[ntp:questions] Time reset

Richard B. Gilbert rgilbert88 at comcast.net
Mon May 5 18:37:15 UTC 2008


Evandro Menezes wrote:
> On another note, I wish that NTP had an option to disable backward
> jumps in time.  Is it something that has been considered before?
> 
> TIA

If you are seeing backward jumps on a running ntpd, something is VERY 
wrong.  Normally the only time you will see a jump in either direction 
is when ntpd initializes.  If you keep your server running 24x7 you 
should not see jumps at any other time.  Some Linux systems have been 
reported to lose clock interrupts during periods of heavy disk activity 
but this results in forward steps.




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