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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index ce05d05b16..9a2fe0b17a 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -35,7 +35,17 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility: Changes to build and runtime requirements: - [Add changes to build and runtime requirements here] +* On Linux, the system administrator needs to configure /dev/pts with + the intended access modes for pseudo-terminals. glibc no longer + attemps to adjust permissions of terminal devices. The previous glibc + defaults ("tty" group, user read/write and group write) already + corresponded to what most systems used, so that grantpt did not + perform any adjustments. + +* On Linux, the posix_openpt and getpt functions no longer attempt to + use legacy (BSD) pseudo-terminals and assume that if /dev/ptmx exists + (and pseudo-terminals are supported), a devpts file system is mounted + on /dev/pts. Current systems already meet these requirements. Security related changes: |