* Lars Noodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-01-25 14:20]: > How should I go about recording the process id for the OpenNTP daemon? > Usually processes get written in /var/run/ > > Many daemons allow relocation via options or the config file e.g. > /usr/sbin/apt-cacher -d -p /var/run/apt-cacher.pid; > /usr/local/sbin/dnsmasq --pid-file=/var/run/dnsmasq.pid; > > I've checked in the man pages for ntpd and ntpd.conf but these options > are not mentioned. > http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ntpd > http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ntpd.conf > > How is it done?
ntps does not write a pid file on purpose. they are useless and inherently racey. -- Henning Brauer, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] BS Web Services, http://bsws.de Full-Service ISP - Secure Hosting, Mail and DNS Services Dedicated Servers, Rootservers, Application Hosting - Hamburg & Amsterdam
