Tom,
Assuming ntpd (NTPv4) is running but renamed xntpd (NTPv3), those log
comments cited here ARE in the latest ntpd distribution. They show the
exact intended behavior. At least the comment cited in my last message
is NOT in the latest distribution.
The time and effort to deal with issues like this where the vendor has
casually modified the code and/or program name are not in the best
interest of discussion here. The only really useful policy is to
identify the version that leaves the distribution site and refer
questions about modified versions to the vendors involved. There are
ways to do that and some software distributors use them. We need a
cryptographic signature in the distribution. That could be included in
the banner in the system log.
Dave
Tom Smith wrote:
Brad Knowles wrote:
At 2:58 PM +0000 2005-10-23, Tom Smith wrote:
The prefix on log messages comes strictly from the name of the
executable
(and its PID), not from the bits within it. It is used to show the
source
of the message. The version is shown in the log at the time (x)ntpd
starts:
20 Jul 17:40:44 xntpd[764]: ntpd 4.0.98a Wed Oct 16 17:36:24 EDT 2002
Right, as Dave said -- it has been changed. Starting with 4.0,
the source code was renamed back to "ntpd", not "xntpd". So, anyone
shipping something called "xntpd" which claims a version of 4.0 or
greater means that they must have modified the source code or made
other changes.
ntpd V4.2.0 built from source and started via a link named "xntpd":
Oct 23 00:34:02 seeaxp xntpd[56499]: ntpd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Feb 8
16:04:28 EST 2005 (1)
Oct 23 00:34:02 seeaxp xntpd[56499]: precision = 1.000 usec
Oct 23 00:34:02 seeaxp xntpd[56499]: kernel time sync status 0040
Oct 23 00:34:02 seeaxp xntpd[56499]: frequency initialized -4.469 PPM
from /cluster/members/{memb}/etc/ntp.drift
Oct 23 00:34:11 seeaxp xntpd[56499]: synchronized to [IP], stratum=1
Oct 23 00:34:11 seeaxp xntpd[56499]: kernel time sync disabled 0041
Oct 23 00:34:13 seeaxp xntpd[56499]: kernel time sync enabled 0001
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