time went bad if ntp server down

[Maaz]

during system startup/boot, whenever the ntp server is not available/accessible, the date/time on my SUSE 10 ntp client machines became bad/wrong...

e.g when today I reboot my machine at 17:01 GMT-6 and ntp server was not available/accessible, the time on my machine went/became bad
# date
Mon Jun 15 15:04:28 GMT-6 2009

while originally it was
Wed Jun 17 07:02:15 GMT-6 2009


but my windows boxes remains on proper time, if ntp server is not available/accessible during the system startup/boot.

How can I configure my Linux boxes to retain the right/proper time, if NTP server not available ?

[Colin Topliss · Accepted solution]

It could be that its taken the time from the CMOS. That then could have put the time out far enough to stop NTP from syncing properly.

Try changing

NTPD_ADJUST_CMOS_CLOCK="no"

to

NTPD_ADJUST_CMOS_CLOCK="yes"

in /etc/sysconfig/ntp. You might find that helps keep the time in sync.

Colin

[Maaz]

Dear Colin Topliss, Thanks for excellent help ;)

Regards
Maaz