Hi Check the ntp.conf file if the drift file is configured to /etc/ntp/drift . usually the drift file will be in /var/lib/ntp/drift, change the dift file to /var/lib/ntp/drift and try starting the ntpd daemon Regards Karthik Send redhat-list mailing list submissions to redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx You can reach the person managing the list at redhat-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxx When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of redhat-list digest..." Today's Topics: 1. ntpd dead but pid file exists (unix syzadmin) 2. Re: ntpd dead but pid file exists (Shankar Jha) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:35:45 -0400 From: "unix syzadmin" Subject: ntpd dead but pid file exists To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, I see this error in a couple of redhat server. # more /etc/redhat-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4 (Nahant Update 5) # uname -a Linux narheapp017.nielsenmedia.com 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL #1 Tue Jun 12 17:47:10 EDT 2007 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux # service ntpd status ntpd dead but pid file exists What could have caused this situation? Please suggest. Thanks. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:13:04 +0530 From: "Shankar Jha" Subject: Re: ntpd dead but pid file exists To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, First find the pid and kill them. Sometimes the pid still exixting, while the services is not running. Thanks- Shankar On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 2:05 AM, unix syzadmin wrote: > Hi, > > I see this error in a couple of redhat server. > > # more /etc/redhat-release > Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4 (Nahant Update 5) > > # uname -a > Linux narheapp017.nielsenmedia.com 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL #1 Tue Jun 12 17:47:10 > EDT 2007 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux > > # service ntpd status > ntpd dead but pid file exists > > What could have caused this situation? > > Please suggest. > Thanks. > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > ------------------------------ __ redhat-list mailing list Unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list End of redhat-list Digest, Vol 50, Issue 25 ******************************************* --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
