Hi there. I have a linux box running Debian pre-1.3 distibution, kernel version 2.0.27, and installed xntpd. The latter doesn't seem to prevent the system time from veering off wildly. As a band-aid solution I have netdate running every 12 hours. Each time it runs it has to correct by 300 to 500 seconds. Thinking that maybe xntpd was working against it, I turned it off, but then netdate had to make even larger corrections.
My machine is using a Tyan S1668 motherboard. Below is the ntp.conf file, partially borrowed from a solaris machine that has proper system time: ------- # NTP configuration file (ntp.conf) # servers # connection name version <prefer> #server clock-a version 3 # avallone, 36.56.0.152 #server clock-b version 3 # mashhad, 171.64.64.64 server clock-c version 3 prefer # argus, time, 36.56.0.151 #server clock-d version 3 # ee, 36.20.0.185 server clock-e version 3 # leland, 36.21.0.69 server clock-f version 3 # jessica, 36.21.0.20 # Miscellaneous stuff logfile /var/log/xntpd #precision -18 # clock reading precision (usec) driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift # path for drift file statsdir /var/log/ntpstats/ # directory for statistics files statistics loopstats peerstats clockstats filegen loopstats file loopstats type day enable filegen peerstats file peerstats type day enable filegen clockstats file clockstats type day enable # Authentication stuff #keys /usr/local/bin/ntp.keys # path for keys file #trustedkey 1 2 3 4 14 15 # define trusted keys #requestkey 15 # key (7) for accessing server variables #controlkey 15 # key (6) for accessing server variables #authdelay 0.000072 # authentication delay (SPARC4c/65 SS1+ DES) #authdelay 0.000159 # authentication delay (SPARC4c/65 SS1+ MD5) ----- Mail any answers directly to me, and I will mail a summary to the list. Any help would be appreciated. -- -Mike Horansky, Leland Consultant (http://consult.stanford.edu/) [EMAIL PROTECTED] OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY ME ARE NOT NECESSARILY SHARED BY MY EMPLOYERS. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
