[oe] ntpd fails to start if libcap not installed

[Stephen Arnold]

I would agree, as well as making sure the ntp user owns the drift file and
its run and log directories (although I don't believe the latter is
configured in the current recipe).  Moving the drift file (and keys) to
/var/lib/ntp is a pretty standard config.

Just my $.02 ...

Steve


On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Khem Raj <raj.khem at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Diego <diego.ml at zoho.com> wrote:
> > In data venerdì 28 marzo 2014 10:55:28, Philip Balister ha scritto:
> >> On 03/28/2014 06:40 AM, Diego wrote:
> >> > Hi openembedders!
> >> >
> >> > I've noticed that if ntp is built without libcap, ntpd fails to start
> from
> >> > the initscript:
> >> > /etc/init.d/ntpd
> >> >
> >> > giving the error:
> >> > Starting ntpd: /usr/sbin/ntpd: The ``user'' option has been disabled
> --
> >> > built without --enable-clockctl or --enable-linuxcaps
> >> > ntpd - NTP daemon program - Ver. 4.2.6p5
> >> > USAGE:  ntpd [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[{=| }<val>] ]...
> >> >
> >> > That is caused by the line:
> >> > start-stop-daemon --start -x /usr/sbin/ntpd -- -u ntp:ntp -p
> >> > /var/run/ntp.pid "$@"
> >> >
> >> > and in particular by the option "-u ntp:ntp" which is not supported
> which
> >> > is not supported if ntp is build without --enable-clockctl.
> >> >
> >> > Is anybody else experiencing this problem?
> >>
> >> Oddly enough, I was about to report the symptom today also :)
> >>
> >> Any ntp experts know what the proper solution is? I'd be glad to propose
> >> a patch.
> >>
> >
> > Hi Philip,
> >
> > I'd like to rephrase better my statement, as I put two errors in it:
> > The problem is caused by the option "-u ntp:ntp" which is not supported
> if ntp
> > is build without "--enable-linuxcaps".
> >
> > As far as the manual goes, the "--enable-clockctl" is a build option for
> > NetBSD:
> > http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/ntpd.html
> >
> > Removing the "-u ntp:ntp" makes the initscript work, but I don't know if
> > shipping different ntpd initscripts based on pkgconfig is the correct
> thing to
> > do. Any expert opinion?
> >
>
> remove the cap PKGCONFIG its redundant and everything in recipe wants
> it enabled, it was  added just for having consistent builds otherwise
> it was autodetected by autotools and if you had libpcap staged then it
> was enabled automatically otherwisie not.
>
> so you can either change PACKAGECONFIG ??= "" to PACKAGECONFIG_append = "
> cap"
>
> or remove this completely and add the dependencies on libcap
> unconditionally.
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