Re: Error when starting NetBSD

[Martin Neitzel <neitzel%hackett.marshlabs.gaertner.de@localhost>]

> Below is my  /var/log/messages.
> Why do I get:
>      Sep  1 08:02:20 gandalf ntpd[817]: error resolving pool
>       2.netbsd.pool.ntp.org: Temporary failure in name resolution (2)

Your /var/log/messages filtered down using  grep -E 'ntpd|dhcp'
shows more clearly what happens.

First signs of each:

> Sep  1 08:02:17 gandalf ntpd[822]: ntpd 4.2.8p15-o Thu Mar 28 08:33:33
> Sep  1 08:02:18 gandalf dhcpcd[496]: wm0: carrier acquired

ntpd rightfully complains

> Sep  1 08:02:20 gandalf ntpd[817]: error resolving pool [...]

because it takes dhcpd a bit longer to establish the network:

> Sep  1 08:02:21 gandalf dhcpcd[496]: wm0: adding default route via [IPv6...]
> Sep  1 08:02:26 gandalf dhcpcd[496]: wm0: adding default route via 75.129.79.1

and also probably also a nameserver entry in /etc/resolv.conf (depending
on you running or not running your own name server).

> Can it be fixed?

Not necessary.  A second later, ntpd auto-recovers by picking up the new
local address and successfully resolving 2.netbsd.pool.ntp.org into the
pool members and their addresses:


> Sep  1 08:02:27 gandalf ntpd[817]: Listen normally on 7 wm0 75.129.79.232:123
> Sep  1 08:03:26 gandalf ntpd[817]: Soliciting pool server
> Sep  1 08:03:27 gandalf ntpd[817]: Soliciting pool server
> Sep  1 08:03:28 gandalf ntpd[817]: Soliciting pool server 2602:f9ba:69::210
> Sep  1 08:03:29 gandalf ntpd[817]: Soliciting pool server 2607:ff50:0:1a::10
> Sep  1 08:03:30 gandalf ntpd[817]: Soliciting pool server 152.67.232.7
> [...]

						Martin Neitzel