Re: NTP fails synchronization with server at startup

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On Thu, 2007-12-06 at 08:00 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> Paul Smith wrote:
> > On Dec 5, 2007 11:40 PM, Paul Smith <phhs80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>>>> Another thing. Are you sure that ntp isn't doing it's stuff, even
> >>>>>>> though the bootup shows a fail. Before you do the ntpd restart, run
> >>>>>>> the following as user.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> /usr/sbin/ntpq
> >>>>>>> then type pe, which will give you some info on which servers ntp is
> >>>>>>> trying to connect to, and how successfull it is being. You can keep
> >>>>>>> typing pe at intervals, which will show ntp's progress at reaching a
> >>>>>>> point where a time server is being used as a "sys peer". The server
> >>>>>>> being used will be prefixed by a "*". Other useable servers will be
> >>>>>>> prefixed by a "+" "candidat". To quit ntpq type q.
> >>>>>> Thanks, Nigel. In fact,
> >>>>>> # /usr/sbin/ntpq
> >>>>>> ntpq> pe
> >>>>>> No association ID's returned
> >>>>>> ntpq> pe
> >>>>>>      remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset
> >>>>>> jitter
> >>>>>> =======================================================================
> >>>>>> ==== === clock-a.develoo 192.12.19.20     2 u   28   64    3  190.143
> >>>>>> 438.261 9.311 ntpq>
> >>>>> Well it appears to have a connection to the timeserver here, and often
> >>>>> takes a while before the timeserver is accepted as a system peer. Then an
> >>>>> "*" will appear before clock-a.develoo. Your reach is showing as 3, and
> >>>>> will gradually progress until it reaches 377, but this can take some
> >>>>> time.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> i.e., when I run pe after a while, I get the above, but the first time
> >>>>>> I run pe, I get
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> 'No association ID's returned'
> >>>>> That usually indicates that ntp cannot contact the timeserver, no network
> >>>>> connection, or the timeserver is not accessable.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Can I be sure that ntp is running now and synchronizing with a ntp
> >>>>>> server?
> >>>>> It appears to be running, but I think you have a problem in only having
> >>>>> one timeserver available.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Paul
> >>>>> Paul. I'd still suggest that you add more timeservers to your
> >>>>> /etc/ntp.conf. Try the 3 that I am using. I know they are not the closest
> >>>>> to you, but they have been reliable for me. As I mentioned earlier, make
> >>>>> sure that everything in /etc/ntp.conf is commented out, except the
> >>>>> driftfile line, comment out also your present server, and add the ones
> >>>>> I've listed below. Save the changes, restart the ntp daemon, and rerun
> >>>>> /usr/sbin/ntpq. Type pe every minute or so, and see how it progresses.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> server ntp.obspm.fr
> >>>>> server ntp.kamino.fr
> >>>>> server ntp2.belbone.be
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Is this just the one machine you have connected to the Internet, or are
> >>>>> you on a LAN with other machines that are also using ntp to get their
> >>>>> time from Internet timeservers?
> >>>> Thanks again, Nigel. Does it seem that it is working now?
> >>>>
> >>>> # /usr/sbin/ntpq
> >>>> ntpq> pe
> >>>>      remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset
> >>>> jitter
> >>>> ===========================================================================
> >>>> === *syrte8.obspm.fr 134.157.254.19   2 u   27   64  377   62.413  132.612
> >>>> 16.037 +ns1.kamino.fr   193.52.184.106   2 u   20   64  377   85.748
> >>>> 119.231  10.125 +ntp2.belbone.be 195.13.23.6      2 u   54   64  377
> >>>> 69.566  104.344  12.046 ntpq>
> >>>>
> >>>> No, I am directly connected to the Internet, with no LAN in between.
> >>>>
> >>>> Paul
> >>> That looks fine, and just what I'd expect to see.
> >> I have just noticed that at booting, the Network Manager daemon is
> >> loaded after the ntp one. This may be the cause of the problem.
> > 
> > How can I configure my computer in order to have ntp being launched
> > after the network manager daemon?
> 
> I told you that already.....
> 
> In /etc/rc5.d (assuming you are booting to run level 5) move S58ntpd to
> SXXntpd where XX is higher than the network manager daemon's number.
> 
> There may be a GUI to do it....but I don't recall at the moment.
----
No Ed - he said he already turned off Network Manager

Craig

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