How about adding a line like this to the cron and run it atleast every night 0 0 * * * ntpdate time.server.com -- Asif Iqbal http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x8B686E08 There's no place like 127.0.0.1 On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, John Andersen wrote:
On Tuesday 21 October 2003 09:19, Bo Jacobsen wrote:
I have installed xntpd but it will not keep the time as expected. When restarting it though, it resets the time correctly. Other hosts are able to get current time from this host. There is no log data when ntp is running, only when it's started and stopped.
Following is my /etc/init.d/ntp.conf file: ------------------------------------------------- #server 127.127.1.0 # local clock (LCL) #fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 10 # LCL is unsynchronized
## ## Outside source of synchronized time ## ## server xx.xx.xx.xx # IP address of server
server ntp1.tele.dk prefer server ntp.tiscali.dk
restrict default ignore restrict 127.0.0.1 #restrict 127.0.0.1 nomodify restrict 192.168.0.0 mask 255.255.0.0 nomodify nopeer
I'd give it several more peers, and some perhaps at a higher stratum. Also you should have your local clock in there as the time keeper of last resort...
Here's my file, and Its been utterly reliable.... ## ## Undisciplined Local Clock. This is a fake driver intended for backup ## and when no outside source of synchronized time is available. ## server 127.127.1.0 # local clock (LCL) fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 10 # LCL is unsynchronized
## ## Outside source of synchronized time ## ## server xx.xx.xx.xx # IP address of server server ntp.gci.net # ntp.gci.net server time-a.nist.gov server nist1.datum.com server nist1.aol-ca.truetime.com server ntp.nasa.gov # ntp.nasa.gov server time.nist.gov server utcnist.colorado.edu server ntp-ua.usno.navy.mil # U.A. Fairbanks
## ## Miscellaneous stuff ##
driftfile /etc/ntp.drift # path for drift file
logfile /var/log/ntp # alternate log file