ntpd[860]: [ID 702911 daemon.error] frequency file /var/inet/ntp.drift.TEMP: Permission denied (Doc ID 2484022.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 11.4 to 11.4 [Release 11.0]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

After upgrade to Solaris 11.4 customers may see error messages similar to below:

ntpd[860]: [ID 702911 daemon.error] frequency file /var/inet/ntp.drift.TEMP: Permission denied

It will depend on the drift file entry in /etc/inet/ntp.conf

The ntpd daemon in Solaris releases previous to Solaris 11.4 ran as user root - in Solaris 11.4 the ntpd daemon runs as user daemon

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