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Date:      Mon, 12 Dec 2005 07:47:57 -0500 (EST)
From:      Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy@siliconlandmark.com>
To:        Sten Spans <sten@blinkenlights.nl>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: The /etc/ntp/ directory.
Message-ID:  <20051212073852.F17429@lexi.siliconlandmark.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOC.4.61.0512112255480.711@tea.blinkenlights.nl>
References:  <20051211105118.X17429@lexi.siliconlandmark.com> <Pine.SOC.4.61.0512111748001.711@tea.blinkenlights.nl> <20051211161558.Q17429@lexi.siliconlandmark.com> <Pine.SOC.4.61.0512112255480.711@tea.blinkenlights.nl>

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On Sun, 11 Dec 2005, Sten Spans wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Dec 2005, Andre Guibert de Bruet wrote:
>> 
>> So if ntpd is running as root because clock_settime(2) and friends require 
>> the effective user ID of the super-user, what is the functional purpose of 
>> this directory?
>
> None :)

So, I guess it is safe to ask for its removal.

Andy

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