From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 21 18:46:40 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A61F516A4FB for ; Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:46:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bri@sonicboom.org) Received: from entwistle.sonicboom.org (entwistle.sonicboom.org [66.93.34.170]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBAED43E02 for ; Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:45:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bri@sonicboom.org) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (entwistle.sonicboom.org [66.93.34.170]) by entwistle.sonicboom.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id kALIjOdY000954; Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:45:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bri@sonicboom.org) Message-ID: <45634944.4080706@sonicboom.org> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:45:24 -0800 From: Brian User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (Windows/20061025) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Neil Short References: <39854.56921.qm@web56511.mail.re3.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <39854.56921.qm@web56511.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD date drifts significantly X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:46:40 -0000 Neil Short wrote: > my FreeBSD date drifts out of sync with the system > date. > > When I set it, it is absolutely correct and matches > the system (CMOS) date. I then reboot and - shezam! > it's jumped 12 hours forward. Reboot again - another > 12 hour jump ... until the FreeBSD date is about 2 and > a half days beyond today's date - and the CMOS date. > > When I set up the system I said that the system clock > is NOT set to UTC - but just to be sure, I went back > into sysinstall and re-set the time zone the same way > (MST - Arizona). > > I suspect this has something to do with maybe the > server that is synchronizing my time; but I don't > recall how to synchronize my time with an up-stream > server. Can't find documentation on it either. > > Any pointers? > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Sponsored Link > > Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $420k for $1,399/mo. > Calculate new payment! www.LowerMyBills.com/lre > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Find some servers on www.ntp.org that are local to you. Then ntpdate servername will adjust the date I dont think ntpd is enabled by default, to get it running; add ntpd_enable="YES" to /etc/rc.conf edit /etc/ntp.conf to add a couple servers then either /etc/rc.d/ntpd start or reboot