On Saturday 08 September 2007, Andrew Junev wrote: >Saturday, September 8, 2007, 12:30:07 AM, you wrote: >> Ok, final push. Edit /etc/sysconfig/ntpd and add "-x" to the OPTIONS >> line: >> >> # Drop root to id 'ntp:ntp' by default. >> OPTIONS="-x -u ntp:ntp -p /var/run/ntpd.pid" >> ^^ >> Add there >> >> Finally, do "service ntpd restart" and it should fire up. > >I just did all that. No luck... :-( > >Sep 8 11:33:50 frontend ntpd[4118]: ntpd exiting on signal 15 >Sep 8 11:25:13 frontend ntpdate[5868]: step time server 66.187.233.4 offset > -521.560811 sec > Sep 8 11:25:13 frontend ntpd[5870]: ntpd 4.2.4p2@xxxxxxxx > Tue Aug 21 14:07:56 UTC 2007 (1) > Sep 8 11:25:13 frontend ntpd[5871]: precision = 2.000 usec >Sep 8 11:25:13 frontend ntpd[5871]: Listening on interface #0 wildcard, > 0.0.0.0#123 Disabled > Sep 8 11:25:13 frontend ntpd[5871]: Listening on > interface #1 wildcard, ::#123 Disabled > Sep 8 11:25:13 frontend ntpd[5871]: Listening on interface #2 lo, ::1#123 Enabled > Sep 8 11:25:13 frontend ntpd[5871]: Listening on interface #3 eth0, fe80::230:5ff:fe22:857#123 > Enabled > Sep 8 11:25:13 frontend ntpd[5871]: Listening on interface #4 lo, > 127.0.0.1#123 Enabled > Sep 8 11:25:13 frontend ntpd[5871]: Listening on interface #5 eth0, 172.23.0.133#123 Enabled > Sep 8 11:25:13 frontend ntpd[5871]: kernel time sync status 0040 > Sep 8 11:25:14 frontend ntpd[5871]: frequency initialized 0.000 PPM from > /var/lib/ntp/drift > >ntpd is still not syncing... > >What else can I do?! Are you using pool.ntp.org as the src? Can you ping them, getting an apparently random address selection out of a dozen or so choices? Make sure its getting through any routers you may be using. You should see something like this in a "grep ntp /var/log/messages": Sep 2 22:30:15 coyote ntpd[4872]: kernel time sync status 0040 Sep 2 22:30:16 coyote ntpd[4872]: frequency initialized 158.069 PPM from /var/lib/ntp/drift Sep 2 22:33:28 coyote ntpd[4872]: synchronized to 198.60.22.240, stratum 1 Sep 2 22:33:28 coyote ntpd[4872]: kernel time sync enabled 0001 Sep 2 23:38:39 coyote ntpd[4872]: synchronized to 192.87.106.2, stratum 1 Sep 2 23:44:01 coyote ntpd[4872]: synchronized to 198.60.22.240, stratum 1 Sep 3 00:45:28 coyote ntpd[4872]: synchronized to 192.87.106.2, stratum 1 Sep 3 00:54:08 coyote ntpd[4872]: synchronized to 198.60.22.240, stratum 1 Sep 6 04:51:26 coyote ntpd[4872]: synchronized to 192.87.106.2, stratum 1 Sep 6 07:26:48 coyote ntpd[4872]: synchronized to 198.60.22.240, stratum 1 Sep 6 08:50:32 coyote ntpd[4872]: synchronized to 192.87.106.2, stratum 1 Sep 6 14:15:46 coyote ntpd[4872]: synchronized to 198.60.22.240, stratum 1 Sep 6 22:30:11 coyote ntpd[4872]: synchronized to 192.87.106.2, stratum 1 Sep 7 01:04:31 coyote ntpd[4872]: synchronized to 198.60.22.240, stratum 1 -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet, you can't win. -- Robert Heinlein, "Time Enough For Love"
