Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 22:39:07 +0000 From: B J <va6bmj@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Upgraded 11.2 -> 12.0, ntpd Won't Start Message-ID: <CAP7QzkN7Y-7_Df6A%2BwWvfDthXTEkgxGVUA-KeQqKi8OWncBqXA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAP7QzkMqhRg%2B=1z0vzk%2BAA50A=TEnazAc-t4rMUDLTsBGA__1A@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAP7QzkMqhRg%2B=1z0vzk%2BAA50A=TEnazAc-t4rMUDLTsBGA__1A@mail.gmail.com>
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On 3/15/19, B J <va6bmj@gmail.com> wrote: > Before I did the upgrade, I ran ntpd by putting > > ntpd_enable="YES" > > in: > > /etc/rc.conf > > Now, when I boot my computer, I get: > > Security policy loaded: MAC/ntpd (mac_ntpd) > Starting ntpd. > su: unknown login: ntpd > /etc/rc: WARNING: failed to start ntpd > > The upgrade to 12.0 was done with the following: > > freebsd-update fetch > freebsd-update install > freebsd-update -r 12.0-RELEASE upgrade > > I restarted the machine and ran: > > /usr/sbin/freebsd-update install > > when prompted to do so. I also reinstalled all the packages and, I > believe, ports. I didn't, however, run mergemaster or: > > pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd > > nor do I recall being prompted to do so during the upgrading process. > (Maybe I wasn't paying attention.) > > Can I get ntpd to run if I ran: > > pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd > <snip> Thanks to everyone who responded. Your comments and suggestions were most helpful. I ran: pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd on one of my computers and rebooted it when it was done. I got the following message in the startup output: ntpd[755]: pid file /var/db/ntp/ntpd.pid: Permission denied I checked the file and found that the file has the number 789 in it. By comparison, I have two systems that have fresh installations of FreeBSD 12.0. Neither of them had the problem with ntpd that I mentioned in my original post. I just checked the file on one of them and found that it has the number 885. My question, now, is this: is the condition mentioned in the message I got on the upgraded machine a problem? Is the difference in the ntpd.pid files something to be concerned about? Meanwhile, the computer's clock appears to be running properly as I reset my watch and the both are synchonized, so it seems that problem has been resolved. Thanks. BMJ
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