CentOS 7

[Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr.]

I am monitoring /var/log/messages

Gilbert

On 8/13/2014 4:09 PM, Kevin Fries wrote:
>
> Just to make sure we are using the same vernacular... you are looking 
> at /var/logs or the Journal?
>
> Kevin
>
> On Aug 13, 2014 5:02 PM, "Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr." 
> <mailing-lists at phoenixinternet.net 
> <mailto:mailing-lists at phoenixinternet.net>> wrote:
>
>     I am able to manually start ntpd using the command "systemctl
>     start ntpd.service". I thought I had indicated that in my original
>     post. When I run the enable command, it does create a sym link.
>     Below is what it does...
>
>     ln -s '/usr/lib/systemd/system/ntpd.service'
>     '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ntpd.service'
>
>     For some reason or another it is not starting though on boot.
>
>     I looked at my log file and it is not showing any failure from
>     what I can see. I know that systemd is not starting ntpd
>     automatically. I am using the package that came with the
>     distribution and am getting a bit frustrated that such a simple
>     thing is not working.
>
>     Gilbert
>
>
>     On 8/13/2014 3:44 PM, Kevin Fries wrote:
>>
>>     Try starting your ntp manually:
>>
>>          systemstl start ntpd
>>
>>     You may see an error message referring you to the journal. 
>>     Startup scripts in SystemD are not difficult, but are very
>>     different and can be a bit intimidating until you realize they
>>     are no different that what you always used but in a different order.
>>
>>     If it starts ok but not on boot, your enable command is not
>>     working right.  The enable command should create a symlink very
>>     similar to the old rc3.d=> init.d link of old, only the locations
>>     are different. Then on startup, the system should run that script
>>     doing an equivalent of systemctl start on it.
>>
>>     So, try to start it manually and see what happens.
>>
>>     Kevin
>>
>>     On Aug 13, 2014 4:30 PM, "Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr."
>>     <mailing-lists at phoenixinternet.net
>>     <mailto:mailing-lists at phoenixinternet.net>> wrote:
>>
>>         I am playing with CentOS 7 and have been encountering some
>>         difficulties. I was wondering if anyone else has attempted to
>>         use it or is having problems?
>>
>>         <positive>
>>         I was able to have the client machine join my Samba 4 windows
>>         domain and am able to authenticate to it. Yea!
>>
>>         <negatives>
>>         I cannot get ntp to start at statup. I am always having to
>>         manually start it. I have run "systemctl enable ntpd.service"
>>         which I understand is the correct command for systemd to have
>>         an application start on boot (it was "chkconfig ntpd on"
>>         utilizing previous versions).
>>         There is the problem of applications... I cannot find a rdp
>>         client on the distro or epel. I found rdesktop on a
>>         repository that I have never used before and don't know if I
>>         trust.
>>
>>         I am thinking about trying Linux Mint
>>         (http://www.linuxmint.com/) or kubuntu
>>         (http://www.kubuntu.org/). I am trying to see if I can
>>         operate at my office without Windows. I am very comfortable
>>         with CentOS versions prior to 7 am trying to stay with CentOS
>>         because all of my servers are based on one version of CentOS
>>         or another. I did not like CentOS 6 as a desktop and that is
>>         why I was trying 7. Debian based distros have always been
>>         intimidating since I am used to the package management,
>>         service calls, and locations of files in CentOS.
>>
>>         Gilbert
>>         ---------------------------------------------------
>>         PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org
>>         <mailto:PLUG-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>
>>         To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
>>         http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>>
>>
>>
>>     ---------------------------------------------------
>>     PLUG-discuss mailing list -PLUG-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org  <mailto:PLUG-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>
>>     To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
>>     http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>
>
>     ---------------------------------------------------
>     PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org
>     <mailto:PLUG-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>
>     To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
>     http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.phxlinux.org/pipermail/plug-discuss/attachments/20140814/14724b14/attachment.html>