From: Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@sudo.ws>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2017 18:34:59 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: sync
X-Git-Tag: SUDO_1_8_22^2~22
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f41927488bcdf3ab49c1c53f6ada49aaa6bf8661;p=sudo

sync
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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 58faca111..58917a23c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ What's new in Sudo 1.8.22
    will now match the invoking user.  This is more consistent with
    how an empty runas user in the sudoers file is treated.
 
+ * Documented that in check mode, visudo does not check the owner/mode
+   on files specified with the -f flag.  Bug #809.
+
+ * It is now an error to specify the runas user as an empty string
+   on the command line.  Previously, an empty runas user was treated
+   the same as an unspecified runas user.  Bug #817.
+
+ * When "timestamp_type" option is set to "tty" and a terminal is
+   present, the time stamp record will now include the start time
+   of the session leader.  When the "timestamp_type" option is set
+   to "ppid" or when no terminal is available, the start time of
+   the parent process is used instead.  This significantly reduces
+   the likelihood of a time stamp record being re-used when a user
+   logs out and back in again.  Bug #818.
+
 What's new in Sudo 1.8.21p2
 
  * Fixed a bug introduced in version 1.8.21 which prevented sudo