Ntpdate fails to start

[Aaron Konstam]

On Tue, 2008-09-09 at 10:46 +0100, Tony Molloy wrote:
> On Tuesday 09 September 2008 10:30:34 Paul Smith wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Tony Molloy <tony.molloy at ul.ie> wrote:
> > >> >> At booting, ntpdate fails to start, and also the following command
> > >> >> fails:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> # /sbin/service ntpdate start
> > >> >> ntpdate: Synchronizing with time server:                   [FAILED]
> > >> >>
> > >> >> The log messages are:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Sep  7 12:50:50 localhost ntpdate[2908]: the NTP socket is in use,
> > >> >> exiting
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Any ideas?
> > >> >
> > >> > Do you use NetworkManager to bring your network up?  If so, it's not
> > >> > up in time for NTP to do its trick, and will be sort of running
> > >> > (freewheeling without synchronising to external servers) and
> > >> > preventing ntpdate from being usable.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks, Tim, but how can I check it out?
> > >
> > > # service NetworkManager status
> > >
> > > will tell you if NetworkManager is running
> > >
> > >
> > > # service network status
> > >
> > > will tell you if the networkservice is running.
> > >
> > > You shouldn't have both running.
> > >
> > > Try the following and post the results
> > >
> > > # ntpq -p
> >
> > Thanks, Tony. The results:
> >
> > # /sbin/service NetworkManager status
> > NetworkManager (pid 2319) is running...
> > #
> 
> OK, as someone in a previous e-mail said if NetworkManager is running then 
> ntpdate will fail to start at boot as NetworkManager will not have the 
> network set up in time. 
> 
> ntpdate sets the  on your clock approx and then ntpd sets is accurately and 
> maintains it. However if ntpdate doesn't run and your clock is off by more 
> than a certain amount of time then ntpd will refuse to set it. I can't 
> remember what amount of time is involved.
> 
> What was the result of
> 
> # service network status
This checks network status not NetworkManager status.

> 
> >
> > # ntpq -p
> > bash: ntpq: command not found
> > #
> 
> Do this as root or give the full path /usr/sbin/ntpq -p and post the results.
> 
> 
> >
> > but
> >
> > # /sbin/service ntpd status
> > ntpd (pid 2049) is running...
> > #
> 
> Ok it's running but not synhronising.
> 
> Tony
> >
> > Paul
> 
> 
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