Danny:
Thank you for the prompt reply. I just compiled the latest version of
NTP and am not seeing double processes...but it could be I time it to
when a second process isn't running.
Regardless, thank you again as this is very useful information :)
Scot
Danny Mayer wrote:
Scot P. Floess wrote:
I didn't readily find an answer to this problem...
I note when I start ntp as an init script running Fedora Core 5 on a
dual PIII 450 Mhz box, I see two ntpd processes running. By looking at
the PID and PPID it appears one ntpd is starting the other. I note in
/var/log/messages I will see logs with intermixed times. For instance,
a log with time X followed by logs with X - some prior time...it's very
odd...
Yes, the second process is created by a fork of the first one. The
second one is doing DNS lookups that it sends back to the first once it
has a definitive answer. The second process will exit when there is no
longer anything for it to do. This is quite normal.
If, on the command line, I stop ntpd both processes stop fine. By
starting ntpd again...I note only one ntpd process running.
You should see both but it's possible that you waited too long and the
second has already returned all of it's answers.
My question is: is this behavior normal on a dual processor box? Based
on the odd timestamps in /var/log/messages - I would have to say only
one ntpd should be running...it almost "feels" like the two ntpd's are
fighting to set the system clock.
No, this is all normal. Only one of them is setting the clock.
Danny
Thanks in advance!
Scot
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