Hi Kurt, On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 07:52:58PM +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > Could you please try the package from: > http://people.debian.org/~kroeckx/ntp/
Goes further, but still no ntp[d] process around after starting via init.d script. Here's what's now in the syslog: Apr 7 00:20:03 metisse ntpd[2209]: ntpd 4.2....@1.1549-o Mon Apr 6 22:13:42 UTC 2009 (1) Apr 7 00:20:03 metisse ntpd[2210]: precision = 2.305 usec Apr 7 00:20:03 metisse ntpd[2210]: Listening on interface #0 wildcard, 0.0.0.0#123 Disabled Apr 7 00:20:03 metisse ntpd[2210]: Listening on interface #1 wildcard, ::#123 Disabled Apr 7 00:20:03 metisse ntpd[2210]: Listening on interface #2 re0, fe80::223:54ff:fec7:560a#123 Enabled Apr 7 00:20:03 metisse ntpd[2210]: Listening on interface #3 re0, 192.33.99.66#123 Enabled Apr 7 00:20:03 metisse ntpd[2210]: Listening on interface #4 lo0, ::1#123 Enabled Apr 7 00:20:03 metisse ntpd[2210]: Listening on interface #5 lo0, fe80::1#123 Enabled Apr 7 00:20:03 metisse ntpd[2210]: Listening on interface #6 lo0, 127.0.0.1#123 Enabled Apr 7 00:20:03 metisse ntpd[2210]: Listening on routing socket on fd #55 for interface updates Apr 7 00:20:03 metisse ntpd[2210]: kernel time sync status 2040 No segfault mentioned in dmesg or syslog. Found out that three ntpd processes (or threads) are running if I suppress the -u argument. Because it either vanishes or barfs if I use it: !70 Z77 ?0 L1 r...@metisse:ttyp0 (-zsh 4.3.9) 0:32:43 [~abe/debian] # /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -u 114:123 -g !71 Z78 ?0 L1 r...@metisse:ttyp0 (-zsh 4.3.9) 0:34:57 [~abe/debian] # ps auxwww |fgrep ntp Unknown HZ value! (17) Assume 100. root 2381 0.0 0.0 4172 0 ? S+ Mar23 0:00 fgrep ntp !72 Z79 ?0 L1 r...@metisse:ttyp0 (-zsh 4.3.9) 0:35:00 [~abe/debian] # /usr/sbin/ntpd -n -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -u 114:123 -g argc is <0> ntpd - NTP daemon program - Ver. 4.2.4p6 USAGE: ntpd [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[{=| }<val>] ]... Flg Arg Option-Name Description -4 no ipv4 Force IPv4 DNS name resolution -6 no ipv6 Force IPv6 DNS name resolution -a no authreq Require crypto authentication -A no authnoreq Do not require crypto authentication -b no bcastsync Allow us to sync to broadcast servers -c Str configfile configuration file name -f Str driftfile frequency drift file name -g no panicgate Allow the first adjustment to be Big -i Str jaildir Jail directory -I Str interface Listen on interface -k Str keyfile path to symmetric keys -l Str logfile path to the log file -L no novirtualips Do not listen to virtual IPs -n no nofork Do not fork -N no nice Run at high priority -p Str pidfile path to the PID file -P Num priority Process priority -q no quit Set the time and quit -r Str propagationdelay Broadcast/propagation delay -U Num updateinterval interval in seconds between scans for new or dropped interfaces -s Str statsdir Statistics file location -t Str trustedkey Trusted key number -u Str user Run as userid (or userid:groupid) -v Str var make ARG an ntp variable (RW) -V Str dvar make ARG an ntp variable (RW|DEF) -x no slew Slew up to 600 seconds -v opt version Output version information and exit -? no help Display usage information and exit -! no more-help Extended usage information passed thru pager Options are specified by doubled hyphens and their name or by a single hyphen and the flag character. please send bug reports to: http://bugs.ntp.isc.org, b...@ntp.org !73 Z80 ?2 L1 r...@metisse:ttyp0 (-zsh 4.3.9) 0:35:12 [~abe/debian] # /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g !74 Z81 ?0 L1 r...@metisse:ttyp0 (-zsh 4.3.9) 0:35:33 [~abe/debian] # ps auxwww |fgrep ntp Unknown HZ value! (17) Assume 100. root 2395 0.0 0.0 4172 0 ? S+ Mar23 0:00 fgrep ntp root 2393 0.0 0.0 4680 0 ? S Mar23 0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g root 2392 0.0 0.0 4680 0 ? S Mar23 0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g root 2391 0.0 0.0 4680 0 ? Ss Mar23 0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g !75 Z82 ?0 L1 r...