Samba News in Releases

This is the third preview release of Samba 3.2.0. This is *not* intended for production environments and is designed for testing purposes only. Please report any defects via the Samba bug reporting system at https://bugzilla.samba.org/.

Please be aware that Samba is now distributed under version 3 of the new GNU General Public License. You may refer to the COPYING file that accompanies the release source for further licensing details.

The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more info. Binary packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 4 is the ambitious next version of the Samba suite that is being developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used by Windows 2000 and above.

Samba 4 is currently not yet in a state where it is usable in production environments. Note the WARNINGS below, and the STATUS file, which aims to document what should and should not work.

Samba4 alpha3 follows on from our second alpha release (made in December), the first alpha release (made in September), and the Technology Preview series we have offered for some time now.

The uncompressed tarball and patch files have been signed using Andrew Bartlett's GnuPG key (ID 28B436BB). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more information.

Samba 3.0.28a has been released and address a few important interoperability issues with Windows Vista. Details can be found on the Samba web site.

This is the second preview release of Samba 3.2.0. This is *not* intended for production environments and is designed for testing purposes only. Please report any defects via the Samba bug reporting system at https://bugzilla.samba.org/.

Please be aware that Samba is now distributed under version 3 of the new GNU General Public License. You may refer to the COPYING file that accompanies the release source for further licensing details.

The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more info. Binary packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 4 is the ambitious next version of the Samba suite that is being developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used by Windows 2000 and above.

Samba 4 is currently not yet in a state where it is usable in production environments. Note the WARNINGS below, and the STATUS file, which aims to document what should and should not work.

Samba4 alpha2 follows on from our first alpha release, made in September, and the Technology Preview series we have offered for some time now.

The uncompressed tarball and patch files have been signed using Andrew Bartlett's GnuPG key (ID 28B436BB). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more information.

Samba 3.0.28 is a security release to address CVE-2007-6015.

The Samba 3.0.28 source code (GPG signature) can be downloaded now. If you prefer, the patch file against previous releases (GPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 3.0.27a is a bug fix release and is the current release for production servers running the Samba 3.0 series.

The Samba 3.0.27a source code (GPG signature) can be downloaded now. If you prefer, the patch file against previous releases (GPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 3.0.27 is a security release to address CVE-2007-4572 and CVE-2007-5398.

The Samba 3.0.27 source code (GPG signature) can be downloaded now. If you prefer, the patch file against previous releases (GPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

The first preview release of Samba 3.2.0 is now available for testing. This release is not intended for production servers. An overview of the included changes are described in the Release Notes. Please report any defects via the Samba bug reporting system at the Samba Bugzilla System.

Be aware that Samba is now distributed under the version 3 of the new GNU General Public License. The original announcement can be read online.

The Samba 3.2.0pre1 source code can be downloaded now. If you prefer, the patch files against previous releases are also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 3.0.26 and Samba 3.0.26a are now available for download. Samba 3.0.26 is a security release to address CVE-2007-4138. Samba 3.0.26a is the latest bug fix release for the Samba 3.0.26 code base and is the version that servers should run for all current Samba 3.0 bug fixes. Please review the Release Notes for a complete of list of changes.

The Samba 3.0.26 and Samba 3.0.26a source code can be downloaded now. If you prefer, the patch files against previous releases are also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 4 is the ambitious next version of the Samba suite that is being developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used by Windows 2000 and above.

Samba 4 is currently not yet in a state where it is usable in production environments. Note the WARNINGS in WHATSNEW.txt in the source and the STATUS file which aims to document what should and should not work.

Samba4 alpha1 is the culmination of 4.5 years of development under our belt since Tridge first proposed a new Virtual File System (VFS) layer for Samba3 (a project which eventually lead to our Active Directory efforts), and 1.5 years since we first released a Technology Preview. We wish to allow users, managers and developers to see how we have progressed, and to invite feedback and support.

This release has been signed using GPG with Andrew Barlett's GPG key (28B436BB). The source code can be downloaded now.

Samba 3.0.25c is now available for download. This is the latest production release of the Samba 3.0.25 code base and is the version that servers should be running for all current bug fixes.

