Tom and Vince, This time gap was only a couple of minutes, but what if the power goes out for a couple of hours? Isn't the station time being changed incorrectly? >From my log, a couple of lines above the clock sync: Aug 14 12:33:01 Pi-3 weewxd[985]: INFO weewx.engine: Clock error is 185.33 seconds (positive is fast) Aug 14 12:33:02 Pi-3 weewxd[985]: INFO weewx.drivers.vantage: Clock set to 2026-08-14 12:33:02 CDT (1786728782) Can't that cause db errors and Vantage memory being overwritten if the time is way off? Thanks for your help. Here's the output of those commands: pi@Pi-3:~ $ journalctl -b -u systemd-timesyncd Aug 14 12:32:29 Pi-3 systemd[1]: Starting systemd-timesyncd.service - Network Time Synchronization... Aug 14 12:32:29 Pi-3 systemd[1]: Started systemd-timesyncd.service - Network Time Synchronization. Aug 14 12:32:31 Pi-3 systemd-timesyncd[315]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection. Aug 14 12:32:32 Pi-3 systemd-timesyncd[315]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection. Aug 14 12:32:32 Pi-3 systemd-timesyncd[315]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection. Aug 14 12:32:32 Pi-3 systemd-timesyncd[315]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection. Aug 14 12:32:32 Pi-3 systemd-timesyncd[315]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection. Aug 14 12:36:07 Pi-3 systemd-timesyncd[315]: Contacted time server [2607:f1c0:f054:5e00::2]:123 (2.debian.pool.ntp.org). Aug 14 12:36:07 Pi-3 systemd-timesyncd[315]: Initial clock synchronization to Fri 2026-08-14 12:36:07.050420 CDT. pi@Pi-3:~ $ journalctl -b -u weewx | head Aug 14 12:32:53 Pi-3 systemd[1]: Started weewx.service - WeeWX weather system. Aug 14 12:32:54 Pi-3 weewxd[985]: INFO __main__: Initializing weewxd version 5.4.0 Aug 14 12:32:54 Pi-3 weewxd[985]: INFO __main__: Command line: /home/pi/weewx-venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/weewxd.py /home/pi/weewx-data/weewx.conf Aug 14 12:32:54 Pi-3 weewxd[985]: INFO __main__: Using Python: 3.13.5 (main, Jul 15 2026, 20:25:40) [GCC 14.2.0] Aug 14 12:32:54 Pi-3 weewxd[985]: INFO __main__: Located at: /home/pi/weewx-venv/bin/python Aug 14 12:32:54 Pi-3 weewxd[985]: INFO __main__: Platform: Linux-6.18.39+rpt-rpi-v8-aarch64-with-glibc2.41 Aug 14 12:32:54 Pi-3 weewxd[985]: INFO __main__: Locale: 'en_US.UTF-8' Aug 14 12:32:54 Pi-3 weewxd[985]: INFO __main__: Entry path: /home/pi/weewx-venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/weewxd.py Aug 14 12:32:54 Pi-3 weewxd[985]: INFO __main__: WEEWX_ROOT: /home/pi/weewx-data Aug 14 12:32:54 Pi-3 weewxd[985]: INFO __main__: Config file: /home/pi/weewx-data/weewx.conf pi@Pi-3:~ $ On Friday, August 14, 2026 at 3:01:28 PM UTC-5 Tom Keffer wrote:
> I assume your concern are the lines > > Aug 14 12:36:07 Pi-3 systemd-timesyncd[315]: Contacted time server > [2607:f1c0:f054:5e00::2]:123 (2.debian.pool.ntp.org). > Aug 14 12:36:07 Pi-3 systemd-timesyncd[315]: Initial clock synchronization to > Fri 2026-08-14 12:36:07.050420 CDT. > > > which occur well after weewxd has started up. You did not post the full > log from boot, so we don't know if there was an earlier attempt at > synchronization. Let's take a look. Try running this: > > journalctl -b -u systemd-timesyncd > > Compare the time to the weewxd startup: > > journalctl -b -u weewx | head > > Also, was there a meaningful clock correction? Is there something that is > creating concern? > > -tk > > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 11:52 AM [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I noticed after booting that weewx is starting before the time is >> synchronized. See the partial log attached. I'm a weewx pip install >> Version 5.4 on a Pi running Trixie based Raspberry OS Lite. I don't think >> I've messed with anything and it sure looks like the weewx.service file >> that's active has the Requires= and After=time-sync.target commands. >> >> I don't know when this broke, but I'm positive it used to work. >> >> Walt >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "weewx-user" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/79c08560-8e07-4b39-afca-0eea029149d6n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/79c08560-8e07-4b39-afca-0eea029149d6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/49b52235-bf13-4fc3-a51b-73d4a3ef6261n%40googlegroups.com.
