Why does error message " ntpq: write to localhost failed: Operation not permitted " is thrown while running " ntpq " ?

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Issue

  • ntpq shows an error:
$ ntpq
ntpq> peer
ntpq: write to localhost failed: Operation not permitted
ntpq>

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.5
  • ntp

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