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Re: ntp config tech note
From: Pekka Savola <pekkas () netcore fi>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 15:58:05 +0300 (EEST)
On Fri, 21 May 2004, Adrian Chadd wrote:
RE the "ntpd as root" thing, is there a capability in some UNIXen which lets you fudge with the kernel time/timecounter frequency without being root? I think thats all it really needs root privilege for.
Yes, for example in Linux. I've run ntpd chrooted and setuid'ed with special clock change privileges for 3+ years now. The code has been shipping for about three years in Red Hat Linux, for example. -- Pekka Savola "You each name yourselves king, yet the Netcore Oy kingdom bleeds." Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings
Current thread:
- Re: ntp config tech note, (continued)
- Re: ntp config tech note C. Jon Larsen (May 20)
- Re: ntp config tech note Adrian Chadd (May 20)
- Re: ntp config tech note Randy Bush (May 20)
- Re: ntp config tech note sthaug (May 21)
- Re: ntp config tech note C. Jon Larsen (May 21)
- Re: ntp config tech note Eric A. Hall (May 21)
- Re: ntp config tech note Mike Leber (May 24)
- Re: ntp config tech note Crist Clark (May 21)
- Re: ntp config tech note james edwards (May 21)
- Re: ntp config tech note Charles Sprickman (May 20)
- Re: ntp config tech note Pekka Savola (May 21)
- Re: ntp config tech note John Kristoff (May 20)
- Re: ntp config tech note Michael Sinatra (May 20)
- Re: ntp config tech note John Kristoff (May 21)
- Re: ntp config tech note Michael Sinatra (May 21)
- Re: ntp config tech note Stephen J. Wilcox (May 23)
- Re: ntp config tech note Tony Li (May 23)
- Re: ntpd config tech note redux Steven M. Bellovin (May 20)