* Luigi Rosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Scenario: server PC abruptly switched off due to power cable problems (an > UPS cannot solve this issue), so during shutdown Linux was not able to > resinchronize the system clock. After a few hours the server come back on, > Linux booted and the services (ntpd, dovecot and many others) started > > But the system clock was 45 minutes ahead, so: > > Jan 19 11:13:39 gw ntpd[2112]: synchronized to LOCAL(0), stratum 10 > Jan 19 11:13:39 gw ntpd[2112]: kernel time sync disabled 0041 > Jan 19 11:14:43 gw ntpd[2112]: synchronized to 62.48.35.100, stratum 2 > Jan 19 10:31:55 gw ntpd[2112]: time reset -3600.221385 s > Jan 19 10:31:55 gw ntpd[2112]: kernel time sync enabled 0001 > Jan 19 10:31:55 gw dovecot: Time just moved backwards by 3600 seconds. This > might cause a lot of problems, so I'll just kill myself now. > http://wiki.dovecot.org/TimeMovedBackwards
Solution: Start ntpdate/ntpd FIRST. -- Ralf Hildebrandt ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Postfix - Einrichtung, Betrieb und Wartung Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570-155 http://www.arschkrebs.de I realise computers suck. The only reason why they are a hobby of mine is because I enjoy pain!
