Roadmap

Introduction

This page describes the bigger next steps in the development of Samba. It is not named roadmap since it does presently not provide a timeline. The purpose is to point out the broader direction into which Samba is heading.

Active Directory Server

• sysvol replication (file system replication)
  • FRS / DFSR
• trust relationships
  • use source3/winbindd in AD server
  • subdomains
  • forest trusts
• MIT Kerberos support in AD server
  • Create preloadable wrappers (IN_PROGRESS)
  • Re-test existing MIT KDC glue around the hdb backend
• OpenLDAP support in AD server

File Server (smbd)

SMB2

• SMB2 leases

SMB3

• multi-channel
• persistent file handles
• witness notification protocol
  • asynchronous RPC server
• RDMA (SMB direct)
• directory leases
• clustering
  • continuously available shares, scale-out shares

CTDB

• integrate CTDB master into samba master