I'm running ntp 4.2.6.p5-4, and I haven't been getting that. What are the perms on /var/lib/ntp for you? Should be 755 ntp:root Thanks, Jarek Sedlacek On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 12:32 PM, David C. Rankin < drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Guys, > > After update of ntp to 4.2.6.p5-4, I get the following log entries: > > Mar 1 09:55:50 archangel ntpd[1180]: frequency file > /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift.TEMP: Permission denied > > Checking password and group, there is a ntp for each. Should the UIG:GID > for > /var/lib/ntp be ntp:ntp? > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. >