ntpq -p Name or service not known

Paul Howarth wrote:
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> Bob Goodwin wrote:
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>> I never had this problem until a few days ago when ntpq quit working.:
>>
>> # ntpq -p
>> Name or service not known
>>
>>
>> What service does it mean, "ntpq?"
>>
>> I don't know what I did, if anything, to cause this?
>> I made no changes intended for ntp.
>>
>> Any help appreciated.[/color]
>
>
> Does your /etc/hosts file include an entry for "localhost", and does
> your /etc/services file include these entries?:
>
> ntp 123/tcp
> ntp 123/udp # Network Time Protocol
>
> Paul.
>[/color]
Bingo, that was the problem!

# cat /etc/hosts
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
10.1.1.1 box1 box1
10.1.1.2 box2 box2

Changed to:

# cat /etc/hosts
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.

127.0.0.1 box1 localhost.localdomain localhost
10.1.1.1 box1 box1
10.1.1.2 box2 box2

And now when I run my script to correct the time:
# ./tsync
Shutting down ntpd: [ OK ]
ntpd: Synchronizing with time server: [ OK ]
Starting ntpd: [ OK ]

Mon Mar 21 09:34:41 EST 2005
ntpq -p
remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset
jitter
==============================================================================
ntp-1.cns.vt.ed 198.82.247.40 2 u 4 64 1 137.031 2.686
0.002
ntp-4.cns.vt.ed 198.82.247.40 2 u 3 64 1 137.576 1.375
0.002
clock2.redhat.c .CDMA. 1 u 2 64 1 157.490 0.625
0.002

This is not the first time I've had a problem with /etc/hosts, both FC2
and FC3 on two different computers here. I connect to ATT dial up using
"network device control," [I'm in a rural area and there's no high speed
service available yet] if I click on configure [usually by accident] and
mess with settings it re-creates /etc/hosts/ without the required first
line! Something wrong there it seems?

Usually it causes the boot process to stop for a minute or so on
"sendmail" and I know what to fix, not so this time? I shut the computer
off the last few nights and rebooed in the morning without any
indication of that problem. Just when I think I know something it turns
out to be wrong!

/etc/services looks good ...
nntp 119/tcp readnews untp # USENET News Transfer
Protocol
nntp 119/udp readnews untp # USENET News Transfer
Protocol

Thanks for the help.

Bob Goodwin

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