Re: ntp problem: the server clock slowly recedes

[Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com>]

On Aug 9, 2011, at 5:41 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote:

> On 8/9/2011 2:40 AM, owl700@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >    remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay    
> > offset  jitter
> > = 
> > = 
> > = 
> > = 
> > = 
> > = 
> > = 
> > = 
> > = 
> > =====================================================================
> > ntp1.inrim.it   .CTD.            1 u   46   64  377   23.641   
> > 329686. 2517.77
> > ntp2.inrim.it   .CTD.            1 u   29   64  377   25.236   
> > 329834. 2524.50
> >
> >
> > 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Jun 14 09:42:28 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux

...

> If this is a bare metal host then you probably have a hardware  
> problem.
> In that case your system board will probably need to be replaced.

In many cases, judicious use of "adjtimex" to trim the system clock  
can avoid a system board replacement.

Rick