* C Hamel [08-03-04 09:27]:

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2 Aug 17:51:30 ntpd[31750]: can't open /var/lib/ntp/drift/ntp.drift.TEMP: No such file or directory

SuSE 9.0 There was a problem with the original xntp rpm from install disk trying to address the drift file with an incorrect address. mmj from SuSE posted corrected rpm's which he has removed. I have copies of those rpm's at: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/~pat/xntp-4.1.1-367.i586.rpm and http://wahoo.no-ip.org/~pat/xntpd-doc-4.1.1-367.i586.rpm

You may correct the link manually, if you prefer. Described below.

From a thread earlier this year:

error in link - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 2003-12-22 17:40 /var/lib/ntp/var/lib/ntp -> .././

must be: /var/lib/ntp/var/lib/ntp -> ../../

Which-ever solution you are most comfortable will provide the drift file. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos Many thanks for the files' links. I decided to go w/Leen's file since it was a

On Tuesday 03 August 2004 10:03, Patrick Shanahan wrote: little newer ...and I am not certain if it is working correctly. I managed to get a synch, but am still getting the same file error. I also noted that I'll have to remove Leen's file recommendation before loading yours since I get an error --something about 'linux-gate.so.1 not available' --probably because of the version difference...? -- ...CH "The more they over-think the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain." Scotty

On Tuesday 03 August 2004 23:40, C Hamel wrote:

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On Tuesday 03 August 2004 10:03, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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* C Hamel [08-03-04 09:27]:

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2 Aug 17:51:30 ntpd[31750]: can't open /var/lib/ntp/drift/ntp.drift.TEMP: No such file or directory

SuSE 9.0 There was a problem with the original xntp rpm from install disk trying to address the drift file with an incorrect address. mmj from SuSE posted corrected rpm's which he has removed. I have copies of those rpm's at: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/~pat/xntp-4.1.1-367.i586.rpm and http://wahoo.no-ip.org/~pat/xntpd-doc-4.1.1-367.i586.rpm

You may correct the link manually, if you prefer. Described below.

From a thread earlier this year:

error in link - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 2003-12-22 17:40 /var/lib/ntp/var/lib/ntp -> .././

must be: /var/lib/ntp/var/lib/ntp -> ../../

Which-ever solution you are most comfortable will provide the drift file.

Many thanks for the files' links. I decided to go w/Leen's file since it was a little newer ...and I am not certain if it is working correctly. I managed to get a synch, but am still getting the same file error.

Did you do a 'rcxntpd restart'?

Cheers,

Leen I did not. I looked in the log & it indicated that it had been shut down restarted --probably so the newer version was active rather than the deleted version. However, I just now *did* execute that cmd ...just in case. Thanks for the reminder. :-) -- ...CH "The more they over-think the plumbing,

On Tuesday 03 August 2004 17:00, Leendert Meyer wrote: the easier it is to stop up the drain." Scotty

Post-update, Leen's reminder to restart xntpd seems to have done the trick. Now, the log looks like this: 3 Aug 20:48:29 ntpd[29781]: synchronized to 140.142.16.34, stratum 1 3 Aug 21:54:49 ntpd[29781]: synchronized to 216.200.93.8, stratum 1 ...which, it seems to me, is a damned site better. Many thanks to all who participated in helping me find the solution! You certainly are a good bunch of K:-) (propeller-heads)! <G> -- ...CH "The more they over-think the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain." Scotty

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 04 August 2004 00:50, C Hamel wrote:

On Tuesday 03 August 2004 17:02, Guillermo Ballester Valor wrote:

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Hello,

Have you tried recent xntp RPMs?, my SuSE 9.0 ntp server runs OK. You can download xntp 4.2.0a here:

ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/suer-gbv/rpms/SuSE_9.0

Guillermo

I got the rpm from APT ...so I presume it is the latest. Thanks. :-)

This depends on what components you have in your sources.list file. It is in 'suser-gbv' component from 'ftp.gwdg.de' repository. Cheers! Guillermo. - -- Guillermo Ballester Valor gbv@oxixares.com Ogijares, Granada SPAIN Linux user #117181. See http://counter.li.org/ Public GPG KEY http://www.oxixares.com/~gbv/pubgpg.html -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBEHKpOA2UfsyErNQRAtLLAJ9LxcVq/ypY8TnnI25Xh2kDwiaLBACfQo+2 BKdStpHgymf82UveUowlwUc= =Qsq4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----