I think the problem is ipv6 related.
Aug 3 23:42:26 theranch ntpd[720]: ntpd 4.2.4p5-a (1) Aug 3 23:42:26 theranch ntpd[721]: bind() fd 22, family AF_INET6, port 123, scope 1, addr fe80::601:50ff:fe62:dd01, mcast=0 flags=0x11 fails: Can’t assign requested address Aug 3 23:42:26 theranch ntpd[721]: unable to create socket on vtnet0 (2) for fe80::601:50ff:fe62:dd01#123 Aug 3 23:42:27 theranch kernel: pid 747 (sshguard), uid 0: exited on signal 10 (core dumped) Aug 3 23:42:27 theranch ntpd[721]: bind() fd 27, family AF_INET6, port 123, scope 1, addr fe80::601:50ff:fe62:dd01, mcast=0 flags=0x11 fails: Can’t assign requested address Aug 3 23:42:27 theranch ntpd[721]: unable to create socket on vtnet0 (7) for fe80::601:50ff:fe62:dd01#123
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Just bumping my question. The delay due to the spam filter kind of killed the thread. The error messages are still showing up on the “console” and freebsd /var/messages:
Aug 8 22:21:42 theranch ntpd[732]: bind() fd 27, family AF_INET6, port 123, scope 1, addr fe80::601:50ff:fe62:dd01, mcast=0 flags=0x11 fails: Can’t assign requested address Aug 8 22:21:42 theranch ntpd[732]: unable to create socket on vtnet0 (597) for fe80::601:50ff:fe62:dd01#123
I switched to openntpd. I couldn’t shake the ipv6 issues with ntpd. Openntpd works fine out of the box. openntpd tutorial
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