The 3.0.25 release series is an upgrade release over the 3.0.23/3.0.24 releases which means that a substantial amount of development has occurred and many new features have been added since the last Samba production release. Please review the Release Notes for a complete of list of changes.

The Samba 3.0.25c source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the patch file against Samba 3.0.25b (GnuPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 3.0.25b is now available for download. This is the third production release of the Samba 3.0.25 code base and is the version that servers should be run for for all current bug fixes.

The 3.0.25 release series is an upgrade release over the 3.0.23/3.0.24 releases which means that a substantial amount of development has occurred and many new features have been added since the last Samba production release. Please review the Release Notes for a complete of list of changes. We would like to thank everyone in the Samba community that help to test the preview snapshots and release candidates. We believe that the this production release is in much better shape due to your help.

The Samba 3.0.25b source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the patch file against Samba 3.0.25a (GnuPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 4 is the ambitious next version of the Samba suite that is being developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used by Windows 2000 and above.

While we welcome your interest in Samba 4, we don't want you to run your network with it quite yet. Please note the WARNINGS in the README and the STATUS file, which aims to document what should and should not work.

With 4 years of development under our belt since Tridge first proposed a new Virtual File System (VFS) layer for Samba3 (a project which eventually lead to our Active Directory efforts), we felt that we should create something we could 'show off' to our users. This is a Technology Preview (TP), aimed at allowing you, our users, managers and developers to see how we have progressed, and to invite your feedback and support.

This release has been signed using GPG with Andrew Barlett's GPG key (28B436BB). The source code can be downloaded now.

Samba 3.0.25a is now available for download. This is the second production release of the Samba 3.0.25 code base and is the version that servers should be run for for all current bug fixes.

The 3.0.25 release series is an upgrade release over the 3.0.23/3.0.24 releases which means that a substantial amount of development has occurred and many new features have been added since the last Samba production release. Please review the Release Notes for a complete of list of changes. We would like to thank everyone in the Samba community that help to test the preview snapshots and release candidates. We believe that the this production release is in much better shape due to your help.

The Samba 3.0.25a source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the patch file against Samba 3.0.25 (GnuPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 3.0.25 is now available for download. This is the first production release of the Samba 3.0.25 code base and is the version that servers should be run for for all current bug fixes.

The 3.0.25 release is an upgrade release over the 3.0.23/3.0.24 series which means that a substantial amount of development has occurred and many new features have been added since the last Samba production release. Please review the Release Notes for a complete of list of changes. We would like to thank everyone in the Samba community that help to test the preview snapshots and release candidates. We believe that the this production release is in much better shape due to your help.

Major features included in the 3.0.25 code base include:

• Significant improvements in the winbind off-line logon support.
• Support for secure DDNS updates as part of the 'net ads join' process.
• Rewritten IdMap interface which allows for TTL based caching and per domain backends.
• New plug-in interface for the "winbind nss info" parameter.
• New file change notify subsystem which is able to make use of inotify on Linux.
• Support for passing Windows security descriptors to a VFS plug-in allowing for multiple Unix ACL implements to running side by side on the Same server.
• Improved compatibility with Windows Vista clients including improved read performance with Linux servers.
• Man pages for IdMap and VFS plug-ins.

Security Fixes included in the Samba 3.0.25 release are:

• CVE-2007-2444 (Samba 3.0.23d - 3.0.25pre2): Local SID/Name translation bug can result in user privilege elevation.
• CVE-2007-2446 (Samba 3.0.0 - 3.0.25rc3): Multiple heap overflows allow remote code execution.
• CVE-2007-2447 (Samba 3.0.0 - 3.0.25rc3): Unescaped user input parameters are passed as arguments to /bin/sh allowing for remote command execution.

Complete details may be found at http://www.samba.org/.

