Re: bin/53813: ntpdate should print usage if not provided a server on commandline

[edgar%pettijohn-web.com@localhost]

The following reply was made to PR bin/53813; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: edgar%pettijohn-web.com@localhost
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost
Cc: gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: bin/53813: ntpdate should print usage if not provided a server
 on commandline
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2018 09:12:41 -0600

 On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 09:15:00AM +0000, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR bin/53813; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc: gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Subject: Re: bin/53813: ntpdate should print usage if not provided a server
 >  on commandline
 > Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2018 10:12:43 +0100
 > 
 >  On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 06:30:00AM +0000, edgar%pettijohn-web.com@localhost wrote:
 >  > If you start ntpdate without any arguments you get this helpful text:
 >  > 
 >  > ntpdate[23355]: no servers can be used, exiting
 >  > 
 >  > If provided with the "usage" text it would be easier for the user to discover their mistake.
 >  
 >  You don't have to provide a server on command line, it can use the servers
 >  from ntp.conf. The above message can be because of e.g. transient network
 >  failure.
 >  
 >  -- 
 >  Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
 >       NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
 >  --
 >
 
 I don't see anywhere that it opens ntp.conf.  There is a loadservers() defined
 in ntpdate.h, but doesn't appear to be used anywhere.
 
 deathstar$ for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 8 9
 > do
 > sleep 5 && sudo ntpdate
 > done
 26 Dec 09:07:46 ntpdate[21316]: no servers can be used, exiting
 26 Dec 09:07:51 ntpdate[2749]: no servers can be used, exiting
 26 Dec 09:07:56 ntpdate[19587]: no servers can be used, exiting
 26 Dec 09:08:01 ntpdate[10166]: no servers can be used, exiting
 26 Dec 09:08:06 ntpdate[26607]: no servers can be used, exiting
 26 Dec 09:08:11 ntpdate[7338]: no servers can be used, exiting
 26 Dec 09:08:16 ntpdate[2113]: no servers can be used, exiting
 26 Dec 09:08:21 ntpdate[13595]: no servers can be used, exiting
 26 Dec 09:08:26 ntpdate[2840]: no servers can be used, exiting
 deathstar$ sudo ntpdate 0.netbsd.pool.ntp.org
 26 Dec 09:09:03 ntpdate[7742]: adjust time server 104.238.179.228 offset 0.033862 sec