WHATSNEW: Mention new default schema and Functional Level prep

Signed-off-by: Andrew Bartlett <abartlet@samba.org>
Reviewed-by: Stefan Metzmacher <metze@samba.org>
Autobuild-User(master): Andrew Bartlett <abartlet@samba.org>
Autobuild-Date(master): Wed Jun 21 20:01:06 UTC 2023 on atb-devel-224

diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt
index 29e825df8bab06a82ae6e860ebb8d0dfb94c4aa5..b348217e99527e0025252803b3d14a5d495764c4 100644 (file)
--- a/WHATSNEW.txt
+++ b/WHATSNEW.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ trace records belonging to the same request.  Field 'depth' allows to track the
 request nesting level. A new tool samba-log-parser is added for better log
 parsing.
 
+AD database prepared to FL 2016 standards for new domains
+---------------------------------------------------------
+
+While Samba still provides only Functional Level 2008R2 by default,
+Samba as an AD DC will now, in provision ensure that the blank
+database is already prepared for Functional Level 2016, with AD Schema
+2019.
+
+This preparation is of the default objects in the database, adding
+containers for Authentication Policies, Authentication Silos and AD
+claims in particular.  These DB objects must be updated to allow
+operation of the new features found in higher functional levels.
+
 Kerberos Claims, Authentication Silos and NTLM authentication policies
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