Launchpad insanity runs rampant

[gene heskett]

On Friday, August 12, 2011 04:20:45 AM Nils Kassube did opine:

> gene heskett wrote:
> > Apparently there is.  That said it was going to update the
> > flash-installer, then reported this in the early part:
> > 
> > Setting up ntp (1:4.2.4p8+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1) ...
> > chown: invalid group: `ntp:ntp'
> > 
> > dpkg: error processing ntp (--configure):
> >  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> > 
> > status 1
> > 
> > So now we know the cause of the error.
> > 
> > And:
> > 
> > root at shop:/etc# grep ntp passwd
> > ntp:x:116:125::/home/ntp:/bin/false
> > root at shop:/etc# grep ntp group
> > root at shop:/etc#
> > 
> > Hummmm, ahh, duh, no group 'ntp', WTH?
> > 
> > Recommended fix?  Or should I just add it to the group file?
> > I did that, using the group # 125 from the passwd file
> 
> That should suffice, just make sure that 125 isn't already used by
> another group ("grep 125 /etc/group" should only mention ntp).

I did, and they are different here too.

> On my
> machine the UID and GID for ntp are different.
> 
> > Just one comment: It says it is starting the NTP SERVER...  Here I
> > always thought ntpd was a client...  Picky picky. :)
> 
> Well, ntpd is client _and_ server.

With precious little docs on how to go about setting it up as a server, the 
net result being that every machine on my local network is pestering 
pool.ntp.org, whereas it should be only the router, dd-wrt on a stripped 
x86 box, and the machines on my local net should be using the router.  Is 
it really as simple as pointing the individual machines ntpd's at the 
router's local address via either IP or hostname in the /etc/hosts file?
 
> Nils


Thanks & Cheers Nils, gene
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