xntpd issue !!

[Chris Fung]

Hi all,

I just encountered a strange issue on xntpd service but not sure is it a default behaviour or what.

After we rebooted the time server (the only one time server "192.159.64.80"), I received the thousands of the following messages....on our dependent server "ibarb_svc1"

Message 1:
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Feb 19 17:27:54 ibarb_svc1 Message forwarded from ibarb_svc1: xntpd[4542]: ** adjust: STEP 192.159.64.80 offset 0.866830826
**
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Message 2:
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Feb 19 17:37:06 ibarb_svc1 Message forwarded from ibarb_svc1: xntpd[4550]: tickadj = 1000, tick = 10000, tvu_maxslew = 99000
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Could anyone tell me the reasons for so many messages......since the messages seemed not error messages......

I really worry about my ntp.conf setting....

ntp.conf:
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driftfile /etc/ntp.drift
authdelay 0.000047
server 10.159.64.80
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Appreciated for your advice on the ntp.conf settings and the reasons for so many messages logged in the syslog within the same seconds (say more than 2000)

Many Thanks,

Chris Fung,

[Domenico_5]

Hi cris but why in ntp.conf you have 10.159.64.80?

[Chris Fung]

Sorry that I type the wrong ip address in the first paragraph.

The correct IP of the time server should be: 10.159.64.80 which is the same as the ip I configured in the ntp.conf file.

Cheers,

Chris,

[Garry Ferguson]

All we have in ntp.conf is a
driftfile line and a server line. This works OK.
I don't know what authdelay does but perhaps it delays its synchronising with the time server somehow and results in your many messages.
Garry