Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:02:53 +0000 (UTC) From: Ian Lepore <ian@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r336562 - head Message-ID: <201807201802.w6KI2rtH015808@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: ian Date: Fri Jul 20 18:02:52 2018 New Revision: 336562 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/336562 Log: Add a note about the new 'ntpd' userid, and the fact that rc.d/ntpd now automatically runs the daemon as that user if it can. Modified: head/UPDATING Modified: head/UPDATING ============================================================================== --- head/UPDATING Fri Jul 20 17:46:55 2018 (r336561) +++ head/UPDATING Fri Jul 20 18:02:52 2018 (r336562) @@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 12.x IS SLOW: in place from zfsloader to loader to allow a smooth transition until the boot blocks can be updated. +20180719: + New uid:gid added, ntpd:ntpd (123:123). Be sure to run mergemaster + or take steps to update /etc/passwd before doing installworld on + existing systems. Also, rc.d/ntpd now starts ntpd(8) as user ntpd + if the new mac_ntpd(4) policy is available, unless ntpd_flags or + the ntp config file contain options that change file/dir locations. + When such options (e.g., "statsdir" or "crypto") are used, ntpd can + still be run as non-root by setting ntpd_user=ntpd in rc.conf, after + taking steps to ensure that all required files/dirs are accessible + by the ntpd user. + 20180717: Big endian arm support has been removed.
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