Samba 3.0.25rc3 is now available for download. This is the third release candidate of the next upgrade production release version of Samba. An RC release means that the version is close to the final production release, but there may be a few lingering bugs. For this reason, it is intended for testing purposes only. Please test and report any bugs that you find. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.0.25rc3 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the patch file against Samba 3.0.25rc2 (GnuPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 3.0.25rc2 is now available for download. This is the second release candidate of the next upgrade production release version of Samba. An RC release means that the version is close to the final production release, but there may be a few lingering bugs. For this reason, it is intended for testing purposes only. Please test and report any bugs that you find. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.0.25rc2 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the patch file against Samba 3.0.25pre2 (GnuPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 3.0.25rc1 is now available for download. This is the first release candidate of the next upgrade production release version of Samba. An RC release means that the version is close to the final production release, but there may be a few lingering bugs. For this reason, it is intended for testing purposes only. Please test and report any bugs that you find. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.0.25rc1 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the patch file against Samba 3.0.25pre2 (GnuPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 3.0.25pre2 is available for download. This is the second preview of the next upgrade production release version of Samba. It is intended for testing purposes only. Please test and report any bugs that you find. Our plan is to begin with the Release Candidate stage by the end of March. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.0.25pre2 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the patch file against Samba 3.0.25pre1 (GnuPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 3.0.25pre1 is available for download. This is a preview of the next upgrade production release version of Samba. It is intended for testing purposes only. Please test and report any bugs that you find. Our plan is to possibly have one more preview release and move to the release candidate stage later this month. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.0.25pre1 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the large patch file against Samba 3.0.24 (GnuPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 3.0.24 is available for general download. This is a security release which addresses CVE-2007-0452, CVE-2007-0453, and CVE-2007-0454. This is the latest stable release of Samba. This is the version that production Samba servers should be running for all current bug-fixes. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.0.24 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the patch file against Samba 3.0.23d (GnuPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages are available in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 4 is the ambitious next version of the Samba suite that is being developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used by Windows 2000 and above.

While we welcome your interest in Samba 4, we don't want you to run your network with it quite yet. Please note the WARNINGS in the README and the STATUS file, which aims to document what should and should not work.

With 4 years of development under our belt since Tridge first proposed a new Virtual File System (VFS) layer for Samba3 (a project which eventually lead to our Active Directory efforts), we felt that we should create something we could 'show off' to our users. This is a Technology Preview (TP), aimed at allowing you, our users, managers and developers to see how we have progressed, and to invite your feedback and support.

The uncompressed tarball and patch files have been signed with Jelmer Vernooij's key (ID 1EEF5276). The source code can be downloaded now.

The Samba Team is pleased to announce the general availability of Samba 3.0.23d. This is the latest stable release of Samba. This is the version that production Samba servers should be running for all current bug-fixes. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.0.23d source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages are available in the Binary_Packages download area.

Samba 4 is an ambitious development effort of the Samba project, being developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used by Windows 2000 and above.

Samba 4 is currently not yet in a state where it is usable in production environments. Note the STATUS file, which aims to document what should and should not work.

With 3 years of development under our belt since Tridge first proposed a new Virtual File System (VFS) layer for Samba3 (a project which eventually lead to our Active Directory efforts), it was felt that we should create something we could 'show off' to our users. This is third Technology Preview (TP), aimed at allowing users, managers and developers to see how we have progressed, and to invite feedback and support.

In particular, this release has a strong focus on portability and infrastructure. The aim is to give Samba4 a solid foundation on which we can again move to create more visible features. That said, two particular technologies included in this release are the LDAP backend, and the experimental SMB2 server.

The uncompressed tarball and patch files have been signed with Andrew Bartlett's key (ID 157BC95E). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more information.

The Samba Team is pleased to announce the general availability of Samba 3.0.23c. This is the latest stable release of Samba. This is the version that production Samba servers should be running for all current bug-fixes. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.0.23c source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages are available in the Binary_Packages download area.

The Samba Team is pleased to announce the general availability of Samba 3.0.23b. This is the latest stable release of Samba. This is the version that production Samba servers should be running for all current bug-fixes. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.0.23b source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages are available in the Binary_Packages download area.

The Samba Team is pleased to announce the general availability of Samba 3.0.23a. This is the latest stable release of Samba. This is the version that production Samba servers should be running for all current bug-fixes. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.0.23a source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. Precompiled packages are available in the Binary_Packages download area.

