topic Re: sync time with time server in Operating System - HP-UX

sync time with time server

Salman Ahmed Qureshi — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:12:28 GMT

Hi,
I issue command
ntpdate oa-10.utac.com.sg
on the prompt and i am able to update the time of my server from the time server oa-10.utac.com.sg. But, when ic reate a cron job as follows
15 * * * * ntpdate oa-10.utac.com.sg
It didn't update the time and i see the error message
"ntpdate[26847]: no server suitable for synchronization found"
In the email.

any help?
Thanks

Salman

Re: sync time with time server

Jeeshan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:51:40 GMT

you need to add the ntp server name in ntp configuration file. it will automatically poll after a time interval.

Re: sync time with time server

Salman Ahmed Qureshi — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:08:36 GMT

Hi,
Thanks Ahsan for your reply.
Can you please tell me how to do this? I am not a sysadmin so dont know much about this.
Thanks

Re: sync time with time server

Salman Ahmed Qureshi — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:12:42 GMT

I am also not sure whether HP UX can sync time from a windows server because my time server is windows based.

Re: sync time with time server

Jeeshan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:20:49 GMT

Salam Salman

yeah, certainly you can sync your server from windows ntp server.

check this thread for ntp configuration.

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=981174

Re: sync time with time server

Matti_Kurkela — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:38:49 GMT

From a Windows *NTP* server, yes... but Windows servers are not NTP servers by default.

The "no server suitable for synchronization found" message from the ntpd command means that the oa-10.utac.com.sg did not "speak" the NTP protocol.

MK