System Information:
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At work, I am configuring a system which consists of six servers (master,
slave1, ... slave5) networked together but kept isolated from any external
network.
The ONLY time requirement is that all the systems have the same time, which does
NOT need to be accurate, just consistent.
All servers run RHEL4 and use ntp-4.2.0.a.20040617-6.el4.
All systems: (all files owned by root unless specified)
/etc/ntp.conf 644
server 127.127.1.0
server master # LINE NOT INCLUDED ON master
driftfile /var/lib/ntp/drift
broadcastdelay 0.08
/etc/ntp 755
/etc/ntp/keys 600: Only commented lines
/etc/ntpservers 644: Default (redhat time servers)
/etc/step-tickers 644: slave: master, master: empty
/var/lib/ntp/drift 644 (ntp:ntp): 0.0
Problem:
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While the master goes through its synchronization routine (~10 mins), the slaves
cannot obtain the time (see below). Even after the master is responsive, the
drift file is not written to.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# ntpdate -d master
...
192.168.1.1: Server dropped: strata too high
...
23 Jun 17:28:33 ntpdate [3343]: no server suitable for synchronization found
Question:
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I have tried adjusting the driftfile manually, and /var/log/messages shows the
following:
frequency initialized 0.001 PPM from /var/lib/ntp/drift
However, the synchronization routine still runs.
How do I 'trick' ntpd into thinking it has already performed the synchronization
therefore not completing the routine?
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