On Tuesday 09 September 2008 10:04:46 Paul Smith wrote: > 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 # 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 Tony -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines