Package: openntpd Version: 3.9p1-3 Severity: normal *** Please type your report below this line *** We have some workstations where the -s option is used with openntpd and ntpdate is installed. During system boot both will apply a step in system time unfortunately resulting in a double correction (see log extract below). Naturally, if the hardware clock is off by a sufficent amount ntpd will thereafter be ineffective (normal and correct behaviour). I have seen this happen on more than one host.
I'm not sure what solution is best. Option one, the package can conflict with ntpdate and -s is the default. Option two, a warning regarding ntpdate with the -s option in the man page. Regards, Chris Dumont Feb 25 22:12:43 rs-dell05 ava.....[irrelevant message] Feb 26 14:13:11 rs-dell05 -- MARK -- Feb 26 14:13:11 rs-dell05 ntpd[3722]: set local clock to Tue Feb 26 14:13:11 PST 2008 (offset 57628.252285s) Feb 27 06:13:40 rs-dell05 -- MARK -- Feb 27 06:13:40 rs-dell05 ntpdate[2893]: step time server 142.58.206.202 offset 57628.260571 sec [some messages skipped] Feb 27 06:14:44 rs-dell05 ntpd[3724]: adjusting local clock by -28814.130046s Feb 27 06:14:44 rs-dell05 ntpd[3724]: adjtime failed: Invalid argument Feb 27 06:16:25 rs-dell05 ntpd[3724]: adjusting local clock by -57628.255904s Feb 27 06:16:25 rs-dell05 ntpd[3724]: adjtime failed: Invalid argument -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (1001, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-6-686 Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages openntpd depends on: ii adduser 3.102 Add and remove users and groups ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8c-4etch1 SSL shared libraries openntpd recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