After four months of development, the Samba Team is pleased to announce the general availability of Samba 3.0.23. This is the latest stable release of Samba. This is the version that production Samba servers should be running for all current bug-fixes. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

There has been a substantial amount of cleanup work done during this development cycle. We would like to thank both Coverity and Klocwork for analyzing the Samba source code. As a result, this release includes fixes for over 400 defects. The coverage was approximately even with over 200 defects reported by each tool.

New features in 3.0.23 include:

• Improved 'make test'
• New offline mode in winbindd
• New Kerberos support for pam_winbind.so
• New handling of unmapped users and groups
• New non-root share management tools
• Improved support for local and BUILTIN groups
• Winbind IDMAP integration with RFC2307 schema objects supported by Windows 2003 R2
• Rewritten 'net ads join' to mimic Windows XP without requiring administrative rights to join a domain

The Samba 3.0.23 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. Precompiled packages for RedHat 9, Fedora Core 5, & Solaris 9 are available in the Binary_Packages download area. Packages for other platforms will be available shortly.

This is the third release candidate of the 3.0.23 code base and is provided for community testing purposes. If all goes well, we hope that this will become the production 3.0.23 release. There has been a substantial amount of development since the 3.0.21 series of stable releases. Please read the specific changes in the Release Notes. We would like to ask the Samba community for help in testing these changes as we work towards the next significant production upgrade Samba 3.0 release.

We would like to thank the developers of Klocwork for their analysis of the Samba source tree. This release candidate includes fixes for over 170 defects reported by the Klocwork code analyzer.

The Samba 3.0.23rc3 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. Precompiled packages for RedHat 9, Fedora Core 5, & Solaris 9 are available in the Binary_Packages download area. Packages for other platforms will be available shortly.

This is the second release candidate of the 3.0.23 code base and is provided for testing purposes only. While close to the final stable release, this snapshot is not intended for production servers. There has been a substantial amount of development since the 3.0.21 series of stable releases. Please read the specific changes in the Release Notes. We would like to ask the Samba community for help in testing these changes as we work towards the next significant production upgrade Samba 3.0 release.

Thanks very much to those people who spent time testing the RC1 release and reported their findings. We would like to especially thank Thomas Bork for his numerous reports. We believe that RC2 is in much better shape in a large part due to his efforts.

We would also like to thank the developers of Klocwork for their analysis of the Samba source tree. This release candidate includes multiple fixes based on reports from the Klocwork code analyzer.

The Samba 3.0.23rc2 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. Precompiled packages for RedHat 9, Fedora Core 5, & Solaris 9 are available in the Binary_Packages download area. Packages for other platforms will be available shortly.

This is the first release candidate of the 3.0.23 code base and is provided for testing purposes only. While close to the final stable release, this snapshot is not intended for production servers. There has been a substantial amount of development since the 3.0.21 series of stable releases. We would like to ask the Samba community for help in testing these changes as we work towards the next significant production upgrade Samba 3.0 release. Please read the specific changes in the Release Notes.

The Samba 3.0.23rc1 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. Precompiled packages for RedHat 9 & Fedora Core 4 are available in the Binary_Packages download area. Packages for other platforms will be available shortly.

This is a preview release of the Samba 3.0.23 code base and is provided for testing only. This release is *not* intended for production servers. There has been a substantial amount of development since the 3.0.21 series of stable releases. We would like to ask the Samba community for help in testing these changes as we work towards the next significant production upgrade Samba 3.0 release. Please read the specific changes in the Release Notes.

The Samba 3.0.23pre1 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. Precompiled packages for RedHat 9 & Fedora Core 4 available in the Binary_Packages download area. Packages for other platforms will be available shortly.

This is a security release of Samba. The Samba 3.0.21 release series (including the patch releases a through c) has been discovered to expose the clear text of the server's machine account credentials in the winbind log files when the log level is set to 5 or higher. Details can be found in the online release notes or in the original security announcement for CAN-2006-1059.

