Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:09:33 GMT From: Damien Fleuriot <dam@my.gd> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: bin/171136: NTPd -v flag double parsing Message-ID: <201208280909.q7S99XDB053989@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201208280910.q7S9A2o6044740@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 171136
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: NTPd -v flag double parsing
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Tue Aug 28 09:10:02 UTC 2012
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Damien Fleuriot
>Release: 8.3-STABLE
>Organization:
hi-media
>Environment:
FreeBSD 8.3-STABLE #2: Wed Aug 22 10:41:47 CEST 2012 amd64
>Description:
# ntpd -v
ntpd: option `var' requires an argument
ntpd - NTP daemon program - Ver. 4.2.4p5
USAGE: ntpd [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[{=| }<val>] ]...
Flg Arg Option-Name Description
-4 no ipv4 Force IPv4 DNS name resolution
-6 no ipv6 Force IPv6 DNS name resolution
-a no authreq Require crypto authentication
-A no authnoreq Do not require crypto authentication
-b no bcastsync Allow us to sync to broadcast servers
-c Str configfile configuration file name
-f Str driftfile frequency drift file name
-g no panicgate Allow the first adjustment to be Big
-i Str jaildir Jail directory
-I Str interface Listen on interface
-k Str keyfile path to symmetric keys
-l Str logfile path to the log file
-L no novirtualips Do not listen to virtual IPs
-n no nofork Do not fork
-N no nice Run at high priority
-p Str pidfile path to the PID file
-P Num priority Process priority
-q no quit Set the time and quit
-r Str propagationdelay Broadcast/propagation delay
-U Num updateinterval interval in seconds between scans for new or dropped interfaces
-s Str statsdir Statistics file location
-t Str trustedkey Trusted key number
-u Str user Run as userid (or userid:groupid)
-v Str var make ARG an ntp variable (RW)
-V Str dvar make ARG an ntp variable (RW|DEF)
-x no slew Slew up to 600 seconds
-v opt version Output version information and exit
-? no help Display usage information and exit
-! no more-help Extended usage information passed thru pager
Notice how "-v" is reported twice, like so:
-v Str var make ARG an ntp variable (RW)
-v opt version Output version information and exit
Also notice how ntpd seems to interpret the flag twice :
# ntpd -v
ntpd: option `var' requires an argument
ntpd - NTP daemon program - Ver. 4.2.4p5
The problem doesn't arrive with ntpd --version
>How-To-Repeat:
"ntpd -v"
>Fix:
Remove the "show version" use of -v and stick with --version
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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