[ntp:questions] Virtual Linux looses sync?

Rob nomail at example.com
Fri Oct 7 13:45:50 UTC 2011


Tom <zihav at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>    We have a Linux system running on VMWare that for some reason keeps
> loosing the lock (the clock drifts quite a bit 30 seconds or more) and
> then will re-lock. I've double checked the ntp.conf file, but don't
> see any differences from our other Linux systems. Even when it's not
> locked it can see the master:
>
> # ntpq -p
>      remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay
> offset  jitter
> ==============================================================================
> *LOCAL(0)        .LOCL.          10 l   19   64  377    0.000
> 0.000   0.001
>  tewks-arbridge  192.5.41.40      2 u   20  512  377    0.176  409.321
> 27741.4

Before anything else, remove that LOCAL clock!!

Remove these lines from your ntp.conf:

server 127.127.1.0
fudge 127.127.1.0  stratum 10

Furthermore, what VMware version do you use?



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