Have you opened up a local xterm (ltsp-localapps xterm after logging in through ldm) and executed "ntpdate <server>" in the local xterm?
Also, I am hoping you are setting the TIMEZONE variable, as well. TIMESERVER will simply set the time but in most cases it will still be UTC time and not your local time unless you set TIMEZONE. -Gadi On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 12:56 PM, David Burgess <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 9:37 AM, David Burgess <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I built a fresh client image on a 10.04 server and both the >> SHUTDOWN_TIME and TIMESERVER options are working. I assumed I had >> messed something up when building my 10.10 image and broken these, so >> I then rebuilt my 10.10 client image from scratch, but was surprised >> to see that neither of these options is working on the fresh 10.10 >> image. > > I stripped my 10.04 chroot to exactly mirror the 10.10 chroot: > > # deborphan -an > main/misc ltsp-client > main/misc lockfile-progs > main/net tcpdump > main/admin acpid > main/metapackages linux-image-generic > main/net openssh-server > main/net ltspfs > main/admin dmsetup > main/metapackages ubuntu-minimal > main/admin deborphan > > Still, the 10.04 client queries the TIMERSERVER and shuts down on > schedule, while the 10.10 client does neither. > > The only other difference I can think of is that the 10.10 client is > on a vlan with no DNS and no routing, while the 10.04 client has DNS > and internet access. Both are able to connect to their respective LTSP > server. Both connect to the same Windows RDP server (which listens on > both vlans with separate NICs), and both should be using the same > TIMESERVER (using separate IP addresses, corresponding to the > connected vlan). > > I've looked at the cron files and ntpdate files in the chroot, but I > don't know enough about the system to spot any differences or > problems. I haven't modified any of these since building the chroots > or client images. > > I think I can say with a high degree of confidence that there appears > to be a regression from Ubuntu 10.04 to 10.10 with regards to the > TIMESERVER and SHUTDOWN_TIME variables, in that they don't work for > reasons that I have not been able to discern thus far. > > db > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the > growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses > are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software > be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker > today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
