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@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ CHANGES WITH 232 in spe the user or group of a service when that service exits. * The new ProtectKernelModules= option can be used to disable explicit - load and unload operations of kernel modules by a service. + load and unload operations of kernel modules by a service. In + addition access to /usr/lib/modules is removed if this option is set. * ProtectSystem= option gained a new value "strict", which causes the whole file system tree with the exception of /dev, /proc, and /sys, to be remounted read-only for a service. - * The new ProtectedKernelTunables= option can be used to disable + * The new ProtectKernelTunables= option can be used to disable modification of configuration files in /sys and /proc by a service. Various directories and files are remounted read-only, so access is restricted even if the file permissions would allow it. @@ -35,14 +36,14 @@ CHANGES WITH 232 in spe ProtectSystem=strict enabled, so they are not able to make any permanent modifications to the system. - The nss-systemd module also always resolves root and nobody, making + * The nss-systemd module also always resolves root and nobody, making it possible to have no /etc/passwd or /etc/group files in minimal - container systems. + container or chroot environments. * Services may be started with their own user namespace using the new - PrivateUsers= option. Only root, nobody, and the uid/gid under which - the service is running are mapped. All other users are mapped to - nobody. + boolean PrivateUsers= option. Only root, nobody, and the uid/gid + under which the service is running are mapped. All other users are + mapped to nobody. * Support for the cgroup namespace has been added to systemd-nspawn. If supported by kernel, the container system started by systemd-nspawn @@ -57,12 +58,22 @@ CHANGES WITH 232 in spe options. This controller requires out-of-tree patches for the kernel and the support is provisional. - * .automount units may now be transient. - - * systemd-mount is a new tool which wraps mount(8) to pull in - additional dependencies through transient .mount and .automount - units. For example, this automatically runs fsck on the block device - before mounting, and allows the automount logic to be used. + * Mount and automount units may now be created transiently + (i.e. dynamically at runtime via the bus API, instead of requiring + unit files in the file system). + + * systemd-mount is a new tool which may mount file systems – much like + mount(8), optionally pulling in additional dependencies through + transient .mount and .automount units. For example, this tool + automatically runs fsck on a backing block device before mounting, + and allows the automount logic to be used dynamically from the + command line for establishing mount points. This tool is particularly + useful when dealing with removable media, as it will ensure fsck is + run – if necessary – before the first access and that the file system + is quickly unmounted after each access by utilizing the automount + logic. This maximizes the chance that the file system on the + removable media stays in a clean state, and if it isn't in a clean + state is fixed automatically. * LazyUnmount=yes option for mount units has been added to expose the umount --lazy option. Similarly, ForceUnmount=yes exposes the --force @@ -75,6 +86,12 @@ CHANGES WITH 232 in spe mount the EFI partition on systems where /boot is used for something else. + * When operating on GPT disk images for containers, systemd-nspawn will + now mount the ESP to /boot or /efi according to the same rules as PID + 1 running on a host. This allows tools like "bootctl" to operate + correctly within such containers, in order to make container images + bootable on physical systems. + * disk/by-id and disk/by-path symlinks are now created for NVMe drives. * Two new user session targets have been added to support running @@ -95,7 +112,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 232 in spe the top of the process hierarchy (which is usually the init process of the container). - * systemd-journal-gatewayd learned the --directory option to serve + * systemd-journal-gatewayd learned the --directory= option to serve files from the specified location. * journalctl --root=… can be used to peruse the journal in the @@ -112,23 +129,26 @@ CHANGES WITH 232 in spe a click rate that is different than the one for the vertical wheel. * systemd-run gained a new --wait option that makes service execution - synchronous. + synchronous. (Specifically, the command will not return until the + specified service binary exited.) - systemctl gained a new --wait option that causes the start command to + * systemctl gained a new --wait option that causes the start command to wait until the units being started have terminated again. - * A new journal output mode "short-full" has