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Why did NTP stop?<br />

Appendix F: Basic Troubleshooting<br />

Troubleshooting NTP<br />

NTP is designed to automatically quit whenever the client’s time deviates from<br />

the server’s signal by more than 15 minutes. When a deviation <strong>of</strong> this<br />

magnitude occurs, NTP writes a message to file /var/log/messages before<br />

quitting.<br />

To restart NTP, first set the <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>’s clock manually (refer to “Setting<br />

the system date and time” in Chapter 3) and then follow the directions below<br />

for restarting NTP.<br />

Why does NTP appear to be inaccurate?<br />

You probably have fixclock running.<br />

NTP clients will not synchronize with the <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong><br />

This may be because, when the <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> is configured as an NTP<br />

server, it reports itself as a stratum 0 time server. Not all clients can<br />

synchronize from a stratum 0 server. To change the stratum setting, type the<br />

following command:<br />

cf ntp add server burb=burbname ip=127.127.1.0<br />

where: burbname = the burb that is serving time to the NTP clients.<br />

If the <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> is serving time to clients in multiple burbs, and one or<br />

more clients in each burb has a problem with stratum 0 servers, you must type<br />

this command once for each burb.<br />

Restarting NTP from the UNIX prompt<br />

If the NTP process stops, you can restart the NTP process by doing the<br />

following:<br />

1 At a <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> command prompt, log in and enter the following<br />

command to switch to the Admn role:<br />

srole<br />

2 To start the NTP time server, enter the following command:<br />

cf server restart ntp burb=burb<br />

3 [Optional] Verify the state <strong>of</strong> the NTP servers by entering the following<br />

command:<br />

cf server status ntp<br />

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