When dhcpcd-1.3.22_p4-r1 received NTP information from its DHCP server, it writes a new /etc/ntp.conf file. However this ntp.conf file sets the location of ntp.drift incorrectly. The ntp-4.1.2.ebuild specifies that ntp.drift lives at /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift. However, dhcpcd sets the following driftfile /etc/ntp.drift The result is that ntpd fails to write its driftfile, because the ntp daemon does not have write permission to /etc. The solution is to change dhcpcd's driftfile setting to /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift, in coordination with the ntp-4.1.2.ebuild. The workaround to this problem is to edit "/etc/conf.d/net" and pass the -N option to dhcdcd: iface_eth0="dhcp" dhcpcd_eth0="-N" However, this means that my ntp.conf file must be maintained by hand from now on. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Fire up dhcpcd (*without* the -N parameter) and serve it some NTP options. 2. Check the /etc/ntp.conf file to see the newly written settings. You should see "driftfile /etc/ntp.drift" somewhere in the config. 3. Fire up "/etc/init.d/ntpd restart" and "tail -f /var/log/ntp.log". Actual Results: If your ntp environment it set up correctly, you should eventually see the following in your /var/log/ntp.log: 28 Oct 13:43:13 ntpd[24268]: can't open /etc/ntp.drift.TEMP: Permission denied 28 Oct 14:43:13 ntpd[24268]: can't open /etc/ntp.drift.TEMP: Permission denied 28 Oct 15:43:13 ntpd[24268]: can't open /etc/ntp.drift.TEMP: Permission denied Notice that this error is repeated once per hour.
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