Infrastructure Services

The following features, enhancements, and changes related to infrastructure services are introduced in this Oracle Linux 9 release.

`chrony` Updated to Version 4.6.1

The chrony package is updated to version 4.6.1.

`linuxptp` Updated to Version 4.4

linuxptp is an implementation of the Precision Time Protocol (PTP). The linuxptp package is updated to version 4.4.

FRRouting Updated to Version 8.5.3

The frr package is updated to version 8.5.3.

TuneD Updated to Version 2.25.0

The tuned package is updated to version 2.25.0.

samba Updated to Version 4.21.3

The samba packages are upgraded to upstream version 4.21.3.

CUPS Configuration Now Disables Weak Ciphers by Default

CUPS now honors system-wide crypto policies by default, disabling weak ciphers. To follow system crypto policy, remove the SSLOptions NoSystem directive from the /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and /etc/cups/client.conf files.