systemd 245

The new release of perhaps the most well-known free system manager.

The most interesting (in my opinion) changes in this release are:

• systemd-homed — a new component that allows for transparent and convenient management of encrypted home directories, ensuring portability (no need to worry about different UIDs on different systems), security (the default backend is LUKS), and the ability to migrate to freshly installed systems by copying a single file. All details are discussed in https://media.ccc.de/v/ASG2019-164-reinventing-home-directories
• systemd-userdb — a new component without which the previous service could not be implemented. An extensible user database in JSON format, replacing (in the bright future) and complementing (starting from this release) the format /etc/passwd
• Namespaces for systemd-journald — now you can run a separate copy of the logging daemon (with its own limits, policies, etc.) and use it for a group of processes.
• Improvements in SELinux support.
• The ProtectClock= option for protecting system time from modification, similar to ProtectSystem= and other Protect options.
• Many improvements in systemd-networkd regarding flexibility in configuring routes, QoS, etc.
• The website has been completely redesigned. https://systemd.io/ — now excellent documentation is at your fingertips.
• A new logo by Tobias Bernard.

And many other changes that will certainly go unnoticed against the backdrop of the lively discussion regarding homed and userd 🙂

Source: linux.org.ru