CRITICAL: ntpd is not running

GhostSBH

Since the latest update the time server is not running - not is it a found service.
Rather an important service, ntpd
Please advise a fix asap

me12345

GhostSBH
Not sure I would call it CRITICAL but I noticed time server sync is not enabled by default in *BSDs. Anyway below are deals to enable it. Some people might consider the time server sync installed by default as "calling home" spyware. This is BSD by the way. hahaha

How to set up NTP Clock Synchronization on FreeBSD with ntpd

DHOC_TAZH

me12345 this worked for me.

For a quick fix, I entered:

ntpdate -v -b in.pool.ntp.org

That did the sync I needed to see.

GhostSBH

Despite rc.conf enabling the service [ntpd_enable="YES" and ntpd_sync_on_start="YES"] it isn't running.
If I list services [service ntpd status], service reports:
"ntpd does not exist in /etc/rc.d or the local startup directories (/usr/local/etc/rc.d), or is not executable"
I believe this occurred after the last system update.
Did GhostBSD move to a different method to maintain system time?

me12345

Below is a FreeBSD discussion back in 2022. It discusses the two methods. I'm too lazy to go through details and figure out which if either were the default on GhostBSD/FreeBSD and old versions as I just enabled one and it has been working.

https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/configuration-of-local-ntpd-on-freebsd-13-0.84933/

GhostSBH

Both the upgrade from 14 to 15 AND the latest download (I did an install to another HDD) do not have any files pertaining to ntpd whatsoever on the system.
The ntpd service is not installed in release 15.

Is there a fix?

The only packages available in the repository are ntpd-rs and openntpd.

ericbsd

GhostBSD-ntp is missing. You will need to install it.

DHOC_TAZH

ericbsd

Thanks! Installed GhostBSD-ntp, rebooted, then ran this command in terminal to display local time:

ntpdate -v -b in.pool.ntp.org

vpx

I noticed GhostBSD-ntp (ntpd) is not installed by default in GhostBSD 26.1-R15.0p2.

According to the posts here it was installed before the updates?

Why was it removed in the update and shouldn't it be installed by default? This is a Desktop OS after all. 😲

ericbsd

vpx GhostBSD-ntp did not exist before 15.0; if I am not mistaken, it was in GhostBSD-runtime.

vpx

ericbsd I see it's an upstream issue but shouldn't the package be installed and configured by default?
A regular user will have no idea how to get his time updated by internet, as there is also no option in the date GUI.

Here is the FreeBSD changelog:
freebsd/wirelessblob/f3eeeb959c9b00c89a2e1ff009c78162eb398656/UPDATING#L35

ericbsd

That is something I have missed.