Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hi All,

I m having issue while synchronizing time using ntp.

Server Detailed configuration is as below.

1- ntp configuration

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#broadcastclient
server 10.152.7.11 prefer
server 10.152.7.12
driftfile /etc/ntp.drift
tracefile /etc/ntp.trace
2- Daemon status.

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/etc :- tivitm1 ->sudo lssrc -ls xntpd
Program name: /usr/sbin/xntpd
Version: 3
Leap indicator: 11 (Leap indicator is insane.)
Sys peer: no peer, system is insane
Sys stratum: 16
Sys precision: -16
Debug/Tracing: DISABLED
Root distance: 0.000000
Root dispersion: 0.000000
Reference ID: no refid, system is insane
Reference time: no reftime, system is insane
Broadcast delay: 0.003906 (sec)
Auth delay: 0.000122 (sec)
System flags: pll monitor filegen
System uptime: 78 (sec)
Clock stability: 0.000000 (sec)
Clock frequency: 0.000000 (sec)
Peer: pdcslvdns01
flags: (configured)
stratum: 3, version: 3
our mode: client, his mode: server
Peer: pdcmstdns01
flags: (configured)(preferred)
stratum: 3, version: 3
our mode: client, his mode: server
Subsystem Group PID Status
xntpd tcpip 585892 active
3- syslog reported issue.

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daemon:info xntpd581926: synchronized to 10.152.7.11, stratum=3
daemon:err|error xntpd581926: time error -37844.361195 is way too large (set clock manually)
daemon:notice bootpd114920: received short packet
daemon:notice last message repeated 7 times
daemon:notice bootpd114920: received short packet
daemon:notice last message repeated 11 times
daemon:notice xntpd585892: 3.4y
daemon:notice xntpd585892: tickadj = 1000, tick = 10000, tvu_maxslew = 99000
daemon:info xntpd585892: precision = 16 usec
any help would be appreciated.
Regards
Manoj Suyal
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Adding more information on it .

/etc :- tivitm1 ->sudo ntpdate -d 10.152.7.11
4 Sep 03:00:10 ntpdate692350: 3.4y
transmit(10.152.7.11)
receive(10.152.7.11)
transmit(10.152.7.11)
receive(10.152.7.11)
transmit(10.152.7.11)
receive(10.152.7.11)
transmit(10.152.7.11)
receive(10.152.7.11)
transmit(10.152.7.11)
server 10.152.7.11, port 123
stratum 3, precision -18, leap 00, trust 000
refid http://202.134.1.10, delay 0.02585, dispersion 0.00000
transmitted 4, in filter 4
reference time: d3ef9c8f.01314000 Mon, Sep 3 2012 16:15:59.004
originate timestamp: d3ef9fb5.f37dd000 Mon, Sep 3 2012 16:29:25.951
transmit timestamp: d3f0338a.4e9a4000 Tue, Sep 4 2012 3:00:10.307
filter delay: 0.02621 0.02585 0.02586 0.02586
0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
filter offset: -37844.3 -37844.3 -37844.3 -37844.3
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
delay 0.02585, dispersion 0.00000
offset -37844.356057

4 Sep 03:00:10 ntpdate692350: step time server 10.152.7.11 offset -37844.356057
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Adding some more information !

/etc :- tivitm1 ->sudo ntptrace -d -v 10.152.7.11
DoTransmit(10.152.7.11)
DoTransmit to 10.152.7.11
ReceiveBuf(10.152.7.11, 10.152.7.11)
server 10.152.7.11, port 123
stratum 3, precision -18, leap 00
refid 202.134.1.10 delay 0.00055, dispersion 0.00000 offset -37792.561606
rootdelay 0.37877, rootdispersion 0.18179, synch dist 0.37117
reference time: d3efb08e.eb067000 Mon, Sep 3 2012 17:41:18.918
originate timestamp: d3efb430.39cc1000 Mon, Sep 3 2012 17:56:48.225
transmit timestamp: d3f047d0.c97de000 Tue, Sep 4 2012 4:26:40.787

DoTransmit(202.134.1.10)
DoTransmit to 202.134.1.10
timeout
DoTransmit(202.134.1.10)
DoTransmit to 202.134.1.10
timeout
DoTransmit(202.134.1.10)
DoTransmit to 202.134.1.10
timeout
DoTransmit(202.134.1.10)
DoTransmit to 202.134.1.10
timeout
DoTransmit(202.134.1.10)
DoTransmit to 202.134.1.10
timeout
202.134.1.10: Timeout
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