[ntp:questions] /etc/rc: WARNING: $ntpdate_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5)

Uwe Klein uwe at klein-habertwedt.de
Fri Nov 18 10:43:07 UTC 2011


Martin Burnicki wrote:
> W. D. wrote:
> 
> 
>>(FreeBSD 8.2 release)
>>On Boot up:
>>  
>>  /etc/rc: WARNING: $ntpdate_enable is not set properly - see rc.conf(5)
>>
>>In /etc/rc.conf using:
>>
>>  ntpdate_enable="NO"
>>
>>What's wrong with that?
> 
> 
> Hm, nothing is wrong, as far as I can see.
> 
> I'm also running a machine with FreeBSD 8.2 release here, have added that
> line, rebooted, and there's no such error or warning.
> 
> Maybe there's a syntax error in an ealier line in your rc.conf file?
> 
> 
> Martin
What about a line like:

ntpdate_enable="xyz"

later in rc.conf? ( or some other included file )

uwe



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