NTP socket is in use error on UNIX

(Last modified: 10Mar2003)

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fact

NTP

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symptom

ERROR: "ntpdate[9037]: the NTP socket is in use, exiting"

cause

The NTP daemon is already running

fix

You can stop the NTP daemon and time stamp the UNIX host, but this is not necessary. If the NTP deamon is running and configured properly, then it will keep the UNIX host's time in synch. If time is not in synch, then check the NTP configuration.

For additional information, refer to solution NOVL87757 - Configuring NTP (Network Time Protocol) on UNIX hosts.

document

Document Title:	NTP socket is in use error on UNIX
Document ID:	10080962
Solution ID:	NOVL87692
Creation Date:	10Mar2003
Modified Date:	10Mar2003
Novell Product Class:	Novell eDirectory

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