Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 00:00:26 +0100 From: Matthias Oestreicher <matthias@smormegpa.no> To: B J <va6bmj@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Upgraded 11.2 -> 12.0, ntpd Won't Start Message-ID: <0b43095ae814bfd99a81c773ff248217dec4e01f.camel@smormegpa.no> 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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Am Samstag, den 16.03.2019, 22:39 +0000 schrieb B J:
> 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.
>
>From /usr/ports/updating in FreeBSD 12.0-RELEASE
20180719:
New uid:gid added, ntpd:ntpd (123:123). Be sure to run mergemaster
or take steps to update /etc/passwd before doing installworld on
existing systems. Do not skip the "mergemaster -Fp" step before
installworld, as described in the update procedures near the bottom
of this document. Also, rc.d/ntpd now starts ntpd(8) as user ntpd
if the new mac_ntpd(4) policy is available, unless ntpd_flags or
the ntp config file contain options that change file/dir locations.
When such options (e.g., "statsdir" or "crypto") are used, ntpd can
still be run as non-root by setting ntpd_user=ntpd in rc.conf, after
taking steps to ensure that all required files/dirs are accessible
by the ntpd user.
% grep ntpd /etc/group
ntpd:*:123:
The ntpd user is missing when you are upgrading from pre FreeBSD 12-RELEASE.
Create the group and you should be fine.
Regards
Matthias
> Thanks.
>
> BMJ
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