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# sk172905 - "Cannot find group 'ntp'" ntpd error in messages file

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk172905 |
| Date Created | 2021-04-18 |
| Last Modified | 2021-05-24 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- These ntpd logs are found in `/var/log/messages`:  

`<daemon.err> <hostname> ntpd[PID]: Cannot find group 'ntp' `

## Cause

This is a Linux NTP daemon expected behavior.

## Solution

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