On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 01:06:35AM +0000, Taylor R Campbell wrote: > > Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 00:02:24 +0000 > > From: co...@sdf.org > > > > we've been able to run ntpd as non-root for a while. this is not the > > default if you innocently ntpd=yes in rc.conf. it requires > > /dev/clockctl, and most things have it, even one of the sun2 kernels. > > > > can I change this to become the default, for better default security? > > There's one complication: if your IP address ever changes, then ntpd > must be restarted. So it requires a little wiring with, e.g., > ifwatchd. I do this on all my machines, but it is a bit of trouble. > > Ideally we ought to find some way to make it work unprivileged out of > the box with no trouble, perhaps by always running ifwatchd in tandem, > or perhaps with an easily audited ntpd-specific supervisor process.
That's probably sufficient reason not to commit it. bummer.
