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.
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Ian Lepore 2018-07-20 18:02:52 +00:00
parent 4e57e81c1a
commit d0e46652c1
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00
svn path=/head/; revision=336562

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@ -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.