Thanks, Bret. I went back to double check everything and magically it had synced with a server. Not sure why but it is working now.
Thanks, Mike > On Sun, 2003-02-02 at 17:39, Mike McMullen wrote: > > I'm having my own NTP problem at the moment > > on a RH 7.3 system. I have added server lines > > in the /etc/ntp.conf and restarted the server. > > > > It always uses the local clock. My server lines look like > > this: > > > > server time.nist.gov prefer > > server ns.arc.nasa.gov prefer > > server tick.usno.navy.mil prefer > > > > Any insight appreciated. > > > > What do you see ntpd related in the logs (/var/log/messages)? IF the > system is too far out, it will not sync and you will need to run ntpdate > to sync to one of the time servers. Make sure the firewall (if there is > one) allows the ntp traffic through. Port 123 IIRC. > > If you put servers in /etc/ntp/step-tickers the ntpd startup script will > try to sync to them before starting ntpd eliminating any too far out of > sync problems > > ntpq -p will give some information on the status of servers ntpd knows > about. > > Bret > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
