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Subject: Re: System clock always unsynced
From: Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com>
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> On Apr 28, 2015, at 10:16 AM, Christian Weisgerber =
<naddy@mips.inka.de> wrote:
>=20
> On 2015-04-27, Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com> wrote:
>=20
>> Running openntpd is a poor substitute for a real ntpd.
>=20
> FUD.

The issues encountered when running either are well-understood, =
actually.

So: not FUD

>> Answering, "What *does* an ntpd daemon need to do to sync the
>> clock?=E2=80=9D likely requires a thesis length posting,
>=20
> As it turns out, the answer to my question is a one-liner:
> "STA_UNSYNC is driven by ntpd, not the kernel. Just clear the bit."

It goes far beyond this, but feel free to engage as you see best.

My unsolicited advice: look at phk=E2=80=99s ntimed.

Jim