This is a common problem.  Here is the detail behind it if you care to know
why it happens:
http://kb.vmware.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/329/1420_f.SAL_Public.html
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_timekeeping.pdf

Easiest fix, as advised, is to run VMware tools to sync the guest clock to
the host.

-Frank



On 2/23/07, Joe Suma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Thanks Graham!

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Graham Bloice
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 3:33 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [zenoss-users] VMWare Appliance and Time

On 23/02/07, mcadmin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am using the VM appliance and have noticed an issue with time
drifting quite a bit.  I have some questions regarding how to fix this.
>
> Can I install the VMware tools to sync the time with my ESX host, or
is VMtools not installed within the appliance for a specific reason?
>

In my experience, this does the trick.

> I don't see NTPD installed either under /etc/init.d How can I add this

> to the VM build (not a Linxu GURU)?
>

Don't do this.  Bad things happen, or they did to me!

> Any help would be appreciated!
>
> Thanks!
>


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Regards,

Graham Bloice
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