As someone else suggested run 'ntpq -p' or quicker is 'ntpq -pn' and look for a '*' in column 1 of any row; if none then you're not synced with the server.
Another common problem is that if your collection of machines are on a private LAN and their gateway machine has only a transient connection (even if disconnect/reconnect is very very fast as with some DSL connections) then xntpd does not handle this well and requires a restart on the gateway machine. If this is your case then switch to chronyd instead of xntpd on the gateway; the others can continue to use xntpd. Alexis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]