NTP fails synchronization with server at startup

[Paul Smith]

On Dec 5, 2007 9:33 PM, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com> wrote:
> Ahhh....but the symptoms, or at least the messages, have changed.....
>
> I see the line.....
>
> > /var/log/messages:Dec  5 16:12:07 localhost ntpd[1952]: Cannot find
> > existing interface for address 193.136.134.3
>
> This seems to indicate that, at least at this point, there is no route to
> 193.136.134.3.  This supports the theory that the issue is a networking
> issue at this point in the boot process.
>
> There are 2 things to try to help narrow things down....
>
> 1.  Disable the vmware service from running.  You can use chkconfig to do that.
>
> 2.  Change the order of when ntpd starts.  I believe that it will be listed
> as S58ntpd in /etc/rc5.d.  It is too early in the AM here....so I'm not sure
> if it can be done via a GUI....but you can always move it to S98ntpd in
> /etc/rc5.d.

Now the result to 2:

/var/log/messages:Dec  5 21:52:45 localhost ntpdate[2121]: can't find
host pool.ntp.org
/var/log/messages:Dec  5 21:52:45 localhost ntpdate[2121]: no servers
can be used, exiting
/var/log/messages:Dec  5 21:52:45 localhost ntpd[2127]: ntpd
4.2.4p2 at 1.1495-o Mon Sep 24 14:40:07 UTC 2007 (1)
/var/log/messages:Dec  5 21:52:45 localhost ntpd[2128]: precision = 1.000 usec
/var/log/messages:Dec  5 21:52:45 localhost ntpd[2128]: Listening on
interface #0 wildcard, 0.0.0.0#123 Disabled
/var/log/messages:Dec  5 21:52:45 localhost ntpd[2128]: Listening on
interface #1 wildcard, ::#123 Disabled
/var/log/messages:Dec  5 21:52:45 localhost ntpd[2128]: Listening on
interface #2 lo, ::1#123 Enabled
/var/log/messages:Dec  5 21:52:45 localhost ntpd[2128]: Listening on
interface #3 lo, 127.0.0.1#123 Enabled
/var/log/messages:Dec  5 21:52:45 localhost ntpd[2128]: kernel time
sync status 0040
/var/log/messages:Dec  5 21:52:45 localhost ntpd[2128]: frequency
initialized 66.155 PPM from /var/lib/ntp/drift
/var/log/messages:Dec  5 21:52:45 localhost ntpd[2128]: getaddrinfo:
"pool.ntp.org" invalid host address, ignored
/var/log/messages:Dec  5 21:53:47 localhost ntpd[2128]: Cannot find
existing interface for address 193.126.17.5
/var/log/messages:Dec  5 21:53:47 localhost ntpd_initres[2132]: ntpd
indicates no data available!
/var/log/messages:Dec  5 21:54:47 localhost ntpd[2128]: Cannot find
existing interface for address 193.126.17.5
/var/log/messages:Dec  5 21:54:47 localhost ntpd_initres[2132]: ntpd
indicates no data available!
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Paul