[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#820983: /usr/share/doc/samba/NEWS.Debian.gz: "smb signing" is an "unknown parameter"

[Andrew Bartlett]

On Thu, 2016-04-14 at 10:57 +0100, Roger Lynn wrote:
> Package: samba
> Version: 2:4.2.10+dfsg-0+deb8u1
> Severity: normal
> File: /usr/share/doc/samba/NEWS.Debian.gz
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The NEWS file states:
> 
>     Finally, two important configuration options should be
> considered,
>     that we were unable to silently change defaults for:
>     - smb signing = required
>     - ntlm auth = no
> 
> However smb signing is not a recognised parameter:
> 
> .../lib/param/loadparm.c:743(lpcfg_map_parameter)
>   Unknown parameter encountered: "smb signing"
> 
> Searching through SMB.CONF(5), it appears the intended parameter is:
> 
> client signing = mandatory
> 
> Is this correct? According to the NEWS file this option has security
> implications, so should be considered important.

Sadly time restrictions and I think a small miscommunication meant we
didn't get the latest version of the NEWS entry into the secuirty
release.  See here for a better set of text:

https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-samba/samba.git/commit/?h=stable
-update&id=cbcad2a543a28926ee712cf299dbdc03da351cb0

Sorry about that.  I'm not sure we can fix this with a new package, but
I'll ask. 

Andrew Bartlett

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