svn commit: r336562 - head

[Ian Lepore]

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.