git: 1e8a7776b9d9 - main - UPDATING: Add an entry regarding snmpd.log ownership
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Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:42:46 UTC
The branch main has been updated by markj: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=1e8a7776b9d901d982371022710828faf8516734 commit 1e8a7776b9d901d982371022710828faf8516734 Author: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2024-05-24 16:10:07 +0000 Commit: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2024-06-04 18:41:46 +0000 UPDATING: Add an entry regarding snmpd.log ownership Sponsored by: Klara, Inc. --- UPDATING | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING index 43b76fae9bda..52b9870daaaf 100644 --- a/UPDATING +++ b/UPDATING @@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ they are unavoidable. You should get into the habit of checking this file for changes each time you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades. +20240604: + AFFECTS: net-mgmt/net-snmp + AUTHOR: markj@FreeBSD.org + + The net-snmp port's newsyslog(8) configuration has been updated such + that the snmpd log file will be owned by the snmpd user following log + rotation. This is done to make it easier to run snmpd as the snmpd + user rather than as root, using the snmpd_sugid rc.conf option. + For now snmpd still runs as root by default. This is expected to change + in the future. + 20240529: AFFECTS: users of TeX* AUTHOR: bofh@FreeBSD.org