Maybe a stupid question but you did link an appropriate timezone to localtime
when you installed? Something like:
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC /etc/localtime
We're warned of "major clock drift" if this step is missed.
On Monday 24 February 2003 22:44, Rod Smart wrote:
> Mat Branyon wrote:
> > I just recently switched to gentoo. I am using fluxbox and it never
> > seems to keep the time correct. I just updated the time via ntpdate
> > (which is also set in my crontab to run every nite). It had the right
> > time, but now I look at it and it's roughly an hour and ten minutes
> > fast. What does this kind of error mean? How would I fix it?
> >
> > This is the ntpdate output:
> >
> > 24 Feb 14:25:30 ntpdate[15564]: adjust time server 140.221.8.88 offset
> > -0.208179 sec
>
> Have you tried to install ntpd ?
>
> Set this up and just leave it running, and it will keep your clock in
> sync with a master server.
>
> Go to http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/ and read what it is and what it
> does. it is much better than relying on ntpdate to correct your clock
> every so many hours.
>
> ALL computer clocks drift, no matter what computer/motherboard/RTC,
> they all drift.
>
> Have a look at ntp.drift mine is ...
>
> > wwm # cat /etc/ntp/ntp.drift
> > 24.003
>
> If you get really paranoid, go get a GPS receiver like the old Motorola
> GPS Engine, hook to your Serial port, install the interface software and
> set your computer clock to this stratum 1 time service.
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