Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:22:53 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> To: Jon Radel <jon@radel.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Lisa Casey <lisa@jellico.com> Subject: Re: ntp problem Message-ID: <49ECAF6D.2010204@otenet.gr> In-Reply-To: <49ECAD89.5040302@radel.com> References: <7AF4EC3FE1B54A2DB854159E1D6D6715@lisac> <49ECAD89.5040302@radel.com>
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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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