Re: rdate, ntp configuration

2006-05-27 Thread Hans du Plooy
On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 22:49 +, Olafur Jens Sigurdsson wrote: > the NOTES section) then they mention /var/spool/cron/crontabs for > files that cron access, perhaps something is there? Well what do you know :-) 0 3,9,15,21 * * * /usr/sbin/rdate 128.2.136.71 | logger -t NTP I was looking around

Re: rdate, ntp configuration

2006-05-26 Thread Olafur Jens Sigurdsson
Þann 2006-05-26, 15:33:29 (+0200) skrifaði Hans du Plooy: > On Thu, 2006-05-25 at 14:41 +, Olafur Jens Sigurdsson wrote: > > Have you tried to grep through the /etc directory to search for the IP > > for instance? Or just grep for rdate and see what you get. > > That's the first thing I did -

Re: rdate, ntp configuration

2006-05-26 Thread Hans du Plooy
On Thu, 2006-05-25 at 14:41 +, Olafur Jens Sigurdsson wrote: > Have you tried to grep through the /etc directory to search for the IP > for instance? Or just grep for rdate and see what you get. That's the first thing I did - hence my question... rimwards:/etc# grep -r 128.2.136.71 * rimwards

Re: rdate, ntp configuration

2006-05-25 Thread Olafur Jens Sigurdsson
Þann 2006-05-24, 23:22:19 (+0200) skrifaði Hans du Plooy: > Hi guys, > > I'm getting a mail every now and then (a few times a day, it seems): > > Subject: > Cron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> /usr/sbin/rdate 128.2.136.71 | logger -t NTP > > Body: > rdate: connect: Connection refused > > For the life of m

rdate, ntp configuration

2006-05-25 Thread Hans du Plooy
Hi guys, I'm getting a mail every now and then (a few times a day, it seems): Subject: Cron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> /usr/sbin/rdate 128.2.136.71 | logger -t NTP Body: rdate: connect: Connection refused For the life of me I cannot find where this is configured. There's no mention to either rdate, l

Re: ntp configuration

2004-06-30 Thread chris-usenet
Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the latest ntp configuration the file is /etc/default/ntpdate. So > your problem is already fixed and will be in the next Debian release. A quick hack to /etc/default/ntpdate and all's happy - this uses your non-local "server&quo

clone Re: ntp configuration

2004-06-29 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya z On Wed, 30 Jun 2004, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > whiskas:~# ntpq -cpe ntpdate's output is easier to read if its connecting and working or not - it tells you it connected and how much of an time offset and if ntpdate works, xntpd should also work if your xntpd doesnt work, its pr

Re: ntp configuration

2004-06-29 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 12:04, Alvin Oga wrote: > > broadcast 192.168.0.0 > > i assume your laptop ( the other ntp config ) is in this ip# range The laptop happily loads web pages from the server, and I do all my testing by sshing to it. As per an earlier email: --- zen8100a:~# nmap

Re: ntp configuration

2004-06-29 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya z On Wed, 30 Jun 2004, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > whiskas:~# ntpdate tk1.ihug.com.au > 30 Jun 11:31:07 ntpdate[31469]: the NTP socket is in use, exiting duh ... :-) sorry :-) > whiskas:~# /etc/init.d/ntp-server stop > Stopping NTP server: ntpd. > ### 04-06-30 11:32:32 __ > whiskas

Re: ntp configuration

2004-06-29 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 10:29, Alvin Oga wrote: > On Wed, 30 Jun 2004, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > > SERVER: > > --- > > whiskas:~# cat /etc/ntp.conf > > driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift > > server time-server.bigpond.net.au > > use just ONE and only ONE ntp server for testing > and pick one that wo

Re: ntp configuration

2004-06-29 Thread Alvin Oga
On Wed, 30 Jun 2004, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > SERVER: > --- > whiskas:~# cat /etc/ntp.conf > driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift > server time-server.bigpond.net.au use just ONE and only ONE ntp server for testing and pick one that works ... root# ntpdate time-server.bigpond.net.au you'l

Re: ntp configuration

2004-06-29 Thread Mark Ferlatte
Zenaan Harkness said on Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 07:54:57AM +1000: > On Tue, 2004-06-29 at 03:39, Bob Proulx wrote: > > Zenaan Harkness wrote: > SERVER: > --- > whiskas:~# cat /etc/ntp.conf > driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift > server time-server.bigpond.net.au > server tk1.ihug.com.au > server tk2.ihug

Re: ntp configuration

2004-06-29 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On Tue, 2004-06-29 at 03:39, Bob Proulx wrote: > Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > Even after quite a few emails of support from this list (and thanks very > > much to those who helped) I still can't get my laptop to sync with my > > server. > > Oh, gosh, I will open the can marked "worms". What is the

Re: ntp configuration

2004-06-28 Thread Bob Proulx
gular debian" documentation - not by a long > shot. I can't disagree. But /etc/init.d/* files are scripts. I usually look there to see what configuration they take. Being scripts they are all readable. That is the first place I look even before looking at any man page. > > I

Re: ntp configuration

2004-06-28 Thread Zenaan Harkness
trators Guide) it will be one of the first places you look. The other is: /usr/share/doc/[package]/examples/ > In the latest ntp configuration the file is /etc/default/ntpdate. So > your problem is already fixed and will be in the next Debian release. I think you just missed what he was say

Re: ntp configuration

2004-06-28 Thread Bob Proulx
etc/default/ntpupdate in the FILES section of a man page > for ntpupdate. Does anyone agree? In the latest ntp configuration the file is /etc/default/ntpdate. So your problem is already fixed and will be in the next Debian release. > Anyway it turns out that the ntp stuff on my debian m

ntp configuration

2004-06-27 Thread blm
Hello, Firstly I am new to the Debian Way of doing things. I have been having trouble configuring ntp to sync my clock off an intranet windows server. In short, I reckon the ntp stuff needs more documentation especially about the debian specific stuff. Is this valid? Here is why: Firstly I