[ntp:questions] What is the mean of below output?

William Unruh unruh at invalid.ca
Mon Aug 6 14:48:05 UTC 2018


On 2018-08-06, ashishchugh.org at gmail.com <ashishchugh.org at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi 
>
> I am facing time drifting problem in my linux , i install ntp. first of all i am unable to execute ntpstat command as it is saying command not found.
>
> Then i execute ntpq -p and can see below ouuput
>
>      remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset  jitter
>==============================================================================
>  time.tritn.com  .INIT.          16 u    - 1024    0    0.000    0.000   0.000
>  ntp1.wiktel.com .INIT.          16 u    - 1024    0    0.000    0.000   0.000
>  clocka.ntpjs.or .INIT.          16 u    - 1024    0    0.000    0.000   0.000
>  ntp.your.org    .INIT.          16 u    - 1024    0    0.000    0.000   0.000
>  chilipepper.can .INIT.          16 u    - 1024    0    0.000    0.000   0.000
>
> But i am unable to understand what is the mean of this output.

It means that none of those refclocks has ever been successfully used. You are
not synched at all. 

>
> Is that mean my system time is synced with ntp and at current time there is no time delay in my local linux.
>
> 2- May i execute the ntp every time or it will run at back end automatically.

It depends on how you set things up. You do not say which version of Linux,
how you installed it, what your networking is, etc. 


>
>
>  Local time: Mon 2018-08-06 07:15:02 UTC
>   Universal time: Mon 2018-08-06 07:15:02 UTC
>         Timezone: Etc/UTC (UTC, +0000)
>      NTP enabled: yes
> NTP synchronized: no
As you can see, ntp is not synchronized.


>  RTC in local TZ: no
>       DST active: n/a
>
>
> 3- Is there is any way through i can determine that what is the currently difference between my local system and ntp server.

Once you get it working, sure. Look at the logs.


>
> Please help if someone have idea.
>



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