On 2012-02-09T18:13:53-0000, David J Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > - I tried to update NTP using the instructions here: > http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Support/InstallingNTP#Section_4.3. > but that didn't seem to update the version after a restart. > > - I compiled the dev-NTP I had downloaded following the instructions > in the INSTALL file, which also appeared to compile, but did not > alter the ntpd version after a restart. > > So I suspect I am missing some key step like copying the newly > compiled executables from where they have been compiled (twice) into > the final directory from where the system runs them. As I said, I'm > a complete novice in FreeBSD so likely I'm missing some very obvious > step. I've Googled this but must be searching for the wrong > keywords.
The easiest way to run the latest ntp-dev is to use the Port one: http://www.freshports.org/net/ntp-devel/ Install that using portmaster, or whatever port management tool you prefer. To override the base system's ntpd, put this in /etc/rc.conf: ntpd_program="/usr/local/sbin/ntpd" Then you can do things normally like "service ntpd restart" and it will use your port-compiled ntpd instead of the base system's. Using the port ntp-dev also makes upgrading easy. For other FreeBSD matters, the handbook is always a good place to start: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/ In particular, you might want to read about the ports system and package management. -- Kenyon Ralph
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