Bug 64785

Summary:	ntp.conf ignores parameters
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Ledge M. Benson <ledge_benson>
Component:	ntp	Assignee:	Harald Hoyer <harald>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Description Ledge M. Benson 2002-05-10 21:33:55 UTC

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Description of problem:
I have a line in /etc/ntp.conf which points my driftfile to /etc/driftfile and 
was receiving the following error: "ntpd[830]: can't 
open /etc/ntp.drift.TEMP:> Permission denied"

In talking with Red Hat support, I have received the following directive, "I 
suspect their /etc/ntp.conf directs the drift file to be placed straight 
into /etc.  The new layout puts such files into /etc/ntp/, a directory owned 
by the ntp user.  So have them fix the "driftfile" line in their ntp.conf.

Why even bother with a configurable ntp.conf, if it defaults to /etc/ntp/?  
This in my book is a bug!


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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Just change your ntp.conf to point at a different directory and or filename.
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Expected Results:  You should be able to configure ntp.conf to put files 
anywhere you want and have the application to continue to work.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Harald Hoyer 2002-05-13 09:19:02 UTC

The right entry should be. 
 driftfile /etc/ntp/drift 
ntp runs as user ntp for security reasons. Therefore it cannot write to /etc.