I'm not sure how far out of sync your clock is, but if you're too far out of sync ntpd will not sync your clock and you'll have to run ntpdate initially to set the clock back in line. Once the clock has been set back, ntpd should set the system clock just fine. As for a config file, all I have are three lines.... server <server_1_ip> server <server_2_ip> driftfile /etc/ntp/ntp.drift ------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Hoover District Network Engineer Norfolk Public Schools 628-3810 x3045 >>> psyche-list-request@redhat.com 02/26/03 09:28AM >>> From: "Carlos A. Siso" <casiso@hypersistemas.com> Organization: Hyper Sistemas s.a. To: psyche-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: ntpd Question Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 10:26:21 -0400 Reply-To: psyche-list@redhat.com 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. 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 -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
