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Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF

From "Cy Schubert" <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
Newsgroups comp.protocols.time.ntp
Subject Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF
Date 2026-04-23 04:13 +0000
Organization Taughannock Networks, Trumansburg NY
Message-ID <20260423041004.227C6144@slippy.cwsent.com> (permalink)
References (2 earlier) <862cff25-2b2f-4caf-b2f0-6fa42b73d603@ntp.org> <10s8lfs$1n3e3$16@dont-email.me> <f2767d42-f578-4553-9e8a-d1e2d2c2e151@ntp.org> <CAMbSiYBSOXY6-LNEeksz2cR77YizcSKXvOTuLGhBjxhv+q3sRQ@mail.gmail.com> <10sb5gd$3jhml$1@paganini.bofh.team>

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In message <862cff25-2b2f-4caf-b2f0-6fa42b73d603@ntp.org>, "Harlan Stenn" 
write
s:
> On 4/22/2026 11:54 AM, Marco Moock wrote:
> > Am 22.04.26 um 20:33 schrieb Dave Hart:
> >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 17:47 UTC Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Am 21.04.26 um 22:08 schrieb Marco Moock:
> >>>> When I try to start the daemon via the service command. This executes
> >>>> the startup script in FreeBSD.
> >>>
> >>> Another thing I would like to let you know is that I have monit running
> >>> that is configured to start ntpd if it is currently not running.
> >>> Depending on which will be started first and how race conditions are
> >>> handled, this might be part of the problem.
> >>>
> >>
> >> That could easily be the problem.  Is monit configured to use "service 
> >> ntpd
> >> start"?
> > 
> > Yes, as in case the service fails, it should start it again. Is there 
> > anything wrong with that?
>
> There is a potential issue of the restart process assumes a cold-start 
> of ntpd, as opposed to a simpler warm restart.
>
> > Does the BSD init system use any parallel mechanisms like systemd?

No. (I do have a patch in a git branch that implements parallel service 
start but it hasn't been fully tested BTW.)

It's not init(8) that starts services. It's the /etc/rc script that does.

P.S. I am new to this ML, hence jumping in here.

> > 
>
> -- 
> Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
> NTP Project Lead.  The NTP Project is part of:
> https://www.nwtime.org/ - be a member!


-- 
Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
FreeBSD UNIX:  <cy@FreeBSD.org>   Web:  https://FreeBSD.org
NTP:           <cy@nwtime.org>    Web:  https://nwtime.org

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ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-04-21 21:08 +0200
  Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Harlan Stenn via questions Mailing List" <questions@lists.ntp.org> - 2026-04-21 19:58 +0000
    Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-04-21 22:08 +0200
      Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Dave Hart via questions Mailing List" <questions@lists.ntp.org> - 2026-04-21 20:58 +0000
      Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-04-22 19:43 +0200
        Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Dave Hart" <davehart@gmail.com> - 2026-04-27 19:43 +0000
          Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Cy Schubert" <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> - 2026-04-27 20:03 +0000
        Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Harlan Stenn via questions Mailing List" <questions@lists.ntp.org> - 2026-04-27 21:38 +0000
          Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Cy Schubert" <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> - 2026-04-28 04:38 +0000
      Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Harlan Stenn via questions Mailing List" <questions@lists.ntp.org> - 2026-04-22 22:03 +0000
        Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-04-23 06:51 +0200
          Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Cy Schubert" <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> - 2026-04-25 05:28 +0000
          Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Harlan Stenn via questions Mailing List" <questions@lists.ntp.org> - 2026-04-28 00:08 +0000
      Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Harlan Stenn via questions Mailing List" <questions@lists.ntp.org> - 2026-04-22 22:13 +0000
    Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Harlan Stenn via questions Mailing List" <questions@lists.ntp.org> - 2026-04-21 20:43 +0000
      Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-04-22 05:25 +0200
    Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Harlan Stenn via questions Mailing List" <questions@lists.ntp.org> - 2026-04-21 21:03 +0000
      Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Alexander Ziaee" <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> - 2026-04-22 10:03 +0000
        Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-04-22 12:37 +0200
          Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Alexander Ziaee" <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> - 2026-04-22 14:33 +0000
            Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Cy Schubert" <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> - 2026-04-22 14:58 +0000
              Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Marco Moock" <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-04-22 16:18 +0000
    Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Cy Schubert" <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> - 2026-04-27 15:13 +0000
      Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Marco Moock" <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-04-27 16:13 +0000
      Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Cy Schubert" <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> - 2026-04-28 04:33 +0000
  Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Dave Hart" <davehart@gmail.com> - 2026-04-22 18:33 +0000
    Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-04-22 20:54 +0200
      Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Cy Schubert" <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> - 2026-04-23 04:13 +0000
  Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Marco Moock" <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-04-25 09:38 +0000
  Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Ralph Blach" <chip.from.nc@gmail.com> - 2026-04-27 20:08 +0000
  Re: ntpd does not start daemon control: got EOF "Cy Schubert" <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> - 2026-04-27 23:38 +0000

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