Unattended Install ignores path of ntp.conf file

[ZeBe]

Hello,

i am trying to do an unattended Install of the NTPD
ntp-4.2.4p4@1.1520-modena-o-win32-setup.exe /USEFILE=install.ini
and i am using following install.ini file:

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[Installer]
InstallDir=C:\Program Files\NTP
UpgradeMode=Reinstall
Logfile=C:\Program Files\NTP\install.log
Silent=no
[Components]
InstallDocs=yes
InstallTools=yes
InstallSSL=yes
CreateStartMenuEntries=yes
[Service]
ModifyFirewall=yes
ServiceAccount=@SYSTEM
DisableOthers=yes
EnableBigInitialTimestep=yes
EnableMMTimer=yes
AutoStart=yes
StartAfterInstallation=yes
[Configuration]
UseConfigFile=D:\Program Files\Data\ntp.conf


After the install procedur the NTP Service isn' started and when checking with the timeserver monitor
i see that the path to the config file is wrong (default path C:\Program Files\NTP\etc\ntp.conf)
and the EnableBigInitialTimestep is set to no.

ZeBe

[heiko]

I apologize for the very, extremely and unbelievable long delay ...

The unattended installation code has been worked on and will be included in the next release of the installer. Regarding the ntp.conf path: Please note that you will have to alter the path, as described in the installer readme. The installation works like this:

In your install.ini you specify a source path to a prepared ntp.conf file. This file will be copied to the standard configuration path (INSTALLDIR\etc\ntp.conf) during unattended installation. The idea was to allow the admin to put a central ntp.conf on a file server where it is picked up during (unattended) installation by the installer and copied to the local harddisk (in order to be available when the NTP service starts, which is most likely before a user has had the chance to login and establish any connection to a file server).

Best regards,
Heiko