.

To become familiar with the general features and functionality that are new in the initial release of OES 2, see the following online documents: