Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:34:32 -0800 (PST) From: Neil Short <neshort@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD date drifts significantly Message-ID: <927899.71990.qm@web56512.mail.re3.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <45634A59.3010707@mikestammer.com>
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--- Eric <heli@mikestammer.com> wrote: > 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? > > > > man ntpd > > has your answers. my /etc/ntp.conf looks like: > > server us.pool.ntp.org > server 0.pool.ntp.org > server 1.pool.ntp.org > driftfile /var/db/ntp.drift > > things stay synced up tight on my machine > This is very helpful information. I have been wanting to synchronize my date. It didn't really stop the problem; but I ran a bunch of test and have narrowed it down to the following - although I cannot dependably reproduce it. It has something to do with rebooting from windows (a dual-boot system) straight into FreeBSD (using my boot manager of choice: GAG.) It seems that if I boot into windows, log in and enter the windows time/date tool -- make no changes and reboot into FreeBSD, the FreeBSD date will lurch forward 10 to 12 hours. The CMOS date is still right. It's a puzzle; but since Windows seems to be required to duplicate this weirdness I'm not going to worry about it -- at least until I can duplicate it without winD'OH!s. Thanks for the input, guys. -N ====== Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are truth, and his ways are justice; and he is able to bring low those who walk in pride. Daniel 4:37 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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