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Author: James Mcphee
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Subject: Re: ntp
I noticed there wasn't a step-tickers in the init script. I wonder if it's
builtin to the daemon start. step-tickers is meant to do the initial time
set to avoid the starting with too far out of date bit.

On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 12:37 PM, der.hans <> wrote:

> Am 04. Sep, 2015 schwätzte Tejeev Patel so:
>
> moin moin TJ,
>
> what James said in regards to debugging ntp :).
>
> Here are some other things to check.
>
> Is there some ntp process already running?
>
> ps auxw | grep ntp
>
> Is there a config file in /etc/default/ that has an entry to not start
> ntp?
>
> Is ntpdate installed and configured to prevent ntpd from starting?
>
> As James mentioned, ntp will refuse to change the time if it's off too
> much. Check to see if the systems are within a couple of minutes of the
> actual time.
>
> Verify your hardware clock is set to UTC.
>
> Make sure your OS is set at the proper offset from UTC, e.g. you're set to
> now and AZ time zone, rather than now and eastern time zone.
>
> If the boxen are servers they should be set to UTC. Star date blah, blah,
> blah and all that.
>
> cioa,
>
> der.hans
>
> I've got all of my servers running ntp to sync time, and though most are
>> running fine without a hitch, I seem to have an issue where for some
>> reason
>> the service just doesn't start on some of them. Same install procedure on
>> all servers. No errors in syslog or ntp for days, even when server has
>> been rebooted in that time.
>> The service just isn't running and I don't know why. I've included the
>> ntp.conf and the init script below.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> TJ
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################################
>> *ntp.conf*
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################################
>>
>> # This file has been modified by adding our two ntp servers. commenting
>> out
>> all the pool servers
>> # and redirecting ntp logs to an ntp logfile. File is distributed via
>> # cp.get_file salt command and then the ntp service is restarted via a
>> cmd.run
>> # -TJ 2015/08/14
>>
>>
>> # /etc/ntp.conf, configuration for ntpd; see ntp.conf(5) for help
>> driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift
>> logfile /var/log/ntpd.log
>>
>> # Enable this if you want statistics to be logged.
>> #statsdir /var/log/ntpstats/
>>
>> statistics loopstats peerstats clockstats
>> filegen loopstats file loopstats type day enable
>> filegen peerstats file peerstats type day enable
>> filegen clockstats file clockstats type day enable
>>
>> # You do need to talk to an NTP server or two (or three).
>> #server 67.40.67.44 iburst
>>
>> # pool.ntp.org maps to about 1000 low-stratum NTP servers. Your server
>> will
>> # pick a different set every time it starts up. Please consider joining
>> the
>> # pool: <http://www.pool.ntp.org/join.html>
>> #server 0.debian.pool.ntp.org iburst dynamic
>> #server 1.debian.pool.ntp.org iburst dynamic
>> #server 2.debian.pool.ntp.org iburst dynamic
>> #server 3.debian.pool.ntp.org iburst dynamic
>>
>> server *[Our central ntp server ip] *dynamic prefer
>> server *[Our backup ntp server ip] *dynamic
>>
>>
>>
>> # Access control configuration; see
>> /usr/share/doc/ntp-doc/html/accopt.html
>> for
>> # details. The web page <
>> http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Support/AccessRestrictions>
>> # might also be helpful.
>> #
>> # Note that "restrict" applies to both servers and clients, so a
>> configuration
>> # that might be intended to block requests from certain clients could also
>> end
>> # up blocking replies from your own upstream servers.
>> # By default, exchange time with everybody, but don't allow configuration.
>> restrict -4 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery
>> restrict -6 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery
>>
>> # Local users may interrogate the ntp server more closely.
>> restrict 127.0.0.1
>> restrict ::1
>>
>> # Clients from this (example!) subnet have unlimited access, but only if
>> # cryptographically authenticated.
>> #restrict 192.168.123.0 mask 255.255.255.0 notrust
>>
>> # If you want to provide time to your local subnet, change the next line.
>> # (Again, the address is an example only.)
>> #broadcast 192.168.123.255
>>
>> # If you want to listen to time broadcasts on your local subnet,
>> de-comment
>> the
>> # next lines. Please do this only if you trust everybody on the network!
>> #disable auth
>> #broadcastclient
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################################
>> *init.d/ntp*
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################################
>>
>>  GNU nano 2.2.6                                                   File:
>> /etc/init.d/ntp

>>
>>
>> #!/bin/sh
>>
>> ### BEGIN INIT INFO
>> # Provides:        ntp
>> # Required-Start:  $network $remote_fs $syslog
>> # Required-Stop:   $network $remote_fs $syslog
>> # Default-Start:   2 3 4 5
>> # Default-Stop:
>> # Short-Description: Start NTP daemon
>> ### END INIT INFO

>>
>> PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
>>
>> . /lib/lsb/init-functions
>>
>> DAEMON=/usr/sbin/ntpd
>> PIDFILE=/var/run/ntpd.pid
>>
>> test -x $DAEMON || exit 5
>>
>> if [ -r /etc/default/ntp ]; then
>>        . /etc/default/ntp
>> fi

>>
>> if [ -e /var/lib/ntp/ntp.conf.dhcp ]; then
>>        NTPD_OPTS="$NTPD_OPTS -c /var/lib/ntp/ntp.conf.dhcp"
>> fi

>>
>>
>> LOCKFILE=/var/lock/ntpdate
>>
>> lock_ntpdate() {
>>        if [ -x /usr/bin/lockfile-create ]; then
>>                lockfile-create $LOCKFILE
>>                lockfile-touch $LOCKFILE &
>>                LOCKTOUCHPID="$!"
>>        fi
>> }

>>
>> unlock_ntpdate() {
>>        if [ -x /usr/bin/lockfile-create ] ; then
>>                kill $LOCKTOUCHPID
>>                lockfile-remove $LOCKFILE
>>        fi
>> }

>>
>> RUNASUSER=ntp
>> UGID=$(getent passwd $RUNASUSER | cut -f 3,4 -d:) || true
>> if test "$(uname -s)" = "Linux"; then
>>        NTPD_OPTS="$NTPD_OPTS -u $UGID"
>> fi

>>
>> case $1 in
>>        start)
>>                log_daemon_msg "Starting NTP server" "ntpd"
>>                if [ -z "$UGID" ]; then
>>                        log_failure_msg "user \"$RUNASUSER\" does not
>> exist"
>>                        exit 1
>>                fi
>>                lock_ntpdate
>>                start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --pidfile
>> $PIDFILE --startas $DAEMON -- -p $PIDFILE $NTPD_OPTS
>>                status=$?
>>                unlock_ntpdate
>>                log_end_msg $status
>>                ;;
>>        stop)
>>                log_daemon_msg "Stopping NTP server" "ntpd"
>>                start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --pidfile
>> $PIDFILE
>>                log_end_msg $?
>>                rm -f $PIDFILE
>>                ;;
>>        restart|force-reload)
>>                $0 stop && sleep 2 && $0 start
>>                ;;
>>        try-restart)
>>                if $0 status >/dev/null; then
>>                        $0 restart
>>                else
>>                        exit 0
>>                fi
>>                ;;
>>        reload)
>>                exit 3
>>                ;;
>>        status)
>>                status_of_proc $DAEMON "NTP server"
>>                ;;
>>        *)
>>                echo "Usage: $0
>> {start|stop|restart|try-restart|force-reload|status}"
>>                exit 2
>>                ;;
>> esac

>>
>>
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