@metisse:ttyp0 (-zsh 4.3.9) 0:35:36 [~abe/debian] # "ntpq -p localhost" times out though. Further messages in the syslog after a moment or two: Apr 7 00:35:33 metisse ntpd[2390]: ntpd 4.2....@1.1549-o Mon Apr 6 22:13:42 UTC 2009 (1) Apr 7 00:35:33 metisse ntpd[2391]: precision = 2.025 usec Apr 7 00:35:33 metisse ntpd[2391]: Listening on interface #0 wildcard, 0.0.0.0#123 Disabled Apr 7 00:35:33 metisse ntpd[2391]: Listening on interface #1 wildcard, ::#123 Disabled Apr 7 00:35:33 metisse ntpd[2391]: Listening on interface #2 re0, fe80::223:54ff:fec7:560a#123 Enabled Apr 7 00:35:33 metisse ntpd[2391]: Listening on interface #3 re0, 192.33.99.66#123 Enabled Apr 7 00:35:33 metisse ntpd[2391]: Listening on interface #4 lo0, ::1#123 Enabled Apr 7 00:35:33 metisse ntpd[2391]: Listening on interface #5 lo0, fe80::1#123 Enabled Apr 7 00:35:33 metisse ntpd[2391]: Listening on interface #6 lo0, 127.0.0.1#123 Enabled Apr 7 00:35:33 metisse ntpd[2391]: Listening on routing socket on fd #55 for interface updates Apr 7 00:35:33 metisse ntpd[2391]: kernel time sync status 2040 Apr 7 00:35:35 metisse ntpd[2391]: sigio_handler: sigio_handler_active != 1 Apr 7 00:35:36 metisse ntpd[2391]: sigio_handler: sigio_handler_active != 1 Apr 7 00:36:30 metisse ntpd[2393]: sigio_handler: sigio_handler_active != 1 Apr 7 00:36:30 metisse ntpd[2391]: sigio_handler: sigio_handler_active != 0 Apr 7 00:36:30 metisse ntpd[2393]: sigio_handler: sigio_handler_active != 1 Apr 7 00:36:30 metisse ntpd[2391]: sigio_handler: sigio_handler_active != 0 Apr 7 00:36:31 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:36:31 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:36:32 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:36:32 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:35 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:35 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:36 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:36 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:36 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:36 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:37 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:37 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:37 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:37 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:41 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:41 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:41 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:41 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:42 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:42 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:42 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:42 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:43 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:43 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:43 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:43 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:44 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:44 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:44 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:37:44 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:38:17 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:38:17 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:38:22 metisse out of memory [2393] Apr 7 00:38:22 metisse out of memory [2393] Interestingly the machine isn't out of memory at all: total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 2075748 275940 1799808 22824 0 33724 -/+ buffers/cache: 242216 1833532 Swap: 4194304 240 4194064 So bascally we're a big step further, but it doesn't seem to work completely yet. Unfortunately I have no idea how get more closer onto the remaining issues. Thanks for spending time on this issue. Regards, Axel -- Axel Beckert - a...@deuxchevaux.org, a...@noone.org - http://noone.org/abe/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org