been added which uses + * A new journal output mode "short-full" has been added which displays timestamps with abbreviated English day names and adds a timezone - suffix. Those timestamps include more information and can be parsed - by journalctl. + suffix. Those timestamps include more information than the default + "short" output mode, and can be passed directly to journalctl's + --since= and --until= options. * /etc/resolv.conf will be bind-mounted into containers started by systemd-nspawn, if possible, so any changes to resolv.conf contents are automatically propagated to the container. * The number of instances for socket-activated services originating - from a single IP can be limited with MaxConnectionsPerSource=, - extending the existing setting of MaxConnections. + from a single IP address can be limited with + MaxConnectionsPerSource=, extending the existing setting of + MaxConnections=. * systemd-networkd gained support for vcan ("Virtual CAN") interface configuration. @@ -143,21 +163,23 @@ CHANGES WITH 232 in spe GenericReceiveOffload=, LargeReceiveOffload= options in the [Link] section of .link files. - Spanning Tree Protocol enablement, Priority, Aging Time, and the - Default Port VLAN ID can be configured for bridge devices using the - new STP=, Priority=, AgeingTimeSec=, and DefaultPVID= settings in the - [Bridge] section of .netdev files. + * The Spanning Tree Protocol, Priority, Aging Time, and the Default + Port VLAN ID can be configured for bridge devices using the new STP=, + Priority=, AgeingTimeSec=, and DefaultPVID= settings in the [Bridge] + section of .netdev files. - The route table to which routes received over DHCP or RA should be + * The route table to which routes received over DHCP or RA should be added can be configured with the new RouteTable= option in the [DHCP] and [IPv6AcceptRA] sections of .network files. - Address Resolution Protocol can be disabled on links managed by + * The Address Resolution Protocol can be disabled on links managed by systemd-networkd using the ARP=no setting in the [Link] section of .network files. - * $SERVICE_RESULT, $EXIT_CODE, $EXIT_STATUS are set for ExecStop= and - ExecStopPost= commands. + * New environment variables $SERVICE_RESULT, $EXIT_CODE and + $EXIT_STATUS are set for ExecStop= and ExecStopPost= commands, and + encode information about the result and exit codes of the current + service runtime cycle. * systemd-sysctl will now configure kernel parameters in the order they occur in the configuration files. This matches what sysctl @@ -184,6 +206,111 @@ CHANGES WITH 232 in spe $SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_SHARE_NS_UTS may be used to control the unsharing of individual namespaces. + * "machinectl list" now shows the IP address of running containers in + the output, as well as OS release information. + + * "loginctl list" now shows the TTY of each session in the output. + + * sd-bus gained new API calls sd_bus_track_set_recursive(), + sd_bus_track_get_recursive(), sd_bus_track_count_name(), + sd_bus_track_count_sender(). They permit usage of sd_bus_track peer + tracking objects in a "recursive" mode, where a single client can be + counted multiple times, if it takes multiple references. + + * sd-bus gained new API calls sd_bus_set_exit_on_disconnect() and + sd_bus_get_exit_on_disconnect(). They may be used to to make a + process using sd-bus automatically exit if the bus connection is + severed. + + * Bus clients of the service manager may now "pin" loaded units into + memory, by taking an explicit reference on them. This is useful to + ensure the client can retrieve runtime data about the service even + after the service completed execution. Taking such a reference is + available only for privileged clients and should be helpful to watch + running services in a race-free manner, and in particular collect + information about exit statuses and results. + + * The nss-resolve module has been changed to strictly return UNAVAIL + when communication via D-Bus with resolved failed, and NOTFOUND when + a lookup completed but was negative. This means it is now possible to + neatly configure fallbacks using nsswitch.conf result checking + expressions. Taking benefit of this, the new recommended + configuration line for the "hosts" entry in /etc/nsswitch.conf is: + + hosts: files mymachines resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] dns myhostname + + * A new setting CtrlAltDelBurstAction= has been added to + /etc/systemd/system.conf which may be used to configure the precise + behaviour if the user on the console presses Ctrl-Alt-Del more often + than 7 times in 2s. Previously this would unconditionally result in + an expedited, immediate reboot. With this new setting the precise + operation may be configured in more detail, and also turned off + entirely. + + * In .netdev files two new settings RemoteChecksumTx= and + RemoteChecksumRx= are now