Debian bug report logs - #1656
/etc/ntp.drift should be somewhere in /var (FSSTND)

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From: Marek Michalkiewicz <marekm@i17linuxb.ists.pwr.wroc.pl>
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Subject: /etc/ntp.drift should be somewhere in /var (FSSTND)
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Package: xntp
Version: 3.4x-1

The /etc/ntp.drift file is often updated by xntpd while it is running -
so it should probably be somewhere in /var (/var/run/ntp.drift maybe?).
Different file name may be specified in /etc/ntp.conf (driftfile <name>)
- or the default should be changed in the source.

Marek