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Ian Lepore 326454f843 Update the NTP section of the handbook.
Ntpd has evolved considerably in recent years and the handbook has fallen
out of date. Notable updates include...

 - The sample ntp.conf file in the handbook was a bad example that, if used,
   would expose the user to potential network attacks or exploits by
   allowing full query and control access to ntpd. The sample config now
   contains the restrict options that are considered current best practices
   for a public-facing ntpd daemon. The config would actually work (and be
   safe) even if a user just blindly cut and pastes it.

 - The new(-ish) ntp.conf 'pool' keyword is featured prominently in the
   sample, and the existence of the FreeBSD project-sponsored pool is
   documented.

 - Separate subsections now exist for ntp.conf and the rc.conf variables
   that affect how ntpd runs. The existence and effect of the un-obvious
   ntpd_oomprotect rc variable is mentioned.

 - A new subsection describes running ntpd as the unpriveleged ntpd user. It
   details how certain configurations can prevent the rc.d script from
   automatically running ntpd unpriveleged, and describes how to manually
   configure unpriveleged operation in those cases.

 - It now mentions the fact that firewalls need to be configured to pass udp
   packets on port 123 for ntpd to operate.

Approved by:	allanjude
Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D21659
2019-09-16 02:12:39 +00:00
bn_BD.UTF-8 Unhook articles/new-users from the build until we find a way to fix 2017-06-23 12:37:23 +00:00
da_DK.ISO8859-1 sync from English Makefile, r51076 2017-10-07 11:25:06 +00:00
de_DE.ISO8859-1 Update to r52089: 2019-09-12 18:12:27 +00:00
el_GR.ISO8859-7 sync with English makefile, r51099 2017-10-11 11:31:27 +00:00
en_US.ISO8859-1 Update the NTP section of the handbook. 2019-09-16 02:12:39 +00:00
es_ES.ISO8859-1 PR: Update the traduction to the article problem-reports 2019-09-05 19:36:06 +00:00
fr_FR.ISO8859-1 MFen: r44884 --> r44891 2019-06-05 16:23:07 +00:00
hu_HU.ISO8859-2 sync with English makefile, r51099 2017-10-11 11:31:27 +00:00
it_IT.ISO8859-15 doc: remove much of the Italian translations 2018-08-11 01:23:04 +00:00
ja_JP.eucJP - Merge the following from the English version: 2019-09-01 14:48:36 +00:00
ko_KR.UTF-8 change download links from ftp to download.freebsd.org 2017-10-01 12:05:26 +00:00
mn_MN.UTF-8 sync with English makefile, r51099 2017-10-11 11:31:27 +00:00
nl_NL.ISO8859-1 Update the status of the current releases on the Dutch website. 2018-12-03 15:44:08 +00:00
pl_PL.ISO8859-2 sync with English makefile, r51099 2017-10-11 11:31:27 +00:00
pt_BR.ISO8859-1 pt_BR.ISO8859-1/books/handbook: Sync with en_US r53138 2019-07-30 23:45:23 +00:00
ru_RU.KOI8-R MFen r30225 -> r53208. 2019-07-15 21:38:15 +00:00
share Move comment back to the beginning and remove wrong line 2019-09-14 18:40:11 +00:00
tr_TR.ISO8859-9 sync from English Makefile, r51076 2017-10-07 11:25:06 +00:00
zh_CN.UTF-8 Update the about page from English version. 2019-01-24 23:42:38 +00:00
zh_TW.UTF-8 Announce 11.3-RELEASE. 2019-07-15 09:41:39 +00:00
.arcconfig callsign isn't required anymore 2016-09-29 06:20:15 +00:00
Makefile Handle building on systems utilising WITH_SVN knob. 2018-08-12 10:12:50 +00:00
README HTTPS links to www.freebsd.org 2017-07-18 13:02:10 +00:00

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