understood that permit configuring the + remote checksumming logic for VXLAN networks. + + * The service manager learnt a new "invocation ID" concept for invoked + services. Each runtime cycle of a service will get a new invocation + ID (a 128bit random UUID) assigned that identifies the current + run of the service uniquely and globally. A new invocation ID + is generated each time a service starts up. The journal will store + the invocation ID of a service along with any logged messages, thus + making the invocation ID useful for matching the online runtime of a + service with the offline log data it generated in a safe way without + relying on synchronized timestamps. In many ways this new service + invocation ID concept is similar to the kernel's boot ID concept that + uniquely and globally identifies the runtime of each boot. The + invocation ID of a service is passed to the service itself via an + environment variable ($INVOCATION_ID). A new bus call + GetUnitByInvocationID() has been added that is similar to GetUnit() + but instead of retrieving the bus path for a unit by its name + retrieves it by its invocation ID. The returned path is valid only as + long as the passed invocation ID is current. + + * systemd-resolved gained a new "DNSStubListener" setting in + resolved.conf. It either takes a boolean value or the special values + "udp" and "tcp", and configures whether to enable the stub DNS + listener on 127.0.0.53:53. + + * IP addresses configured via networkd may now carry additional + configuration settings supported by the kernel. New options include: + HomeAddress=, DuplicateAddressDetection=, ManageTemporaryAddress=, + PrefixRoute=, AutoJoin=. + + * The PAM configuration fragment file for "user@.service" shipped with + systemd (i.e. the --user instance of systemd) has been stripped to + the minimum necessary to make the system boot. Previously, it + contained Fedora-specific stanzas that did not apply to other + distributions. It is expected that downstream distributions add + additional configuration lines, matching their needs to this file, + using it only as rough template of what systemd itself needs. Note + that this reduced fragment does not even include an invocation of + pam_limits which most distributions probably want to add, even though + systemd itself does not need it. (There's also the new build time + option --with-pamconfdir=no to disable installation of the PAM + fragment entirely.) + + * If PrivateDevices=yes is set for a service the CAP_SYS_RAWIO + capability is now also dropped from its set (in addition to + CAP_SYS_MKNOD as before). + + * In service unit files it is now possible to connect a specific named + file descriptor with stdin/stdout/stdout of an executed service. The + name may be specified in matching .socket units using the + FileDescriptorName= setting. + + * A number of journal settings may now be configured on the kernel + command line. Specifically, the following options are now understood: + systemd.journald.max_level_console=, + systemd.journald.max_level_store=, + systemd.journald.max_level_syslog=, systemd.journald.max_level_kmsg=, + systemd.journald.max_level_wall=. + + * "systemctl is-enabled --full" will now show by which symlinks a unit + file is enabled in the unit dependency tree. + CHANGES WITH 231: * In service units the various ExecXYZ= settings have been extended @@ -360,7 +487,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 231: file. It can be used in lieu of %systemd_requires in packages which don't use any systemd functionality and are intended to be installed in minimal containers without systemd present. This macro provides - ordering dependecies to ensure that if the package is installed in + ordering dependencies to ensure that if the package is installed in the same rpm transaction as systemd, systemd will be installed before the scriptlets for the package are executed, allowing unit presets to be handled. @@ -395,7 +522,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 231: "mkosi" is invoked in the build tree a new raw OS image is generated incorporating the systemd sources currently being worked on and a clean, fresh distribution installation. The generated OS image may be - booted up with "systemd-nspawn -b -i", qemu-kvm or on any physcial + booted up with "systemd-nspawn -b -i", qemu-kvm or on any physical UEFI PC. This functionality is particularly useful to easily test local changes made to systemd in a pristine, defined environment. See HACKING for details. @@ -1058,7 +1185,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 228: --user instance of systemd these specifiers where correctly resolved, but hardly made any sense, since the user instance lacks privileges to do user switches anyway, and User= is - hence useless. Morever, even in the --user instance of + hence useless. Moreover, even in the --user instance of systemd behaviour was awkward as it would only