>> No I suspect you ran /usr/sbin/ntpd, not /etc/init.d/ntpd >> /etc/init.d/ntpd start should do EXACTLY the same thing as when the system >> runs it on bootup. > >If I recall, the line that worked was "/etc/init.d/ntpd -c <filename of >our ntp.conf file>". I don't recall that sbin was involved.
Running the init script with arguments that you want passed to ntpd is not likely to work. It checks it's first argument for things like start, stop, restart... -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions