on 01/05/2011 09:39 AM Dale wrote the following: > Thanasis wrote: >> date 0101010101&& /etc/init.d/ntpd restart&& date > > I got this: > > Jan 1 01:05:16 localhost ntpd[5709]: time correction of 315880203 > seconds exceeds sanity limit (1000); set clock manually to the correct > UTC time. > > I was pretty sure it would exceed its adjustment but thought it worth > a try. At least it complains. lol > > Dale > > :-) :-) > > Have you set "-s" in its startup options and does directory /var/empty exist?
Here is my /etc/conf.d/ntpd : # /etc/conf.d/ntpd: config file for openntpd's ntpd NTPD_HOME=/var/empty # See ntpd(8) man page ... some popular options: # -s Set the time immediately at startup NTPD_OPTS="-s"