take settings from User= assignment placed before the specifier into account. In order to unify and simplify the logic around @@ -1194,7 +1321,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 227: * The RuntimeDirectory= setting now understands unit specifiers like %i or %f. - * A new (still internal) libary API sd-ipv4acd has been added, + * A new (still internal) library API sd-ipv4acd has been added, that implements address conflict detection for IPv4. It's based on code from sd-ipv4ll, and will be useful for detecting DHCP address conflicts. @@ -1763,7 +1890,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 220: * systemd-nspawn gained a new --property= setting to set unit properties for the container scope. This is useful for - setting resource parameters (e.g "CPUShares=500") on + setting resource parameters (e.g. "CPUShares=500") on containers started from the command line. * systemd-nspawn gained a new --private-users= switch to make @@ -2061,7 +2188,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 219: files. * systemd now provides a way to store file descriptors - per-service in PID 1.This is useful for daemons to ensure + per-service in PID 1. This is useful for daemons to ensure that fds they require are not lost during a daemon restart. The fds are passed to the daemon on the next invocation in the same way socket activation fds are @@ -3109,7 +3236,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 214: time, the extended attribute calls have moved to glibc, and libattr is thus unnecessary. - * Virtualization detection works without priviliges now. This + * Virtualization detection works without privileges now. This means the systemd-detect-virt binary no longer requires CAP_SYS_PTRACE file capabilities, and our daemons can run with fewer privileges. @@ -3833,7 +3960,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 209: /usr/lib/net/links/99-default.link. Old 80-net-name-slot.rules udev configuration file has been removed, so local configuration overriding this file should - be adapated to override 99-default.link instead. + be adapted to override 99-default.link instead. * When the User= switch is used in a unit file, also initialize $SHELL= based on the user database entry. @@ -4476,7 +4603,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 206: * logind's device ACLs may now be applied to these "dead" devices nodes too, thus finally allowing managed access to - devices such as /dev/snd/sequencer whithout loading the + devices such as /dev/snd/sequencer without loading the backing module right-away. * A new RPM macro has been added that may be used to apply @@ -4967,7 +5094,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 199: processes executed in parallel based on the number of available CPUs instead of the amount of available RAM. This is supposed to provide a more reliable default and limit a too aggressive - paralellism for setups with 1000s of devices connected. + parallelism for setups with 1000s of devices connected. Contributions from: Auke Kok, Colin Walters, Cristian Rodríguez, Daniel Buch, Dave Reisner, Frederic Crozat, Hannes @@ -5305,7 +5432,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 197: presenting log data. * systemctl will no longer show control group information for - a unit if a the control group is empty anyway. + a unit if the control group is empty anyway. * logind can now automatically suspend/hibernate/shutdown the system on idle. @@ -6096,7 +6223,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 186: * The SysV search path is no longer exported on the D-Bus Manager object. - * The Names= option is been removed from unit file parsing. + * The Names= option has been removed from unit file parsing. * There's a new man page bootup(7) detailing the boot process. @@ -6241,7 +6368,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 183: about this in more detail. * var-run.mount and var-lock.mount are no longer provided - (which prevously bind mounted these directories to their new + (which previously bind mounted these directories to their new places). Distributions which have not converted these directories to symlinks should consider stealing these files from git history and add them downstream. @@ -6382,7 +6509,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 44: * Many bugfixes for the journal, including endianness fixes and ensuring that disk space enforcement works - * sd-login.h is C++ comptaible again + * sd-login.h is C++ compatible again * Extend the /etc/os-release format on request of the Debian folks @@ -6610,7 +6737,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 38: * New man pages for all APIs from libsystemd-login. - * The build tree got reorganized and a the build system is a + * The build tree got reorganized and the build system is a lot more modular allowing embedded setups to specifically select the components of systemd they are interested in. |