On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Tony Molloy <tony.molloy@xxxxx> 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? > > # service NetworkManager status > > will tell you if NetworkManager is running > > > # service network status > > will tell you if the networkservice is running. > > You shouldn't have both running. > > Try the following and post the results > > # ntpq -p Thanks, Tony. The results: # /sbin/service NetworkManager status NetworkManager (pid 2319) is running... # # ntpq -p bash: ntpq: command not found # but # /sbin/service ntpd status ntpd (pid 2049) is running... # 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
