On Friday 17 February 2006 23:12, Mirko Parthey wrote: > On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 05:27:50PM +0200, David Baron wrote: > > Every few days, I find my clock two hours fast. Easy enough to reset but > > ... why? > > > > I am running 2.6.15 kernel, Sid, and time is updated using ntp. Since my > > time zone is universal + two hours, maybe the two hours means something. > > Bug? > > Does this happen after a reboot, and is your /usr filesystem separate > from the root filesystem? If so, you can find an explanation in Debian > bug #342887 (search for "Henrique").
This is after a reboot. The /usr system is not separate. > As a solution, you can replace the /etc/localtime symlink by a copy of > the actual file it points to. However, this has the consequence that you > will not benefit from future updates to the timezone files. > > You did not specify which ntp tool you are using. "ntpd" refuses to > adjust your time if it is too far off, so in addition you might want to > use "ntpdate", which adjusts the time in a single step during bootup. > It could also work as a band-aid for setting your time correctly > if you do not want to apply the change to /etc/localtime. Ntpdate is what I am using. Maybe the setup needs be changed. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
