From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 17 22:50:57 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B254716A407 for ; Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:50:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.233]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12FEC43D72 for ; Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:50:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id t4so75572wxc for ; Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:50:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.70.65.5 with SMTP id n5mr14693977wxa; Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:50:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net ( [67.189.184.224]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id i40sm392243wxd.2006.10.17.15.50.55; Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:50:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4514B83D; Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:50:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.0.4] (boss.seibercom.net [192.168.0.4]) (Authenticated sender: gerard@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F891B826; Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:50:50 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:50:54 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Organization: Seibercom.NET In-Reply-To: <20061018000853.O49453@192.168.11.51> References: <20061018000853.O49453@192.168.11.51> X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR nSNPNr*/^~StawWU9KDJ-CT0k$f#@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q Message-Id: <20061017184106.EF74.GERARD@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.27 [en] X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP Cc: Zbigniew Szalbot Subject: Re: ntpd not adjusting the clock? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:50:57 -0000 On Tuesday October 17, 2006 at 06:13:24 (PM) Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > Sorry to bother again but I run ntpd on FBSD 6.1 and the clock differes by > about 30 seconds when I compare the time with top and this link > http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=262 > > My ntp.conf file looks like that: > > server 2.pl.pool.ntp.org prefer > server 1.europe.pool.ntp.org > server 0.europe.pool.ntp.org > restrict default ignore > driftfile /var/db/ntp.drift > > The rc.conf file has these lines: > ntpd_enable="YES" > ntpd_flags="-g -c /etc/ntp.conf -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -f /var/db/ntp.drift" > > What am I doing wrong that instead of having the time synced I see more > and more discrepancy. When I rebooted and started the service 6 days ago > there was about 20 seconds difference. Now it is well over 30. I am using the following configuration and the time is kept accurately. The drift file defaults to '/var/db/ntpd.drift' I believe. In any case, it is presently situated there without any assistance from me. #ntp.conf file # server us.pool.ntp.org server clock.nyc.he.net server sundial.columbia.edu #rc.conf # ntpd_enable="YES" -- Gerard "It is not the OS's job to stop you from shooting your foot. If you so choose to do so, then it is OS's job to deliver Mr. Bullet to Mr Foot in the most efficient way it knows."