Correcting computer time using ntpdate & ntp

[Eric Dunbar]

I have one thing to say to myself: patience young grasshopper. I just
hadn't let it run long enough before killing it ;-).

I decided to do ntpd -d (debugging mode) and eventually the time was
set correctly.

Eric.

On 5/7/05, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, I've got a server that likes to loose 30 to 60 seconds each
> week. I'm trying to get ntpd working but haven't had much success.
> 
> I tried uncommenting the server line in /etc/ntp.conf and changing the
> URL to ntp2.cmc.ec.gc.ca before running ntpd from the command line and
> it doesn't do much.
> 
> I've now tried a very simple /etc/ntp.conf file:
> server ntp2.cmc.ec.gc.ca
> 
> As suggested by the ntp website and that doesn't work.
> 
> (I wait a few mintues, checking system time using 'date' and ntp
> activity with ntpstat)
> 
> However, if I run either
> ntpdate ntp2.cmc.ec.gc.ca
> 
> or
> 
> ntpd -qd
> 
> The date is updated to the correct time.
> 
> Should ntpd -q be run as a cron job? Seems a little strange for a
> daemon to run as a cron job.
> 
> Anyone have experience with ntpd?
> 
> Eric.
>