21 May
2004
21 May
'04
12:58 p.m.
On Fri, 21 May 2004, Adrian Chadd wrote:
RE the "ntpd as root" thing, is there a capability in some UNIXen which lets you fudge with the kernel time/timecounter frequency without being root? I think thats all it really needs root privilege for.
Yes, for example in Linux. I've run ntpd chrooted and setuid'ed with special clock change privileges for 3+ years now. The code has been shipping for about three years in Red Hat Linux, for example. -- Pekka Savola "You each name yourselves king, yet the Netcore Oy kingdom bleeds." Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings