How to bind ntpd to a single address?

[Matthew Seaman]

Darren Pilgrim wrote:
> I don't like (let alone want) ntpd binding to every IP address on the host.
> The man pages don't say anything about specifying a binding address for
> ntpd.  A search of the sources and Google also failed to reveal anything
> useful.
> 
> So how to I tell ntpd to bind to a specific IP address?

ntpd doesn't have that functionality I'm afraid.  The next best you can do
is review your /etc/ntpd.conf 'restrict' rules carefully and implement a
firewall to control access to port 123/UDP.  NTP is not usually counted as
much of a security risk, and the benefits of running it certainly do outweigh
the risks.

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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