ntpd problem

[Darrin Chandler]

Kenneth wrote:

>I'm running ntpd on Mandriva LE2005.  It is set up to get and keep the time
>for the local machine, but is not set up as a server.  My problem is that
>every once in a while (once every few weeks), it loses track of the time.  I
>can find no error messages in the logs, and the process is still running and
>using a little CPU time in this state.  Has anyone seen this, or have any
>ideas at all how I could track down the problem?
>
>I don't suspect this is related to the distro but seems to be a problem with
>ntpd itself.  Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>  
>
Loses track of time how? Is it off by an hour, or the clock just drifts 
away slowly, or it's off by a few minutes but steady?

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