Hello all
I have disabled the esx-firewall with the command "chkconfig firewall off" (manipulation the system-runlevels). Then I configured the ntpd-daemon with "chkconfig --level 345 ntpd on". When I reboot our esx-servers (3.0.1), then the ntpd will not start in any runlevels. The "chkconfig"-command will give me the following output:
\[root@server1 /]# chkconfig --list ntpd
ntpd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
Why does the "ntpd" always be disabled after a reboot?
Thanks a lot.
HannesJ
when you do "chkconfig --level 345 ntpd on" and right after that "chkconfig --list ntpd" you should get "ntpd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:[b]on[/b] 4:[b]on[/b] 5:[b]on[/b] 6:off"
can you verify that behaviour?
use the VI client or VC to change the firewall settings or esxcfg-firewall at the command line rather than the native linux tools in the service console
for info, I just tried what you have done and get the same behaviour - chkconfig --list after setting ntpd on for levels 345 shows on but a reboot results in reset to off
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wobbly1
Unfortunately, there is no way to configure NTP through VI Client.
http://kb.vmware.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/408/1339_f.SAL_Public.html
When I enter "chkconfig --level 345 ntpd on" an then "chkconfig --list ntpd", I receive the correct return:
\[root@server1 /]# chkconfig --list ntpd
ntpd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
But after a reboot, the settings will be overwritten, so the ntpd-daemon will not start.
Thanks a lot.
HannesJ
You manually enabled the NTP daemon using the Unix
command line tools on the service console and disabled
the firewall. This will work, but unless the VC host agent
gets informed, these changes won't be persistent.
On ESX 3.0.1, a better way to enable NTP is to use VC.
On the ESX "Configuration" page, select "Security Profile"
on the left hand side, then "Properties" in the upper
right hand corner of the page. Tick the NTP entry in the
"Services" dialog. You'll probably first have to re-enable
the firewall in the Service Console to get the changes to
stick.
If you want, you can then use 'chkconfig' to disable the
firewall again. I'm not sure why you'd want to, but that's
up to you.
As another member indicated, you'll still need to configure
the NTP daemon manually. I'm assured that this capability
will be in a future version of VC.
Joe
With enabling the NTPD in the VC, it works.
Thanks a lot.
HannesJ