On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 16:12 +0100, michael wrote: > On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 09:14 -0400, Steve wrote: > > ---- michael <cs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > It seems my clock is losing time but yet I have 'enable Network Time > > > Protocol' enabled and set to a local time machine. If I > > > > > > sudo /etc/init.d/ntpd stop > > > sudo /usr/sbin/ntpdate 130.88.200.6 > > > > > > then it resets it to the correct time, so how come it's losing time? > > > > > > I was expecting to see stats in /var/log/ntpstats (as per my Debian box) > > > but that dir doesn't exist on this Fed box... > > > > > > Any ideas folks? Ta, M > > > > Check the options in your ntpd command. From the man page: > > -s statsdir > > Specify the directory path for files created by the statistics facility. This is the same operation as the statsdir statsdir configuration command. > > > > In my F9 setup, ntpd runs like this: > > # ps -ef | grep ntpd > > ntp 3350 1 0 08:59 ? 00:00:00 ntpd -u ntp:ntp -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g > > > > ie no -s option do I don't see any stats in /var/log/ntpstats either. You can change the options by editing /etc/sysconfig/ntpd > > I don't see '-s' when do that cmd on my Debian box but that does still > create the ntp stats... > > > > While ntpd is running, try ntpq -p from the command line which should tell you which peers ntp is talking to or maybe not talking to. > > > > strange: > > mkb@veri:~$ sudo su > [root@veri mkb]# /usr/sbin/ntpq -p > /usr/sbin/ntpq: read: Connection refused > > > > > HTH, > > Steve > > > > PS. > > > sudo /etc/init.d/ntpd stop > > > sudo /usr/sbin/ntpdate 130.88.200.6 > > You did retstart ntpd, righ? I have now ;) And I get: mkb@veri:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/ntpq -p remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter ============================================================================== utserv.mcc.ac.u 193.62.22.98 2 u 7 64 1 2.575 348421. 0.001 mkb@veri:~$ but not sure what that means.... -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list