You can't run ntpdate while the ntpd daemon is started. You have to stop the service, run ntpdate, and then start the daemon back up.
Chris Purcell, RHCE > Hello, > > I have ntpd running on three machines; one (primary) internal server > pointing to a stratum 2 server on the net, and the other two pointing to > the internal primary server. When I issue ntpdate on all three machines > I get the following error; "18 Sep 17:13:44 ntpdate[14942]: the NTP > socket is in use, exiting". If I use 'rdate -p' on the two internal > servers pointing to our primary internal NTP server I get a 'connection > refused' error. The 'rdate -p" command works when pointing to the > stratum 2 server. The daemons are running on all three machines. > > How can make our primary internal ntp server accept connections? And, > how can I ensure that all the clocks on the internal machines are in > sync with one another? > > Thank you in advance, > > James > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
