From: Jule Anger <janger@samba.org>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 08:20:32 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: WHATSNEW: add SMB3 Unix Extensions
X-Git-Tag: samba-4.23.0rc3~5
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1757f22046d23a489226f4c95f9510ac268ede82;p=thirdparty%2Fsamba.git

WHATSNEW: add SMB3 Unix Extensions

Signed-off-by: Ralph Boehme <slow@samba.org>
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diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt
index c59c4c50b52..c492d5cfe13 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW.txt
+++ b/WHATSNEW.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,16 @@ NEW FEATURES/CHANGES
 
 Enable SMB3 Unix Extensions by default
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-todo
+Starting with Samba 4.23, the SMB3 UNIX Extensions are enabled by
+default. These extensions provide first-class support for POSIX semantics
+over SMB3, allowing UNIX and Linux clients to access file services with
+features such as proper POSIX permissions, symlink handling, hardlinks,
+and special file types.
+
+Enabling this feature by default improves interoperability for UNIX/Linux
+clients without requiring additional configuration. Windows clients that
+do not support the extensions will continue to function normally, by
+using standard SMB3 behavior.
 
 Add support for SMB3 over QUIC
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