ntpd not adjusting the clock?

[Derek Ragona]

ntpd won't correct the clock if the difference is too large.  So you need 
to kill ntpd, run ntpdate to set the clock, then start ntpd up again.

         -Derek


At 05:13 PM 10/17/2006, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Sorry to bother again but I run ntpd on FBSD 6.1 and the clock differes by 
>about 30 seconds when I compare the time with top and this link 
>http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=262
>
>My ntp.conf file looks like that:
>
>server 2.pl.pool.ntp.org prefer
>server 1.europe.pool.ntp.org
>server 0.europe.pool.ntp.org
>restrict default ignore
>driftfile /var/db/ntp.drift
>
>The rc.conf file has these lines:
>ntpd_enable="YES"
>ntpd_flags="-g -c /etc/ntp.conf -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -f /var/db/ntp.drift"
>
>What am I doing wrong that instead of having the time synced I see more 
>and more discrepancy. When I rebooted and started the service 6 days ago 
>there was about 20 seconds difference. Now it is well over 30.
>
>Many thanks in advance!
>
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