Yo Hal! On Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:54:35 -0700 Hal Murray <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I see no reason ntpd could not do that now. Root or non-root. But
> > I see no way to know if the ntpd is really talking to a gpsd. Root
> > or non-root.
>
> Can't I do something like make a group for gpsd, and make a directory
> that is only writeable by group gpsd and have gpsd put the unix
> socket in there?
You can do that now, a few distros even do that. Except, as James
pointed out, it is chronyd/ntpd that creates the UNIX socket.
Every distro has very different ideas of groups, and directory structure.
That is why gpsd has many of its build options. Best to go with what
the distros want than try to lead them. The FHS Standard seemed to mostly
hold for a short while, but even that is routinely ignerd now.
How does that solve the problem of ntpd/chronyd knowing it is connected
to a true gpsd server? Root or non-root?
RGDS
GARY
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