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author | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-01-23 18:49:43 +0000 |
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committer | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-01-23 18:49:43 +0000 |
commit | 02ac2bee7d3d0741161df61da0bee1e72c84b770 (patch) | |
tree | ca54bc1990d5060572aa7c7a21796d8c68917577 /release | |
parent | 452f2b5db1fc57da2724e43c36bd8be1bc7f691d (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-02ac2bee7d3d0741161df61da0bee1e72c84b770.zip FreeBSD-src-02ac2bee7d3d0741161df61da0bee1e72c84b770.tar.gz |
New release note: smmsp/mailnull users.
Reviewed by: gshapiro
Diffstat (limited to 'release')
-rw-r--r-- | release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml | 17 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml | 17 |
2 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml index b6e3637..01e615c 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml @@ -2749,6 +2749,23 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <filename>.mc</filename> files; generalized map rebuilding; rebuilding the aliases file; and the ability to stop, start, and restart <application>sendmail</application>. &merged;</para> + + <para>The <username>smmsp</username> and + <username>mailnull</username> users have been added to + <filename>/etc/master.passwd</filename>. In the absence of a + <literal>confDEF_USER_ID</literal> setting, by default, + <application>sendmail</application> will use the + <username>mailnull</username> user for extra security. + Previously, if the <username>mailnull</username> user did not + exist, the <username>daemon</username> user was used. This + change may generate some permissions issues when mailing to + files or to programs (such as <port>mail/majordomo</port>). + &merged; The previous behavior can be restored by adding the + following line to a system's + <filename><replaceable>*</replaceable>.mc</filename> + configuration file: + <programlisting>define(`confDEF_USER_ID', `daemon')</programlisting> + </para> </sect4> </sect3> diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml index b6e3637..01e615c 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml @@ -2749,6 +2749,23 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <filename>.mc</filename> files; generalized map rebuilding; rebuilding the aliases file; and the ability to stop, start, and restart <application>sendmail</application>. &merged;</para> + + <para>The <username>smmsp</username> and + <username>mailnull</username> users have been added to + <filename>/etc/master.passwd</filename>. In the absence of a + <literal>confDEF_USER_ID</literal> setting, by default, + <application>sendmail</application> will use the + <username>mailnull</username> user for extra security. + Previously, if the <username>mailnull</username> user did not + exist, the <username>daemon</username> user was used. This + change may generate some permissions issues when mailing to + files or to programs (such as <port>mail/majordomo</port>). + &merged; The previous behavior can be restored by adding the + following line to a system's + <filename><replaceable>*</replaceable>.mc</filename> + configuration file: + <programlisting>define(`confDEF_USER_ID', `daemon')</programlisting> + </para> </sect4> </sect3> |