running ntpdate just resets the time to a current value.
you want to run ntpd, which adjusts kernel parameters notices how it ticks
relative to a remote one, and over time speeds it up or slows it down,
whatever is appropriate.

run ntpdate again, then try:

sudo apt-get install ntp

and, assuming it stays up and connected, it should stay synced after that.
Since the system learns (give it a few days) about how the clock drifts, it
will even stay better synced when it loses contact with it's time sources
for a few days, it won't just wander 10 minutes off in a single day.


On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Jeremy <[email protected]> wrote:

> I lost an hour on my workstation clock over the weekend, and 20 minutes
> just over last night. ntpdate puts me right, but what is going on? Dying
> CMOS battery? Is that even what keeps clock stable? System was on the
> whole time, and running several VMs.
>
> Linux 2.6.32-24-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> Jeremy
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