From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 15 00:48:45 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36D6F106564A for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:48:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (ns1.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC0D98FC0A for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:48:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n5F0mWlP004342; Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:48:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:48:32 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:48:32 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Kevin Kinsey Message-ID: <20090615004832.GA33034@thought.org> References: <20090614184144.GA31718@thought.org> <4A3581D6.1070709@daleco.biz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4A3581D6.1070709@daleco.biz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 22++ years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00, URIBL_BLACK autolearn=no version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: upgrade almost done on ns1.thought.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:48:45 -0000 On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 06:03:50PM -0500, Kevin Kinsey wrote: > Gary Kline wrote: > > well, guys, i just pulled the trigger and install kernel and > > world. upon reboot most things worked. i'm having trouble with > > the ntp stuff and need help there. > > > > who can tell me what idiot thing is wrong with my ntp.conf file: > > > >drwx------ 2 root wheel 512 Dec 24 2007 ntp > >-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 157 Jan 19 2008 ntp.conf > > > > the ntp directory is/has been empty. in ntp.conf i thought this > > was correct, but upon reboot, i get sudden errors (with 7.2) > > > >sage# cat ntp.conf > >server 0.us.pool.ntp.org > >server 1.us.pool.ntp.org > >server 2.us.pool.htp.org > >driftfile /var/db/ntp.drift > >restrict 10.47.0.0 mask 255.255.255.0 nomodify notrap > > > > anybody? > > Not certain, Gary, as IANAE; here, /etc/ntp/holds "ntpd.conf", > and /etc/ntp.conf is a symlink to said file. No issues with > ntp; I'm running 7-STABLE from last summer. > > Kevin Kinsey > well, maybe the way i had the pool listed, 0.us., 1.us., &c was wrong. i'll know more after i shutdown -r my ns1 machine. same thing here on "tao", my desktop. i just exec'd the /usr/sbin/ntpd on my server and no errors. are there any diagnostics that i can use? (don't make the read the man page until i know what the heck i'm doing!!) gary ps: to the entire list:: my heart is beating again. it was stalled for a couple hours while i finished the 7.2 stuff ;-) --pps: i've done this scores of times, yes, but had it failed, i'd be getting ready to blow my brains out with a pea shooter.... > -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org For FBSD list: http://transfinite.thought.org/slicejourney.php The 4.98a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php