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authorIzorkin <izorkin@elven.pw>2019-05-30 14:11:56 +0300
committerIzorkin <izorkin@elven.pw>2019-12-15 11:21:08 +0300
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nixos/nginx: do not run anything as root
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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml
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+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml
@@ -251,6 +251,18 @@
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <para>
+     The nginx web server previously started its master process as root
+     privileged, then ran worker processes as a less privileged identity user.
+     This was changed to start all of nginx as a less privileged user (defined by
+     <literal>services.nginx.user</literal> and
+     <literal>services.nginx.group</literal>). As a consequence, all files that
+     are needed for nginx to run (included configuration fragments, SSL
+     certificates and keys, etc.) must now be readable by this less privileged
+     user/group.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
      OpenSSH has been upgraded from 7.9 to 8.1, improving security and adding features
      but with potential incompatibilities.  Consult the
      <link xlink:href="https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-8.1">