Changes to latest ntp-4.2.0-r2 do not work smoothly on existing systems /etc/ntp/ntp.drift appears to have moved to /usr/share/something tries to create a file /etc/ntp.drift.TEMP as user ntp which errors operation of restrict keyword has changed so that existing, working configs fail one system of mine has local syncing as stratum 5 to some weird IP number - no idea how/why as its not in the config Some more on forums and mailing lsit, mostly to do with restrict or dieing because of permissions to do with ntp:ntp Reproducible: Sometimes Steps to Reproduce: 1. upgrade ntp on an existing system 2. 3. Actual Results: ntp daemon dies when it hits file permission problems, fails to sync, acts weirdly depending on existing config/environment Expected Results: should have been a transparent upgrade, or at least some realistic warning messages. fix permission problems to do with droproot add config file moves to ewarn document changes to restrict
*** Bug 48556 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
drift file is stored where ntp.conf says to store it review /usr/share/ntp/ntp.conf for the default locations
drift: yes, I was tricked by the fact that it was root owned, so with ntpd running as ntp:ntp it couldnt be read/written to - also my work laptop (which after the upgrade has the local source running as stratum 5 syncing to some wierd IP) tries to write the file to /usr/share something. That one might be reading a strange conf file somewhere I will have to track down today - why I dont know as was working right up to the upgrade. Two other machines work after the restrict clauses were commented out, as either root:root or ntp:ntp if the appropritae files are created (/etc/drift.TEMP) owned by ntp This has been marked resolved, invalid but I see no mention of /etc/drift.TEMP being addressed. Also, the restrict keryword still does not work - its either changed or now faulty as previously working configs require it to be removed. Theres some on both these topics on the forums, but no really acceptable fix (suggestions amount to forcing ntpd to run as root)
the drift temp file should be created along side the real drift file on my systems, i use pretty much the stock ntp.conf file and i have the files /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift and /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift.TEMP created thats the reason ntp gets its own subdir ... it needs somewhere to create/delete a TEMP file
