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List:       ntp-bugs
Subject:    Re: [ntp:bugs] restrict only takes ip addresses
From:       Harald Hoyer <harald () redhat ! de>
Date:       2003-02-10 11:10:25
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I thought the problem was:
"restrict" does not take hostnames, only IP-adresses.

Ulrich Windl wrote:
> On 10 Feb 2003 at 10:58, Harald Hoyer wrote:
> 
> 
>>Huh?
>>No patch we supply does change this behaviour.
> 
> 
> You added a "default restrict" which confused most people.
> 
> Ulrich
> 
> 
>>David L. Mills wrote:
>>
>>>Kevin,
>>>
>>>This issue was discussed several times recently in the newsgroup. In the
>>>code that leaves here a DNS host name is valid in a restrict command.
>>>Who knows what RH has done with the code.
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>Kevin Wang wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>the 'server' clause takes both ip and name specifications, while the
>>>>'restrict' clause only allows ip addresses.  Either the restrict should
>>>>automatically be set up (took me a few hours to figure out why I wasn't
>>>>sync'ing with the world; it was the "restrict default ignore"), or
>>>>restrict should allow hostnames.
>>>>
>>>>running on redhat 8.0 with ntp-4.1.1-1
>>>>
>>>>  - Kevin
>>
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>>Harald Hoyer, Software Developer   Tel. : +49-711-96437-0
>>Red Hat GmbH                       Fax. : +49-711-96437-111
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>>
> 
> 

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Harald Hoyer, Software Developer   Tel. : +49-711-96437-0
Red Hat GmbH                       Fax. : +49-711-96437-111
Hauptstaetterstr. 58               Email: Harald.Hoyer@redhat.de
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