Re: ntp problem

Jon Radel wrote:
Lisa Casey wrote:
Hi,

Running FreeBSD 5.3 IN /etc/ntp.conf I have:

server time.nist.gov prefer
server tock.gpsclock.com
driftfile /etc/ntp.drift
logfile /var/log/ntp.log

If I run ntpdate from a prompt, I get the following error message:

# ntpdate
20 Apr 12:02:08 ntpdate[50109]: no servers can be used, exiting

But if I type:

ntpdate time.nist.gov it will update the time. Is there something
wrong with my /etc/ntp.conf file?

I don't believe ntpdate uses ntp.conf. Try ntpd -q

I don't have 5 running anywhere anymore, but if you read the man pages
for 6.3, it's clear that ntpdate is depreciated and on its way out.

Or you could just run ntpd as a daemon to maintain your time.

Exactly.
If you wish to use your /etc/ntp.conf file, add this to /etc/rc.conf:

ntpd_enable="YES"

and start it with /etc/rc.d/ntpd start

check /var/log/messages to see when it kicks in. It normally takes some
time before it does the first correction. You will see messages like this:

Apr 20 18:41:46 atlantis ntpd[783]: time reset +0.416117 s
Apr 20 18:41:46 atlantis ntpd[783]: kernel time sync status change 2001

and then you will know it is working.

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