From 35ff9470c01099016378ec500bf8564b4c1c967f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rudi Heitbaum Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:48:04 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] change setcap to AmbientCapabilities in README.md --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bd86044..b79e38d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ If your system runs a firewall, ensure that ports 319 and 320 are open for UDP t ## Notes The `nqptp` application requires exclusive access to ports 319 and 320. This means that it can not coexist with any other user of those ports, such as full PTP service daemons. -In Linux, `nqptp` runs as a low-priviliged user but is given special access to ports 319 and 320 during installation using the `setcap` utility. +In Linux, `nqptp` runs as a low-priviliged user but is given special access to ports 319 and 320 using systemd `AmbientCapabilities`. In FreeBSD, `nqptp` runs as `root` user. ## Programming Notes