The Samba 3.0.22 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. If you prefer to download just the diff from 3.0.21c to 3.0.22, the patch file (gpg signature) is also available. Precompiled packages for Fedora Core 4, RedHat 9, all SuSE Linux products, and Solaris are available in the Binary_Packages download area. Packages for other platforms will be available shortly.

Samba 4 is the ambitious next version of the Samba suite that is being developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used by Windows 2000 and above.

Samba 4 is currently not yet in a state where it is usable in production environments. Note the STATUS file, which aims to document what should and should not work.

With 3 years of development under our belt since Tridge first proposed a new Virtual File System (VFS) layer for Samba3 (a project which eventually lead to our Active Directory efforts), it was felt that we should create something we could 'show off' to our users. This is the second Technology Preview (TP), aimed at allowing users, managers and developers to see how we have progressed, and to invite feedback and support.

The uncompressed tarball and patch files have been signed with the Samba Release Key (ID 157BC95E). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more information.

This is the latest stable release of Samba. This is the version that production Samba servers should be running for all current bug-fixes. This release addresses password changes issues with older clients, several SPNEGO and schannel non-default configuration problems, and a few crash bugs. Please read the changes in this release.

The Samba 3.0.21c source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. If you prefer to download just the diff from 3.0.21b to 3.0.21c, the patch file (gpg signature) is also available. Precompiled packages for Fedora Core 4, RedHat 9, AIX, all SuSE Linux products, and Solaris are available in the Binary_Packages download area. Packages for other platforms will be available shortly.

This is the latest stable release of Samba. This is the version that production Samba servers should be running for all current bug-fixes. This release addresses several crash bugs in smbd and over 30 fixes for bugzilla reports. Please read the changes in this release.

The Samba 3.0.21b source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. If you prefer to download just the diff from 3.0.21a to 3.0.21b, the patch file (gpg signature) is also available. Precompiled packages for Fedora Core 4, RedHat 9, AIX, all SuSE Linux products, and Solaris are available in the Binary_Packages download area. Packages for other platforms will be available shortly.

Samba 4 is the ambitious next version of the Samba suite that is being developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used by Windows 2000 and above.

Samba 4 is currently not yet in a state where it is usable in production environments. Note the WARNINGS, and the STATUS file, which aims to document what should and should not work.

With 3 years of development under our belt since Tridge first proposed a new Virtual File System (VFS) layer for Samba3 (a project which eventually lead to our Active Directory efforts), it was felt that we should create something we could 'show off' to our users. This is a Technology Preview (TP), aimed at allowing users, managers and developers to see how we have progressed, and to invite feedback and support.

The uncompressed tarball and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 1EEF5276). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more information.

This is the latest stable release of Samba. This is the version that production Samba servers should be running for all current bug-fixes. This release is to address a bug in the oplock code which may cause clients to stall when multiple users are accessing a share concurrently (BUG 3349). Please read the changes in this release.

The Samba 3.0.21a source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. If you prefer to download just the diff from 3.0.21 to 3.0.21a, the patch file (gpg signature) is also available. The single patch for Samba 3.0.21 is available from the patches page. Precompiled packages for Fedora Core 4, RedHat 9, and Solaris are available in the Binary_Packages download area. Packages for other platforms will be available shortly.

Samba 3.0.21a is also available via BitTorrent (samba-3.0.21a.tar.gz.torrent). Note that when downloading via BitTorrent, you are encouraged to verify the resulting uncompressed tarball's GPG signature.

This is the latest stable release of Samba. This is the version that production Samba servers should be running for all current bug-fixes. Please read the following important changes in this release.

The Samba 3.0.21 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. If you prefer to download just the diff from 3.0.20b to 3.0.21rc2, the patch file (gpg signature) is also available. Precompiled packages for Solaris, all SuSE products and Fedora Core 4 are available in the Binary_Packages download area. Packages for other platforms will be available shortly.

Samba 3.0.21 is also available via BitTorrent (samba-3.0.21.tar.gz.torrent). Note that when downloading via BitTorrent, you are encouraged to verify the resulting uncompressed tarball's GPG signature.