https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/ntpd-is-getting-stopped-frequently-on-linux-box/m-p/4752702#M43639 There are a number of reasons for this. Firstly that time on the reference clock that you are syncing with is too different. This generates a "clock-insane" message which panics ntpd.<BR /><BR />Second, the reference clock process is running a different version of the protocol.<BR /><BR />The best thing to do is to stop ntpd on the client and run ntpdate to force the times to sync, then start ntpd and keep running ntpq -p to check how the sync is working.<BR /><BR />Dependant upon your version of ntp it is also possible to run in debug mode and to capture the messages that are being exchanged. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:11:34 GMT Andrew Cowan 2011-02-15T06:11:34Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/ntpd-is-getting-stopped-frequently-on-linux-box/m-p/4752701#M43638 Please your help on this....<BR /><BR />In linux server, the ntpd service is getting stopped frequently...<BR /><BR />How to resolve this issue.? Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:30:18 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/ntpd-is-getting-stopped-frequently-on-linux-box/m-p/4752701#M43638 E.Gopi Kannan 2011-02-14T19:30:18Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/ntpd-is-getting-stopped-frequently-on-linux-box/m-p/4752702#M43639 There are a number of reasons for this. Firstly that time on the reference clock that you are syncing with is too different. This generates a "clock-insane" message which panics ntpd.<BR /><BR />Second, the reference clock process is running a different version of the protocol.<BR /><BR />The best thing to do is to stop ntpd on the client and run ntpdate to force the times to sync, then start ntpd and keep running ntpq -p to check how the sync is working.<BR /><BR />Dependant upon your version of ntp it is also possible to run in debug mode and to capture the messages that are being exchanged. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:11:34 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/ntpd-is-getting-stopped-frequently-on-linux-box/m-p/4752702#M43639 Andrew Cowan 2011-02-15T06:11:34Z