On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 06:40:28AM +0400, Kamigishi Rei wrote:
> ...
> This happens for me with some interfaces (namely, bge and em) as well;
> media state is detected with a slight delay and therefore by the time
> ntpdate is started we don't have an IP address yet.
> ...
Perhaps it might be appropriate to ensure that we have an IP address
before starting ntpd, then? As far as the actual check, examining the
output of "netstat -nif inet" or "netstat -nif inet6" is generally what
I'd normally do. Possibilities that come to mind:
* Modify rc.d/netif to ensure that an IP address is assigned before it
exits (assuming(!) that at least one interface has come up.
* Modify rc.d/ntpd to ensure that an IP address is assigned before it
tries to start ntpd(8).
* Create a new rc.d script that sleeps until an IP address is assigned.
I think the latter would be most flexible, as the appropriate keywords
could be specified for precisely those rc.d/* scripts that actually need
an IP address in order to function, though implementing it might
engender rather more churn in /etc/rc.d/* than folks might prefer.
Peace,
david
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