[ntp:questions] ntpd: time reset problem

Frank Elsner Elsner at tubIT.TU-Berlin.DE
Mon Sep 14 12:07:58 UTC 2009


Steve Kostecke wrote:
> On 2009-09-14, Frank Elsner <Elsner at tubIT.TU-Berlin.DE> wrote:
> 
>> The relevant lines read:
>>
>> server times.tubit.tu-berlin.de       minpoll 6 maxpoll 8
>> server ntps1-0.cs.tu-berlin.de        minpoll 6 maxpoll 8
>> server ntps1-1.cs.tu-berlin.de        minpoll 6 maxpoll 8
>> server zeit.fu-berlin.de              minpoll 6 maxpoll 8
>> server ntp1.ptb.de                    minpoll 6 maxpoll 8
>> server ntp2.ptb.de                    minpoll 6 maxpoll 8
>> server ntp1.rz.uni-konstanz.de        minpoll 6 maxpoll 8
>> server rustime01.rus.uni-stuttgart.de minpoll 6 maxpoll 8
> 
> Why are you changing the minpoll / maxpoll ?

Copied from some example.

> Please try again without the minpoll / maxpoll modifiers.

Ok, I will remove the minpoll / maxpoll modifiers.

>> # Undisciplined Local Clock. This is a fake driver intended for backup
>> # and when no outside source of synchronized time is available.
>> server  127.127.1.0     # local clock
>> fudge   127.127.1.0 stratum 10
> 
> The Undisciplined Local Clock is only needed if this ntpd must be able
> to serve time to others when no real time sources are available. It
> should not be considered a backup for a "leaf-node" system.
> 
> Do you have a driftfile line?

Yes, this one:
                  116.833


--Frank Elsner




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