Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 17:25:48 -0400 From: Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: ntpdate on boot problem Message-ID: <CA%2BQLa9CfBYRshynTPDkYDapA_M_rDr-UD6sh-JYBGfSPONBJYQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Is there a way to make sure that the interface is UP and working before running ntpdate at boot on a box with a static IP address? After setting ntpdate_enable="YES" in rc.conf, I get the following error on boot: Setting date via ntp. Error : hostname nor servname provided, or not known 5 Nov 17:11:05 ntpdate[786]: can't find host 0.freebsd.pool.ntp.org Error : hostname nor servname provided, or not known 5 Nov 17:11:05 ntpdate[786]: can't find host 1.freebsd.pool.ntp.org Error : hostname nor servname provided, or not known 5 Nov 17:11:05 ntpdate[786]: can't find host 2.freebsd.pool.ntp.org 5 Nov 17:11:05 ntpdate[786]: no servers can be used, exiting I've had this problem with machines using DHCP and the solution was to use SYNCDHCP rather than DHCP in rc.conf. However, this box is using a static IP address. But the problem seems to be similar. Rob
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