From: Andreas Schneider Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 14:18:11 +0000 (+0200) Subject: WHATSNEW: Add Dynamic RPC port range X-Git-Tag: ldb-1.1.31~139 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=45e84dd89e66701f3a8c1dbef2726a046e3bc927;p=thirdparty%2Fsamba.git WHATSNEW: Add Dynamic RPC port range Signed-off-by: Andreas Schneider Reviewed-by: Stefan Metzmacher Autobuild-User(master): Andreas Schneider Autobuild-Date(master): Thu Jun 8 00:27:24 CEST 2017 on sn-devel-144 --- diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index f8c65b23e31..8548e16dea4 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -43,6 +43,20 @@ kdc.conf by default. It is possible to use a different location during provision. You should consult the 'samba-tool' help and smb.conf manpage for details. +Dynamic RPC port range +---------------------- + +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'. + +The 'rpc server port' option sets the first available port from the new +'rpc server dynamic port range' option. The option 'rpc server port' only +applies to Samba provisioned as an AD DC. Authentication and Authorization audit support ----------------------------------------------