[SOLVED] ntpd: kernel reports TIME_ERROR: 0x41: Clock Unsynchronized

mfoley · 04-28-2024, 06:34 PM

I'm having numerous problems after installing Slackware 15.0 from scratch. I've installed several such systems, but there's always something new! This one is about ntp. I've started ntp:

Code:

/usr/sbin/ntpd -g -u ntp:ntp

User:Group ntp:ntp exists. The program appears to be running:

Code:

# ps ax | grep ntpd
 1776 ?        Ssl    0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -g -u ntp:ntp

but ...

Code:

# ntpq -np
localhost: timed out, nothing received
***Request timed out

In /var/log/messages I get:

Code:

webserver ntpd[1776]: kernel reports TIME_ERROR: 0x41: Clock Unsynchronized

My /etc/ntp.conf is:

Code:

server mail.hprs.local iburst prefer
server pool.ntp.org iburst
server  127.127.1.0     # local clock
fudge   127.127.1.0 stratum 10

driftfile /etc/ntp/drift

restrict default noquery nomodify

restrict 127.0.0.1

mail.hprs.local is reachable and is the time-sync host for all other computers on the LAN. The other hosts can do ntpq -np just fine.

What is my problem? Thanks

mfoley · 04-28-2024, 07:37 PM

OK, it's working now. Maybe I just had to wait a few minutes -- but I don't think I've had to do that in the past.

metaed · 04-28-2024, 09:27 PM

both your ntpq connection request and your ntpd upstream server request were by name. and evidently started working after a delay. so I would at this point be trying to rule out a DNS issue.