ESGLinux wrote: > 2009/5/13 mark <m.roth2006@xxxxxxx> >> ESGLinux wrote: >>> that was my first idea, (and woks well with other servers). >>> but dovecot kills itself when the time goes backwards >>> >>> as you see in >>> http://wiki.dovecot.org/TimeMovedBackwards >>> >>> 1 You're running ntpdate periodically. This isn't a good idea. >> Nope. You make sure ntp's not running, do that *once*, then fire up service >> ntp. > > > When I had problems were when I run the ntpdate from the cron to try to keep > on time. > > Now, I run ntpdate once, and then I run service ntpd start >> >> Several things: try putting into your /etc/ntp.conf, AS THE VERY FIRST >> LINE, >> tinker panic 0 > > I have put this line, > > I have restarted ntpd > > Now this is the time: > > #date > mie may 13 20:11:51 CEST 2009 > > Tomorrow I´ll see the date to check if your clue has worked > > Thanks, and see you tomorrow :;-) Let's hope. And seriously, do a google to see if you can find a "Best timekeeping practices for Linux" from Xen. mark -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list