On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> At booting, ntpdate fails to start, and also the following command >> fails: >> >> # /sbin/service ntpdate start >> ntpdate: Synchronizing with time server: [FAILED] >> >> The log messages are: >> >> Sep 7 12:50:50 localhost ntpdate[2908]: the NTP socket is in use, >> exiting >> >> Any ideas? > > Do you use NetworkManager to bring your network up? If so, it's not up > in time for NTP to do its trick, and will be sort of running > (freewheeling without synchronising to external servers) and preventing > ntpdate from being usable. Thanks, Tim, but how can I check it out? Paul -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
