[solved] ntp-client does not start at boot time

Verdazil · Last edited by Verdazil on Sun Mar 17, 2019 5:10 am; edited 1 time in total

After system boot I can successfully run manually:

freke · Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:58 pm Post subject:

Is dns up/working when ntp-client is run during startup?

You might need:

Verdazil · Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:17 pm Post subject:

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:31 pm Post subject:

Verdazil,

Please post the exact error message.
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Verdazil · Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:43 pm Post subject:

Log file: /var/log/syslog

freke · Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:46 pm Post subject:

You can try looking in /var/log/rc.log too (might need to enable rc-logging in /etc/rc.conf) and/or add -v to NTPOPTS in /etc/conf.d/ntp-client (dunno what -v really adds to logging)

Verdazil · Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:58 pm Post subject:

Log file: /var/log/syslog

freke · Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:09 pm Post subject:

What happens if you set a numeric ip-address for a ntp-server instead of server-names in /etc/conf.d/ntp-client ?

Just to rule out dns-problems at booting.

Verdazil · Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:25 pm Post subject:

I set in /etc/conf.d/ntp-client

freke · Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:31 pm Post subject:

It should just be:

toralf

The Main Man · Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 11:10 pm Post subject:

I use chrony, you can try it, it works fine.
Nothing special needs to be done :

Verdazil · Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 5:09 am Post subject: