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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