Re: NTPd log entries flipping between 'status change 4001' and 'status change 0001'
On Sun, Mar 01, 2009 at 11:33:05 -0200, Daniel Bareiro (daniel-listas@gmx.net) wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> After to have updated to Debian GNU/Linux Lenny (stable), I began to see
> abundantly /var/log/ntpd entries of the following type:
>
> 1 Mar 06:50:52 ntpd[4825] kernel time sync status change 4001
> 1 Mar 07:42:06 ntpd[4825] kernel time sync status change 0001
> 1 Mar 09:24:29 ntpd[4825] kernel time sync status change 4001
> 1 Mar 09:41:32 ntpd[4825] kernel time sync status change 0001
> 1 Mar 10:15:43 ntpd[4825] kernel time sync status change 4001
> 1 Mar 10:49:51 ntpd[4825] kernel time sync status change 0001
>
> NTPd seems to synchronize with the servers ({0..3}.debian.pool.ntp.org),
> nevertheless draws attention to me these entries in logs that before
> didn't see with Etch. Somebody also experienced this and knows which can
> be the cause?
This is ntp flipping between PLL and FLL modes. Google for 'ntp pll
fll' for more on this. It would appear to be quite normal anyway.
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