> > But if I do > > > > /sbin/service > > My fault (going from memory). > > > I get: > > > > "ntpd (pid XXXX) is running..." > > > > ntpdate will not run on this machine until you stop ntpd. If you want to > run ntpdate, you need to: > > $ /sbin/service ntpd stop > $ /usr/sbin/ntpdate servername > $ /sbin/service ntpd start Ah, OK. And from al lother posters, it seems like all I had to do was be patient. So I can't use ntpdate to check on my time server. OK, no problem. i can still do it via the message logs. Thanks everyone! ******************************************************************************* Gilbert Sebenste ******** (My opinions only!) ****** Staff Meteorologist, Northern Illinois University **** E-mail: gilbert@xxxxxxx *** web: http://weather.admin.niu.edu ** Work phone: 815-753-5492 * *******************************************************************************
