--- doc/loncapafiles/ntpcheck.piml	2004/06/08 23:16:03	1.3
+++ doc/loncapafiles/ntpcheck.piml	2009/07/14 13:13:26	1.10
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <!-- ntpcheck.piml -->
 <!-- Matthew Hall -->
 
-<!-- $Id: ntpcheck.piml,v 1.3 2004/06/08 23:16:03 albertel Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: ntpcheck.piml,v 1.10 2009/07/14 13:13:26 raeburn Exp $ -->
 
 <!--
 
@@ -33,35 +33,49 @@ http://www.lon-capa.org/
 <targetroot>/</targetroot>
 <files>
 <file>
-<target dist="default">/home/httpd/lonUsers</target>
+<target dist="default"></target>
 <perlscript mode="fg">
 print "Checking to be sure the Network Time Protocol is running properly.\n";
 print "For more information on ntpd please see http://www.ntp.org/\n";
-if (! -e "/etc/init.d/ntpd") {
+my $NTPD;
+if (-e "/etc/init.d/ntpd") {
+   $NTPD = "ntpd";
+} elsif (-e "/etc/init.d/xntpd") {
+   $NTPD = "xntpd";
+} elsif (-e "/etc/init.d/ntp") {
+   $NTPD = "ntp"; 
+} else {
     print "ntp is not installed.\n";
     exit;
 }
-my $value = `/etc/init.d/ntpd status`;
-if ($value !~ / running/) {
-    print "WARNING: ntp is installed but is not currently running.\n";
+my $value = `/etc/init.d/$NTPD status`;
+if ($value !~ /running/) {
+    print "WARNING: ntp is installed but is not currently running.\nPlease verify the configuration of ntp in /etc/ntp.conf and /etc/ntp/step-tickers\nStart ntp by executing\n /etc/init.d/$NTPD start\n";
 }
 # chkconfig barfs to stderr if the target isn't set up right.
-my $restartchk = `/sbin/chkconfig --list ntpd 2>/dev/null`;
+my $checking_bin;
+my $restartchk;
+if ('<DIST />' eq 'debian5' || '<DIST />' eq 'ubuntu6' || '<DIST />' eq 'ubuntu8') {
+    $checking_bin = '/usr/sbin/sysv-rc-conf';
+} else {
+    $checking_bin = '/sbin/chkconfig';
+}
+$restartchk = `$checking_bin --list $NTPD 2>/dev/null`;
 if ($restartchk eq '') {
-    print "WARNING: ntpd is either not installed or not configured to run at boot.\n";
+    print "**** WARNING: ntpd is either not installed or not configured to run at boot.\n";
     exit;
 }
 if ($restartchk =~ /^error reading information on service / ||
     $restartchk !~ /\d:(on|off)/) {
-    print "WARNING: Unable to check status of ntpd with /sbin/chkconfig.\n";
+    print "**** WARNING: Unable to check status $NTPD with $checking_bin.\n";
     exit;
 }
 if ($restartchk !~ /\s3:on/) {
-    print "WARNING: ntpd is not set to start at runlevel 3.  To correct this run:\n/sbin/chkconfig --level 3 ntpd on\n";
+    print "**** WARNING: ntpd is not set to start at runlevel 3.  To correct this run:\n$checking_bin --level 345 $NTPD on\n";
     exit;
 }
 if ($restartchk !~ /\s5:on/) {
-    print "WARNING: ntpd is not set to start at runlevel 5.  To correct this run:\n/sbin/chkconfig --level 5 ntpd on\n";
+    print "**** WARNING: ntpd is not set to start at runlevel 5.  To correct this run:\n$checking_bin --level 345 $NTPD on\n";
     exit;
 }
 </perlscript>