Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:01:01 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Modulok <modulok@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /etc/ntp -- What is this directory used for? Message-ID: <4679BFBD.8010901@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <64c038660706201408q578e76f3n8b2fa5b302fd8e41@mail.gmail.com> References: <64c038660706201408q578e76f3n8b2fa5b302fd8e41@mail.gmail.com>
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Modulok wrote:
> The ntpd(8) manpage states that its config file is looked for at
> /etc/ntp.conf, by default. Drift files are stored in /etc/ntp.drift,
> but this is overridden to be to be /var/db/ntpd.drift, as specified by
> the /etc/defaults/rc.conf file. Keys are stored at /etc/ntp.keys by
> default.
>
> Question: If that is the case, what is the directory /etc/ntp used
> for? It is only readable by root, so it must be some manner of
> sensitive information...
Cryptographic keys for NTPv4 authentication. See ntp-keygen(8) --
although that manual page misleadingly talks about '/usr/local/etc' which
is incorrect on FreeBSD where ntpd is part of the base system.
Although I generally use /etc/ntp/ntp.keys for the password style stuff
instead of /etc/ntp.keys
Cheers,
Matthew
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Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
Flat 3
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