Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 18:29:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Pepper <pepper@rockefeller.edu> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/44286: /etc/defaults/rc.conf uses the obsolete ntpdate Message-ID: <20021019222934.10D64ACD8@www.reppep.com>
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>Number: 44286
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: /etc/defaults/rc.conf uses the obsolete ntpdate
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
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>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Sat Oct 19 15:30:03 PDT 2002
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>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Chris Pepper
>Release: FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD www.reppep.com 4.7-STABLE FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE #3: Sun Oct 13 01:47:03 EDT 2002 root@www.reppep.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
>Description:
/etc/defaults/rc.conf suggests ntpdate, but ntpdate(8) says it's been superseded by ntpd.
[www:~] root# grep -i ntp /etc/defaults/rc.conf
ntpdate_enable="NO" # Run ntpdate to sync time on boot (or NO).
ntpdate_program="/usr/sbin/ntpdate" # path to ntpdate, if you want a different one.
ntpdate_flags="-b" # Flags to ntpdate (if enabled).
xntpd_enable="NO" # Run ntpd Network Time Protocol (or NO).
xntpd_program="/usr/sbin/ntpd" # path to ntpd, if you want a different one.
xntpd_flags="-p /var/run/ntpd.pid" # Flags to ntpd (if enabled).
[www:~] pepper> man ntpdate
NTPDATE(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual NTPDATE(8)
NAME
ntpdate - set the date and time via NTP
SYNOPSIS
ntpdate [-bBdoqsuv] [-a key] [-e authdelay] [-k keyfile] [-o version]
DESCRIPTION
Note: The functionality of this program is now available in the ntpd(8)
program. See the -q command line option in the ntpd(8) page. After a
suitable period of mourning, the ntpdate program is to be retired from
this distribution.
>How-To-Repeat:
grep ntp /etc/defaults/rc.conf
man ntpdate
>Fix:
Change ntpdate_program in /etc/defaults/rc.conf to ntpd and clear ntpdate_flags, since -b means something entirely different between ntpdate and ntpd.
This assumes that ntpd is otherwise a suitable replacement for ntpd, which I understand from its man page, but have not confirmed personally.
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