On Wed, 2007-12-05 at 00:30 +0000, Paul Smith wrote: > On Dec 5, 2007 12:22 AM, Craig White <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > I have NTP configured to synchronize with a server at startup, but it > > > > > always fails that as reported by F8 during the booting. > > > > > Notwithstanding: > > > > > > > > > > # /sbin/service ntpd restart > > > > > Shutting down ntpd: [ OK ] > > > > > ntpd: Synchronizing with time server: [ OK ] > > > > > Starting ntpd: [ OK ] > > > > > # > > > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > ---- > > > > output of ??? > > > > > > > > cat /etc/ntp/step-tickers > > > > cat /etc/ntp/ntpservers > > > > grep server /etc/ntp.conf > > > > grep ntp /var/log/messages > > > > > > Thanks to both. The requested output: > > > > > > # cat /etc/ntp/step-tickers > > > # List of servers used for initial synchronization. > > > ntp.ist.utl.pt > > > # > > > > > > # grep server /etc/ntp.conf > > > # Use public servers from the pool.ntp.org project. > > > #broadcast 192.168.1.255 autokey # broadcast server > > > #broadcast 224.0.1.1 autokey # multicast server > > > #manycastserver 239.255.254.254 # manycast server > > > #server 127.127.1.0 # local clock > > > server ntp.ist.utl.pt > > > # > > > > > > # cat /etc/ntp/ntpservers > > > clock.redhat.com > > > clock2.redhat.com > > > # > > > > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:58:14 localhost ntpdate[1943]: can't find > > > host ntp.ist.utl.pt > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:58:14 localhost ntpdate[1943]: no servers > > > can be used, exiting > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:58:14 localhost ntpd[1946]: ntpd > > > 4.2.4p2@xxxxxxxx Mon Sep 24 14:40:07 UTC 2007 (1) > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:58:14 localhost ntpd[1947]: precision = 1.000 usec > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:58:14 localhost ntpd[1947]: Listening on > > > interface #0 wildcard, 0.0.0.0#123 Disabled > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:58:14 localhost ntpd[1947]: Listening on > > > interface #1 wildcard, ::#123 Disabled > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:58:14 localhost ntpd[1947]: Listening on > > > interface #2 lo, ::1#123 Enabled > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:58:14 localhost ntpd[1947]: Listening on > > > interface #3 vmnet1, fe80::250:56ff:fec0:1#123 Enabled > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:58:14 localhost ntpd[1947]: Listening on > > > interface #4 lo, 127.0.0.1#123 Enabled > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:58:14 localhost ntpd[1947]: Listening on > > > interface #5 vmnet1, 192.168.113.1#123 Enabled > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:58:14 localhost ntpd[1947]: Listening on > > > interface #6 vmnet8, 192.168.139.1#123 Enabled > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:58:14 localhost ntpd[1947]: kernel time > > > sync status 0040 > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:58:14 localhost ntpd[1947]: frequency > > > initialized 198.964 PPM from /var/lib/ntp/drift > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:58:14 localhost ntpd[1947]: getaddrinfo: > > > "ntp.ist.utl.pt" invalid host address, ignored > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:58:15 localhost ntpd[1947]: Listening on > > > interface #7 vmnet8, fe80::250:56ff:fec0:8#123 Enabled > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:59:16 localhost ntpd[1947]: Cannot find > > > existing interface for address 193.136.134.3 > > > /var/log/messages:Dec 4 20:59:16 localhost ntpd_initres[1951]: ntpd > > > indicates no data available! > > > / > > ---- > > do you live in Portugal? (I think that's what tld=pt is) > > > > Why are there so many interfaces? Something seems broken with your > > setup. You probably should turn ipv6 off (I think you can do that in > > system-config-network). > > > > what is output of... > > > > /sbin/ifconfig > > /etc/modprobe.conf > > Thanks to both. > > Yes, I do live in Portugal. > > Answer to the other questions: > > $ host ntp.ist.utl.pt > ntp.ist.utl.pt has address 193.136.134.3 > $ > > # /sbin/ifconfig > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:14:85:38:2C:93 > inet addr:192.168.1.64 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > inet6 addr: fe80::214:85ff:fe38:2c93/64 Scope:Link > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:69568 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:64273 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:95856484 (91.4 MiB) TX bytes:5951540 (5.6 MiB) > Interrupt:17 > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 > RX packets:1010 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:1010 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > RX bytes:3043224 (2.9 MiB) TX bytes:3043224 (2.9 MiB) > > # > > # more /etc/modprobe.conf > alias eth0 tg3 > alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel > options snd-card-0 index=0 > options snd-hda-intel index=0 > # ---- OK - I think Rick is onto something (DNS). I would probably turn off ipv6 but that's me as I've seen that seriously slow DNS queries. Craig
