how can i tell if the ntp client is not locking on with the server? cat /var/log/messages | grep ntpd Apr 29 11:05:24 192.168.1.179 ntpd[1209]: frequency initialized -73.305 PPM from /var/lib/ntp/drift/ntp.drift Apr 29 11:06:46 192.168.1.179 ntpdate[1241]: step time server 172.23.8.179 offset 33.388710 sec Apr 29 11:06:46 192.168.1.179 ntpd[1246]: ntpd 4.2.0a@1.1196-r Thu Jun 29 17:40:03 UTC 2006 (1) Apr 29 11:06:46 192.168.1.179 ntpd[1246]: precision = 1.000 usec Apr 29 11:06:46 192.168.1.179 ntpd[1246]: Listening on interface wildcard, 0.0.0.0#123 Apr 29 11:06:46 192.168.1.179 ntpd[1246]: Listening on interface wildcard, ::#123 Apr 29 11:06:46 192.168.1.179 ntpd[1246]: Listening on interface lo, 127.0.0.1#123 Apr 29 11:06:46 192.168.1.179 ntpd[1246]: Listening on interface eth0, 172.23.12.123#123 Apr 29 11:06:46 192.168.1.179 ntpd[1246]: kernel time sync status 0040 Apr 29 11:06:46 192.168.1.179 ntpd[1246]: frequency initialized -73.305 PPM from /var/lib/ntp/drift/ntp.drift Apr 29 13:29:44 192.168.1.179 ntpdate[2830]: adjust time server 172.23.8.179 offset -0.048573 sec Apr 29 13:29:44 192.168.1.179 ntpd[2835]: ntpd 4.2.0a@1.1196-r Thu Jun 29 17:40:03 UTC 2006 (1) Apr 29 13:29:44 192.168.1.179 ntpd[2835]: precision = 1.000 usec Apr 29 13:29:44 192.168.1.179 ntpd[2835]: Listening on interface wildcard, 0.0.0.0#123 Apr 29 13:29:44 192.168.1.179 ntpd[2835]: Listening on interface wildcard, ::#123 Apr 29 13:29:44 192.168.1.179 ntpd[2835]: Listening on interface lo, 127.0.0.1#123 Apr 29 13:29:44 192.168.1.179 ntpd[2835]: Listening on interface eth0, 172.23.12.123#123 Apr 29 13:29:44 192.168.1.179 ntpd[2835]: kernel time sync status 0040 Apr 29 13:29:44 192.168.1.179 ntpd[2835]: frequency initialized -73.305 PPM from /var/lib/ntp/drift/ntp.drif Please help. ntp client is running fine but when i return the next morning and check the time, the 3 client is not in sync with the server. is there a problem running ntp client on vmware instance? Thanks, J On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Joe Sloan <joe@tmsusa.com> wrote:
Jay Jesus Amorin wrote:
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Joe Sloan <joe@tmsusa.com> wrote:
Is ntpd running? What is the output of "ntpq -pn"?
# ntpq -pn remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset
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127.127.1.0 LOCAL(0) 10 l 12 64 3 0.000 0.000 0.001 192.168.1.179 .GPS. 1 u 9 64 3 5.307 -23.183 51.587
OK, it sees the time servers but doesn't seem to be able to lock on.
I'd expect to see some syslog messages about lost ticks etc. Just as a sanity check, this wouldn't happen to be a vmware instance would it? In that case, ntp problems are a known fact.
Joe
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