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change setcap to AmbientCapabilities in README.md #34

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Expand Up @@ -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
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