2010/1/21 SkoZombie <skozom...@kruel.org>:
> On Thu, January 21, 2010 9:43 am, Kyle wrote:
>> However, since then server loses time BIG time. Funny thing is, other
>> server in same subnet (also NTP) keeps perfect time. Both running CentOS
>> 5.x.
>>
>> Now, could be any number of issues, just looking for some guidance on
>> where to start looking pls? Anyone got any ideas?
>
> You've probably done this already, but manually set the time correctly.
> I've found in the past that NTP won't adjust the time if it's too far out.
> If it's been a long way out in the past (eg. due to a failing CMOS battery
> while it was powered off), it may have written this state to a file
> somewhere.
Correct, stop the server ("service ntpd stop") then run "ntpdate
server-name" (taking server-name from /etc/ntp.conf), then "service
ntpd start".
You can test status with "ntptrace" and the "peer" command to "ntpq".
--Amos
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