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Re: ntp config tech note


From: Charles Sprickman <spork () inch com>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 00:09:36 -0400 (EDT)


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.

Close enough?

http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/02/13/chroot.html?page=1

I don't know if the other *BSDs have followed or not...

Charles


Adrian

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