diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/setupntp.traditional b/xCAT/postscripts/setupntp.traditional
index 90b0e223e..959ab905f 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/setupntp.traditional
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/setupntp.traditional
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ is_lsb_cumulus ()
 }
 
 logger -t xcat "Install: Setup NTP"
-# Use the ntpservers defined in the site table, if they exist. 
+# Use the ntpservers defined in the site table, if they exist.
 # If the value of ntpservers is <xcatmaster> use the service node or
 # the management node as the ntp server.
 if [ $NTPSERVERS ]; then
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ if [ $NTPSERVERS ]; then
         	master=$i
                 setup=1
             fi
-        done 
+        done
         if [ $setup -eq 0 ]; then
 	    echo "server $master" >$conf_file
         fi
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ if [ $OS_TYPE = Linux ]; then
     chown ntp /var/lib/ntp
     if ( pmatch $OSVER "sles*" ) || ( pmatch $OSVER "suse*" ) || [ -f /etc/SuSE-release ];then
         echo "driftfile /var/lib/ntp/drift/ntp.drift" >>$conf_file
-    else 
+    else
         echo "driftfile /var/lib/ntp/drift" >>$conf_file
-    fi 
+    fi
     echo "disable auth" >>$conf_file
     echo "restrict 127.0.0.1" >>$conf_file
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ if [ $OS_TYPE = Linux ]; then
     fi
 
     msg='syncing the clock ...'
-    logger -t xcat $msg 
+    logger -t xcat $msg
     echo $msg
     if ! timeout 120 ntpd -gq  > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
         if ! ntpdate -t5 $master > /dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -192,14 +192,14 @@ disable auth
 broadcastclient
 restrict 127.0.0.1" >>$conf_file
 
-    stopsrc -s xntpd 
+    stopsrc -s xntpd
     logger -t xcat "ntpdate -t5 $master "
-    ntpdate -t5 $master 
+    ntpdate -t5 $master
     if [ "$?" != "0" ]
     then
         echo "  ntpdate -t5 $master  failed "
         logger -t xcat "ntpdate -t5 $master failed"
     fi
-    /usr/sbin/chrctcp -S -a xntpd 
+    /usr/sbin/chrctcp -S -a xntpd
 fi
-exit $exit_code 
+exit $exit_code