ntpq: write to localhost failed: Operation not permitted with no firewall enabled

[Bas van den Dikkenberg]

Binary package hint: ntp

After install of ntp an i do ntpq -p i get the error

ntpq: write to localhost failed: Operation not permitted

After searching the internet a saw i could be a firewall isue i check that flushing my iptables and ip6table so disabling the firewall but problem stil excists.

After that i did a compleet remove of ntp and ntpdate with apt-get remove --purge ntpdate ntp and remove de ntp user and group

then did fresh install of ntp, but still the same problem

WIth kind regards,

Bas van den Dikkenberg

[RoyK (roysk)]

just tested on 8.04 and 10.04, both with ufw enabled, and it works fine. Please detail your setup. Can it be ntp.conf has some new and interesting parts?

[Bas van den Dikkenberg (bas-dikkenberg)]

i am running 9.10

the ntp conf

# /etc/ntp.conf, configuration for ntpd; see ntp.conf(5) for help

driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift

# Enable this if you want statistics to be logged.
#statsdir /var/log/ntpstats/

statistics loopstats peerstats clockstats
filegen loopstats file loopstats type day enable
filegen peerstats file peerstats type day enable
filegen clockstats file clockstats type day enable

# You do need to talk to an NTP server or two (or three).
server ntp1.bit.nl
server ntp2.bit.nl
server 172.31.1.254

# Access control configuration; see /usr/share/doc/ntp-doc/html/accopt.html for
# details. The web page <http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Support/AccessRestrictions>
# might also be helpful.
#
# Note that "restrict" applies to both servers and clients, so a configuration
# that might be intended to block requests from certain clients could also end
# up blocking replies from your own upstream servers.

# By default, exchange time with everybody, but don't allow configuration.
restrict -4 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery
restrict -6 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery

# Local users may interrogate the ntp server more closely.
restrict 127.0.0.1
restrict ::1

# Clients from this (example!) subnet have unlimited access, but only if
# cryptographically authenticated.
#restrict 192.168.123.0 mask 255.255.255.0 notrust

# If you want to provide time to your local subnet, change the next line.
# (Again, the address is an example only.)
#broadcast 192.168.123.255

# If you want to listen to time broadcasts on your local subnet, de-comment the
# next lines. Please do this only if you trust everybody on the network!
#disable auth
#broadcastclient

[Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand)]

Bas,

Can you look in /var/log/kern.log and see if you have an AppArmor debied errors after running your ntpq command? If so, please post them here. Thanks.

[Bas van den Dikkenberg (bas-dikkenberg)]

Jamie,

no apparmor messages

if you wish i can grand you ssh access to the system ?

Bas

[Bas van den Dikkenberg (bas-dikkenberg)]

the seems to be a firewall isue any way sorry for the inconfinience

these 2 line 's where the bad guys in the firewall

       $IP6TABLES -A OUTPUT -s ::0.0.0.0/104 -j DROP
       $IP6TABLES -A OUTPUT -d ::0.0.0.0/104 -j DROP
       $IP6TABLES -A OUTPUT -s ::0.0.0.0/96 -j DROP
       $IP6TABLES -A OUTPUT -d ::0.0.0.0/96 -j DROP

sorry for the inconfiniens

[Bas van den Dikkenberg (bas-dikkenberg)]

It was not a bug, but a config error in FW script

these rules where excuted af te start

       $IP6TABLES -A OUTPUT -s ::0.0.0.0/104 -j DROP
       $IP6TABLES -A OUTPUT -d ::0.0.0.0/104 -j DROP
       $IP6TABLES -A OUTPUT -s ::0.0.0.0/96 -j DROP
       $IP6TABLES -A OUTPUT -d ::0.0.0.0/96 -j DROP