ntp missing a rc.d file

[Alain De Vos]

Comparing the port ntp versus the port postgresql.

pkg info -l postgresql13-server | grep rc.d returns :
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql
So you can start this service in the location /usr/local/etc/rc.d

pkg info -l net/ntp | grep rc.d returns nothing.
There is no rc.d file located in /usr/local/etc/rc.d or service you can start there

This is strange ?

 

[covacat]

can't you use ntpd_program in /etc/rc.conf and use system rc.d/ntpd?

 

[mark_j]

Re-view the pkg information it will tell you what to do. Ie pkg info -D:
For install:
Please add
ntpd_program="/usr/local/sbin/ntpd"
ntpdate_program="/usr/local/sbin/ntpdate" to your /etc/rc.conf
or run
sysrc ntpd_program="/usr/local/sbin/ntpd"
sysrc ntpdate_program="/usr/local/sbin/ntpdate"
to enable ntp from ports/packages instead of base ntp.

 

[mer]

Keep in mind that at least in FreeBSD-13 ntpd is in base (ntpd lives in /usr/sbin), so there is a default init file in /etc/rc.d.
A side effect of it being in base is that it does not show up in pkg info commands.

Now if you look in /usr/ports/net there are a few different variations of ntp (I like openntpd when you are needing a client); if you install one of those, then it'll show up in pkg info.

As for the rc.d file if you install a port? Perhaps the port does not install in /usr/local, maybe it installs over base in /usr. If so then the base rc.d works.

 

[Alain De Vos]

I finally did this

sysrc ntpd_program="/usr/local/sbin/ntpd"
sysrc ntpdate_program="/usr/local/sbin/ntpdate"
rm /etc/ntp.conf
ln -s /etc/ntp.conf /usr/local/etc/ntp.conf

And as ntp was continously crashing i had to use sysctl

kern.elf64.aslr.stack_gap=0

 

[Cath O'Deray]

… a default init file in /etc/rc.d. …

% service -e | grep ntp
/etc/rc.d/ntpd
% uname -KU
1400041 1400041
%

 

[mer]

Thanks grahamperrin I haven't been following 14 and pkg base stuff so was simply hedging my bets
Alain De Vos
crashing/sysctl looks like there is an interaction between aslr and the ntp code.
The "ln -s" you should not need to nor want to do that. If you do the following you can undo that symlink:
sysrc ntpd_config="/usr/local/etc/ntp.conf"

You can find out possible variables by doing
grep -i ntp /etc/defaults/rc.conf