Where can I look up for the ntpd log?

Question

I didn't find any ntpd log file in /var/log. I am wondering where can I find those log files, thanks!

Answer 1

This may tell you if/where ntp activity is being logged:

grep log /etc/ntp.conf

You can also try:

ps auxww | grep '[n]tp'

Answer 2

NTP doesn't normally generate many log messages nor have its own log file. Log messages on my system are found in /var/log/daemon.log.

Statistics are found in the statistics dir (/var/log/ntpstats on my system). Presence of statistics files are controlled by the filegen options in your ntp.conf file.

Answer 3

You should see them in /var/log/messages or wherever your syslog messages are going.