On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:41:35 -0400, Scot L. Harris <webid@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have noticed an anomaly with iptables and ntpd. During boot ntpd > opens up some ports in the firewall. > > If you stop and start iptables these ports are no longer open. I > believe this would mean that ntp would stop working as expected. > > I have not noticed any issues with the clock not tracking but it could > be a problem particularly for sites running certain authentication > packages which require time on the systems to be synchronized closely. > > It also seems that if ntp requires ports to be open then they should be > configured in the normal /etc/sysconfig/iptables file. > > Should this be reported in bugzilla or is there a logical reason things > are setup this way? > > -- > Scot L. Harris > webid@xxxxxxxxxx > > Q: What do Winnie the Pooh and John the Baptist have in common? > A: The same middle name. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > The port is opened by the /etc/init.d/ntp script, this means you need to restart ntp after you restart iptables. Yang
