On Tue, 2008-09-09 at 10:46 +0100, Tony Molloy wrote: > On Tuesday 09 September 2008 10:30:34 Paul Smith wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Tony Molloy <tony.molloy@xxxxx> 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? > > > > > > # 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 > > > > Thanks, Tony. The results: > > > > # /sbin/service NetworkManager status > > NetworkManager (pid 2319) is running... > > # > > OK, as someone in a previous e-mail said if NetworkManager is running then > ntpdate will fail to start at boot as NetworkManager will not have the > network set up in time. > > ntpdate sets the on your clock approx and then ntpd sets is accurately and > maintains it. However if ntpdate doesn't run and your clock is off by more > than a certain amount of time then ntpd will refuse to set it. I can't > remember what amount of time is involved. > > What was the result of > > # service network status This checks network status not NetworkManager status. > > > > > # ntpq -p > > bash: ntpq: command not found > > # > > Do this as root or give the full path /usr/sbin/ntpq -p and post the results. > > > > > > but > > > > # /sbin/service ntpd status > > ntpd (pid 2049) is running... > > # > > Ok it's running but not synhronising. > > Tony > > > > Paul > > -- ======================================================================= No man is useless who has a friend, and if we are loved we are indispensable. -- Robert Louis Stevenson ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
