--- doc/loncapafiles/ntpcheck.piml	2015/01/01 00:24:17	1.25
+++ doc/loncapafiles/ntpcheck.piml	2018/06/11 03:53:08	1.32
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <!-- ntpcheck.piml -->
 <!-- Matthew Hall -->
 
-<!-- $Id: ntpcheck.piml,v 1.25 2015/01/01 00:24:17 raeburn Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: ntpcheck.piml,v 1.32 2018/06/11 03:53:08 raeburn Exp $ -->
 
 <!--
 
@@ -38,15 +38,18 @@ http://www.lon-capa.org/
 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";
 my $NTPD;
-my $checkcmd = 'ps -ef |grep ntp |grep -v grep';
+my $checkcmd = 'ps -ef |grep ntp |grep -v grep |grep -v ntpcheck';
 my $startntpcmd;
 my $is_running;
-if (('<DIST />' eq 'fedora15') || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora16')    ||
-    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora17') || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora18')    ||
-    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora19') || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora20')    ||
-    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora21') || ('<DIST />' eq 'rhes7')       || 
-    ('<DIST />' eq 'centos7')  || ('<DIST />' eq 'scientific7') ||
-    ('<DIST />' eq 'sles12')) {
+if (('<DIST />' eq 'fedora15')    || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora16') ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora17')    || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora18') ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora19')    || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora20') ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora21')    || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora22') ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora23')    || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora24') ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora25')    || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora26') ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora27')    || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora28') ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'centos7')     || ('<DIST />' eq 'rhes7')    ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'scientific7') || ('<DIST />' eq 'sles12')) {
     $NTPD = 'ntpd';
     $startntpcmd = 'systemctl start ntpd.service';
     if (!-e '/usr/sbin/ntpd') {
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ if (('<DIST />' eq 'fedora15') || ('<DIS
         print "ntp is not installed.\n";
         exit;
     }
-    $startntpcnd = "/etc/init.d/$NTPD start";
+    $startntpcmd = "/etc/init.d/$NTPD start";
 }
 
 if (open(PIPE,'-|',$checkcmd)) {
@@ -73,18 +76,23 @@ if (open(PIPE,'-|',$checkcmd)) {
     close(PIPE);
     if (!$is_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 $startntpcmd\n";
+    } else {
+        print "ntp is installed and running\n";
     }
 } else {
     print "Could not determine ntp status.\n";
 }
 
 # chkconfig barfs to stderr if the target isn't set up right.
-if (('<DIST />' eq 'fedora15') || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora16')    ||
-    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora17') || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora18')    ||
-    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora19') || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora20')    ||
-    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora21') || ('<DIST />' eq 'rhes7')       ||
-    ('<DIST />' eq 'centos7')  || ('<DIST />' eq 'scientific7') ||
-    ('<DIST />' eq 'sles12')) {
+if (('<DIST />' eq 'fedora15')    || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora16') ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora17')    || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora18') ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora19')    || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora20') ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora21')    || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora22') ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora23')    || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora24') ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora25')    || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora26') ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora27')    || ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora28') ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'centos7')     || ('<DIST />' eq 'rhes7')    ||
+    ('<DIST />' eq 'scientific7') || ('<DIST />' eq 'sles12')) {
     if (!-l "/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ntpd.service") {  
         print "**** WARNING: ntpd is not configured to run at boot.  To correct this run:\nsystemctl enable ntpd.service\n";
     }
@@ -94,7 +102,7 @@ if (('<DIST />' eq 'fedora15') || ('<DIS
     my $restartchk;
     if (('<DIST />' eq 'debian5') || ('<DIST />' eq 'debian6') || ('<DIST />' eq 'ubuntu6') || 
         ('<DIST />' eq 'ubuntu8') || ('<DIST />' eq 'ubuntu10') || ('<DIST />' eq 'ubuntu12') || 
-        ('<DIST />' eq 'ubuntu14')) {
+        ('<DIST />' eq 'ubuntu14') || ('<DIST />' eq 'ubuntu16')) {
         $checking_bin = '/usr/sbin/sysv-rc-conf';
     } else {
         $checking_bin = '/sbin/chkconfig';