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From: dam@medlab9.mmm.com (Dan Mercer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: nntp socket in use?
Followup-To: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Date: 21 Jul 1995 15:02:45 GMT
Organization: ClearSystems, Inc
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Michael Hancock (michaelh@cet.co.jp) wrote:
: babucher@mtu.edu (Brian A. Bucher) wrote:

: > 6 Jul 07:20:01 ntpdate: the NTP socket is in use, exiting

: >What exactly is the problem here? How do I go about fixing it?
: >Where can I look for more information?

: Is xntpd running?


: Michael Hancock
: CATENA Enterprise Technologies/ParkPlace
: Daiichi Kasuya BLGD 8F, 2-5-12, Higashi Shinbashi, Minato-ku,
: Tokyo 105, Japan, Tel: +81-3-3437-1761, Fax: +81-3-3437-1766

get lsof off the network.  then,  when you get the message,
enter:

lsof -iTCP:123

It should reveal the process using the NTP socket just like

lsof -iTCP:6000

reveals all the X windows processes attached to X servers.

--
Dan Mercer                                            ClearSystems, Inc
Reply To:  damercer@mmm.com                           "The Mad Pedant"
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