On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 4:19 PM, jen montserrat <[email protected]> wrote: > the no server suitable for sync error is most likely the result of the > configuration file for ntpdate. check /etc/default/ntpdate and ensure that > the line: > > NTPDATE_USE_NTP_CONF=yes > > is set to: > > NTPDATE_USE_NTP_CONF=no > > and then try ntpdate sync > > If you are using ntpd then disregard this message > > Cheers, > > Jen
I think you missed my summary of this issue, posted on Nov. 30. Here it is repeated. To recap: I wanted to keep my system clock reasonably correct. I understood that ubuntu runs ntpdate at boot by default. It was not happening. Two reasons: 1) /etc/default/ntpdate has a line NTPDATE_USE_NTP_CONF=yes, which causes ntpdate to go to /etc/ntp.conf for the server list. ntpd is not installed,( again, the default condition), so /etc/ntp.conf does not exist. Changing the statement to NTPDATE_USE_NTP_CONF=no causes ntpdate to use the server list following in NTPSERVERS="ntp.ubuntu.com". 2) My dsl modem was blocking port 124, so ntpdate could not reach any servers. Option -u on ntpdate forces use of an unprivileged port, so servers can be reached. I learned some stuff about ntp servers, my modem, anacron, and ubuntu. I never tested whether the default server ntp.ubuntu.com actually worked, since I had expert advice on choice of servers. Thanks to all who helped me navigate the maze. -Denis _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
