[OpenAFS] runntp not working

Derek Atkins warlord@MIT.EDU
Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:45:13 -0500


Don't use RunNTP.  It's old, probably broken, and possibly even
a security hole.  You should just use your distribution-provided
NTP server, like xntpd.

-derek

"Raj Swaminathan" <rajshyam@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> My runntp instance is shutdown.
>
> Instance upserver, (type is simple) currently running normally.
>     Process last started at Sat Nov 18 17:14:23 2006 (1 proc starts)
>     Command 1 is '/usr/afs/bin/upserver -crypt /usr/afs/etc -clear /usr/afs/
> bin'
> Instance runntp, (type is simple) temporarily disabled, stopped for too many
> errors, currently shutdown.
>     Process last started at Sat Nov 18 17:56:16 2006 (26 proc starts)
>     Last exit at Sat Nov 18 17:56:16 2006
>     Last error exit at Sat Nov 18 17:56:16 2006, by exiting with code 255
>     Command 1 is '/usr/afs/bin/runntp -localclock'
>
> I am running afs on ubuntu-linux. I think, it is not configured to use ntp, ps
> aux does not list a ntp daemon.  Any help would be appreciated.
>
> thanks,
> raj
>

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