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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/bind')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/bind/README.OpenBSD | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/bind/bin/named/named.8 | 13 |
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bind/README.OpenBSD b/usr.sbin/bind/README.OpenBSD index ec4822d764f..d30a6c738fd 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/bind/README.OpenBSD +++ b/usr.sbin/bind/README.OpenBSD @@ -1,10 +1,11 @@ -$OpenBSD: README.OpenBSD,v 1.6 2003/11/18 19:04:30 jakob Exp $ +$OpenBSD: README.OpenBSD,v 1.7 2004/03/24 07:59:07 deraadt Exp $ additional features - call tzset before chroot - open /dev/null before chroot - write pid-file before chroot +- privilege separation for binding to privileged ports from within chroot - arc4random() support (integrated in 9.3.0-snapshot) - fall back to system default random device when running chroot - add LCG (Linear Congruential Generator) implementation to libisc diff --git a/usr.sbin/bind/bin/named/named.8 b/usr.sbin/bind/bin/named/named.8 index 753a66f3d24..848144cde44 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/bind/bin/named/named.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/bind/bin/named/named.8 @@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ part of the BIND 9 distribution from ISC. For more information on the DNS, see RFCs 1033, 1034, and 1035. .PP When invoked without arguments, \fBnamed\fR will +fork into two processes for privilege separation. \fBchroot()\fR to \fI/var/named\fR, read the default configuration file \fI/var/named/etc/named.conf\fR, read any initial -data, and listen for queries. +data, and listen for queries. The privileged process +will communicate with the child and bind to privileged +ports on its behalf. See CAVEATS section below. .SH "OPTIONS" .TP \fB-c \fIconfig-file\fB\fR @@ -154,3 +157,11 @@ The default process-id file. .SH "AUTHOR" .PP Internet Software Consortium +.SH "CAVEATS" +\fBnamed\fR runs privilege separated for binding +the privileged ports after an interface or address +change. The privileged process will only allow +\fBnamed\fR to bind to default ports. Make sure +you use unprivileged (>1024) ports if you change +any of the default ports in \fBnamed's\fR +configuration or on the command-line. |