Why does ntpd fail to start with error "Command line arguments not allowed" ?
Issue
- Why does the
ntpd
service not starting on boot? - When starting
ntpd
, getting following error message.
Starting ntpd: ntpd: Command line arguments not allowed
ntpd - NTP daemon program - Ver. 4.2.4p8
USAGE: ntpd [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[{=| }<val>] ]...
Options are specified by doubled hyphens and their name
or by a single hyphen and the flag character.
please send bug reports to: http://bugs.ntp.org, bugs@ntp.org
[FAILED]
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprises Linux 6.2
ntp-4.2.4p8
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