On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 05:27:50PM +0200, David Baron wrote: > Every few days, I find my clock two hours fast. Easy enough to reset but ... > why? > > I am running 2.6.15 kernel, Sid, and time is updated using ntp. Since my time > zone is universal + two hours, maybe the two hours means something. Bug?
Does this happen after a reboot, and is your /usr filesystem separate from the root filesystem? If so, you can find an explanation in Debian bug #342887 (search for "Henrique"). As a solution, you can replace the /etc/localtime symlink by a copy of the actual file it points to. However, this has the consequence that you will not benefit from future updates to the timezone files. You did not specify which ntp tool you are using. "ntpd" refuses to adjust your time if it is too far off, so in addition you might want to use "ntpdate", which adjusts the time in a single step during bootup. It could also work as a band-aid for setting your time correctly if you do not want to apply the change to /etc/localtime. Regards, Mirko -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]