On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Bob Lounsbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Bob Lounsbury wrote: >>> I installed ntp and ntpdate and then right-clicked on the gnome >>> clock to adjust the date and time. I set the clock to synchronize with >>> internet servers and picked 3 different servers. However, these actions >>> did not correct the time. The three servers were listed in /etc/ntp.conf >>> but as I stated did not correct the time. It wasn't until I added >>> ntpservers to /etc/default/ntp that the time was updated correctly. So >>> there seems to be some discrepancy as to what /etc file is actually >>> controlling (or should be controlling) the clock. I didn't expect to >>> have to edit config files to make the clock >>> set to the correct time. I presumed that editing the time and date >>> settings would fix the time but it didn't. >> >> I think there is some confusion on your end about ntp and ntpdate and what >> each of them do. For example, the NTPSERVERS setting (I assume that is what >> you meant, please be accurate) is only used by the ntpdate package, not by >> ntp. Try uninstalling one of these packages so you can be sure what you are >> doing. Also not that ntp does not necessarily "correct the time" >> immediately. >> > > At first yes, I had only installed the ntp package, which after > right-clicking on the gnome clock and setting it to synchronize with > three different servers the time was not corrected. This was over a > two-three day period with several restarts. > > Then I saw the ntpdate package and installed it, which also did not > correct the time. So, then I started digging around in config files > and googling for answers. I then added the following to > /etc/default/ntp: > > # List of NTP servers to use (Separate multiple servers with spaces.) > NTPSERVERS="0.debian.pool.ntp.org 1.debian.pool.ntp.org > 2.debian.pool.ntp.org 3.debian.pool.ntp.org" > > Immediately the clock corrected itself and over the past week has > maintained the correct time. > > My point here is that installing ntp and setting the gnome clock to > synchronize with 3 time servers did not work. Why? So, as I initially > stated, there is some problem with /etc/default/ntp & /etc/ntp.conf. > Adding the NTPSERVERS setting to /etc/default/ntp has corrected the > issue. Why? I don't know, I'm just a newbie end user. I haven't even > needed to use ntp in Gentoo, Arch, or Fedora. Simply setting the clock > to UTC and America/Boise works for those distro's but not Debian. I > guess that's a bug for another day. > > /Bob >
Ok, long story short I tried upgrading to unstable failed and reinstalled stable. So, how would you recommend to "properly" set-up ntp (unless you know why it isn't maintaining the correct time in the first place and how to fix that). At the moment the clock is incorrect by about 3 minutes, but that will get worse in a couple of days. /Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
