Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 00:02:32 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: B J <va6bmj@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Upgraded 11.2 -> 12.0, ntpd Won't Start Message-ID: <20190317000232.58fbb60b.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <CAP7QzkN7Y-7_Df6A%2BwWvfDthXTEkgxGVUA-KeQqKi8OWncBqXA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAP7QzkMqhRg%2B=1z0vzk%2BAA50A=TEnazAc-t4rMUDLTsBGA__1A@mail.gmail.com> <CAP7QzkN7Y-7_Df6A%2BwWvfDthXTEkgxGVUA-KeQqKi8OWncBqXA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 16 Mar 2019 22:39:07 +0000, B J wrote:
> 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?
The .pid file contains the process identification ("PID")
refering to the ntpd process. If you run the command
# ps aux | grep ntpd
you should see that number in the 2nd column.
However, the error message seems to indicate a permission problem
for that file, i. e., the ntpd process cannot (re)write that file.
Check the permissions:
# ls -l /var/db/ntp/ntpd.pid
It should have the owner and group set correctly for the "new"
environment (the one with the dedicated ntpd user account). It
could also be a problem with the directory the file resides in.
Check that one with:
# ls -ld /var/db/ntp
Again, make sure the owner and group (as well as the permission
bits) are set correctly.
> 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.
The ntpd service will be started, but the process file that
probably contains a wrong PID could lead to problems if you
want to restart the service.
--
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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