When the aforementioned behaviour menifests itself, we have: # ps auxwww|grep ntp ntp 1800 0.0 0.1 3396 3396 ? SLs Aug30 0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -u 110:110 root 1814 0.0 0.1 3396 3396 ? S Aug30 0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -u 110:110
# /etc/init.d/ntp-server restart Restarting NTP server: ntpd... # ps auxwww|grep ntp root 1814 0.0 0.1 3396 3396 ? S Aug30 0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -u 110:110 a few seconds later: # ps auxwww|grep ntp ... no output ... # /etc/init.d/ntp-server start Starting NTP server: ntpd. # ntpq ntpq> pe remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter ============================================================================== charcom.charite 131.188.3.221 2 u 13 64 1 1.107 -481.16 0.004 comcom.charite. 130.149.17.21 2 u 12 64 1 1.179 -481.21 0.004 mailhost.charit 192.53.103.103 2 u 11 64 1 1.444 -481.47 0.004 opa.charite.de 192.53.103.104 2 u 10 64 1 1.428 -481.61 0.004 LOCAL(0) LOCAL(0) 13 l 9 64 1 0.000 0.000 0.004 ntpq> -- Ralf Hildebrandt (i.A. des IT-Zentrums) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570-155 Gemeinsame Einrichtung von FU- und HU-Berlin Fax. +49 (0)30-450 570-962 IT-Zentrum Standort CBF send no mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]