Yo John! On Tue, 5 Jul 2016 16:00:39 -0400 "John D. Bell" <[email protected]> wrote:
> The executables ended up in /usr/sbin (except for ntpstat, which > ended up in /usr/bin). Drift file in /var/lib/ntp/drift; statistics > in /var/log/ntpstats. Main config file in /etc/ntp.conf, other > bits'n'bobs of config in other places in /etc. :P ISTR that if you > download the Classic source code from ntp.org, configure it with the > defaults, then build and install it, the results do end up in > the /usr/local hierarchy. What a mess! But a well documented mess. That is basically consistent with the FHD (Filesystem Hierarchy Standard). Same old thing as the FSSTD, they just changed the name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard Some eople get grumpy if you fail to follow the standard. > I agree with Eric's previous recommendation to *not* install in a > different place (to prevent error reports from a "mixed" install), > but I'm leaning towards having NTPsec's initial RPM file put things > into /usr/local, Sort of conflicting. Only distros are allowed to install into /usr. User installed stuff is supposed to go in /usr/local/ So it the package come from NTPSec, it has to go in /usr/local. But when a distro repackages it they have to put it in /usr/ > and using the /etc/alternatives symlink trick to > pick out the 'right' version. And of course having an uninstall > script which backs it all out, and undoes the symlink indirection. /etc/alternatives is totally non-standard. Better to replace the old versions in /usr with links to /usr/local/. Or, maybe instead a script to hunt out older ntpd's. A lot of programs do this, you find out when your install is taking forever and the installer is searching all your NFS shares. :-( RGDS GARY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97703 [email protected] Tel:+1 541 382 8588
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