On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 10:26:21AM -0400, Carlos A. Siso wrote: > Hi John: > > Thank you for your answer. Tried the restrict directive but still ntpd does > not affect the machine time. To test it, I stop the ntpd service, set an > invalid time in the machine and start the ntpd service again. The machine > keeps the invalid time. Part of the problem might be that the ntp server will only make small adjustments to the time. Normally you have to use something like "ntpdate -s <server-address>" to get the clock within a second or so of the correct time, and then let ntpd take it from there. > I am able to sync the machine time using the "Time Server" option of the > "time&date" module in "Webmin". So the problem is not the network, firewall > or remote server. > > It seems I will have to spend the rest of the week reading the (extensive) ntp > documentation :-(. > > > El Mar 25 Feb 2003 21:33, John Kodis escribió: > > On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 06:52:26PM -0400, Carlos A. Siso wrote: > > > I have already installed & run the ntpd service, configuring the > > > public server address in the /etc/ntp.conf file. The problem is that > > > the ntpd service seems NOT to be affecting the local server time at > > > all. > > > > I'd guess that you need to add a "restrict" directive, something > > like: > > > > restrict 17.254.0.31 mask 255.255.255.255 nomodify notrap noquery > > > > ... except with the IP address changed to match the address of the > > server that you're using. > > > > -- > > John Kodis Goddard Space Flight Center > > kodis@mail630.gsfc.nasa.gov Greenbelt, Maryland, USA > > Phone: 301-286-7376 Fax: 301-286-1771 > > -- > Carlos A. Siso > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- John Kodis Goddard Space Flight Center kodis@mail630.gsfc.nasa.gov Greenbelt, Maryland, USA Phone: 301-286-7376 Fax: 301-286-1771 -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
