Also, Make sure that you run ntpdate first to make the clock within spec for ntpd to then maintain it.
If you are running RH7.x, there should be a file called /etc/ntp/step-tickers which has the names of your time servers on it (Not yours, but the ones that you use) This will then automatically run ntpdate when "service ntpd start" is issued, or upon reboot. Otherwise, just run "ntpdate ntp_server_name" as root, then start ntpd "service ntpd start" All should be fine. Darryl At 12:17 PM 11/04/2002, Matthew Saltzman wrote: >On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, christopher j bottaro wrote: > > > hello, > > i used dateconfig to make an ntp.conf file, then i restarted ntpd and > nothing > > seemed to happen. my date and time are still the same (i.e. wrong). > > > > actually, on my machine with X, i used dateconfig. then i installed > ntpd via > > rpm on my non graphical machine and copied dateconfig's ntp.conf over > to it. > > then i restarted ntpd via /etc/init.d/ntpd restart. nothing happens. it > > doesn't change my date/time on either machine. > > > > what am i doing wrong? > > thanks for the help, > > christopher > > > > P.S. i'm using redhat 7.2 > >I asked about setting this up just a couple of days ago. (And thanks to >those who replied in that thread!). > >One person pointed out that the ntpd port (123 IIRC) needs to be open >through any firewall on your local server and client. I am using lokkit >to configure ipchains firewalls on both machines. I tried telling lokkit >to open that port on both the client and the server, but I was never able >to convince my local server and client to talk to each other. Turning the >firewalls off on both machines allowed the ntp sync to work correctly. > >I have an iptables firewall between me and the Internet, and I trust my >internal users (on my home network), so having the internal firewalls down >isn't a big risk, but it would be nice to know what I'm doing wrong too. > >The server's ntp sync through the external firewall works just fine. > >This might be your problem too, but in any case, I'd welcome hints about >configuring the internal firewalls to allow ntp sync. > >TIA. > >-- > Matthew Saltzman > >Clemson University Math Sciences >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs > > > >_______________________________________________ >Redhat-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
