[ntp:questions] NTP error/bug with MS's KB899588
Danny Mayer
mayer at gis.net
Wed Aug 24 02:44:06 UTC 2005
derek.flake at bell.ca wrote:
> Hi,
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> In the lab, I am running NTPD on a Windows 2003 server. We just
> installed Microsoft's new security patch KB899588 for the Zotob virus.
> Although the effect wasn't immediate, this totally disabled the NTPD
> service, and also deleted the ntpd.exe file.
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> We removed the patch and re-installed ntpd, and now everything is okay.
> I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced the same, and
> thought you guys should know.
>
It would be hard to know why it did that. You certainly should NOT
remove the patch. It should be possible to reinstall ntpd if necessary.
I just checked, I have that patch installed and ntpd is still running.
I'm running XP but it shouldn't matter. The only thing I can think of is
that I installed it with an installer that I have not yet made publicly
available and it installs it with limited privileges. If you used
instsrv to install it, that may make a difference but I don't know
enough to be able to tell.
Try reinstalling the patch and then install ntpd again.
Danny
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> Derek Flake
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> derek.flake at bell.ca
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