>Yes. And one missing step: > >After stopping ntpd, "ntpdate -b [server]". > >The single most common cause of a large negative drift value >is a system whose clock has not been initialized before starting >ntpd (or has been stopped during a large time adjustment).
What vintage of ntpd are you using? I've never had any problems starting ntpd when using the -g switch. -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions