[ntp:questions] ntp.conf: ownership and permissions

[woger151 at jqpx37.cotse.net]

What is the minimal access rights that can be placed on ntp.conf in
order for ntpd to work properly?

I.e., does the non-root user (say, "ntp") that runs ntpd need read
access?  Or does ntpd start up as root, read ntp.conf, then spawn a
process owned by ntp and hand the information off without user ntp ever
needing to read ntp.conf?