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Jerome BENOIT

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Feb 26, 2011, 5:10:02 PM2/26/11
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Hello List,

I am configuring ntp on a little server Squeeze box:

After each boot, I need to restart manually ntp ( /etc/init,d/ntp restart)
to make is work properly. Otherwise is stuck, namely `ntpq -p' gives:

remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter
==============================================================================
time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000


How can I avoid the manual restart ?

Thanks in advance,
Jerome


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Ron Johnson

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Feb 26, 2011, 6:00:02 PM2/26/11
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On 02/26/2011 04:04 PM, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> I am configuring ntp on a little server Squeeze box:
>
> After each boot, I need to restart manually ntp ( /etc/init,d/ntp restart)
> to make is work properly. Otherwise is stuck, namely `ntpq -p' gives:
>
> remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter
> ==============================================================================
> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
>
>
> How can I avoid the manual restart ?

Any clues in syslog or /var/log/boot?

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Ron Johnson

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Feb 26, 2011, 6:20:01 PM2/26/11
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On 02/26/2011 05:10 PM, Jerome BENOIT wrote:

>
>
> On 26/02/11 23:49, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 02/26/2011 04:04 PM, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
>>> Hello List,
>>>
>>> I am configuring ntp on a little server Squeeze box:
>>>
>>> After each boot, I need to restart manually ntp ( /etc/init,d/ntp
>>> restart)
>>> to make is work properly. Otherwise is stuck, namely `ntpq -p'
>>> gives:
>>>
>>> remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter
>>> ==============================================================================
>>>
>>>
>>> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
>>> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
>>> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
>>> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
>>> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
>>> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
>>>
>>>
>>> How can I avoid the manual restart ?
>>
>> Any clues in syslog or /var/log/boot?
>
> in syslog, at boot time:
>
>
>> Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: Listen and drop on 0
>> v4wildcard 0.0.0.0 UDP 123
> Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: Listen normally on 1 lo
> 127.0.0.1 UDP 123
> Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: getaddrinfo: "time.xxxxx.de"
> invalid host address, ignored
[snip]

If this is a laptop, maybe the wireless connection isn't coming up
quickly enough?

If wired-but-dhcp, maybe the dhcp server isn't responding quickly
enough?

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Jerome BENOIT

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On 26/02/11 23:49, Ron Johnson wrote:

> On 02/26/2011 04:04 PM, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
>> Hello List,
>>
>> I am configuring ntp on a little server Squeeze box:
>>
>> After each boot, I need to restart manually ntp ( /etc/init,d/ntp
>> restart)
>> to make is work properly. Otherwise is stuck, namely `ntpq -p' gives:
>>
>> remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter
>> ==============================================================================
>>
>> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
>> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
>> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
>> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
>> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
>> time.xxxxxxx.xx .XFAC. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
>>
>>
>> How can I avoid the manual restart ?
>
> Any clues in syslog or /var/log/boot?

in syslog, at boot time:


> Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: Listen and drop on 0 v4wildcard 0.0.0.0 UDP 123
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: Listen normally on 1 lo 127.0.0.1 UDP 123
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: getaddrinfo: "time.xxxxx.de" invalid host address, ignored

Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: restrict: error in address 'time.xxxxx.de' on line 54. Ignoring...


Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: getaddrinfo: "time.xxxxx.de" invalid host address, ignored

Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: restrict: error in address 'time.xxxxx.de' on line 55. Ignoring...
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: getaddrinfo: "time.xxxxx.es" invalid host address, ignored
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: restrict: error in address 'time.xxxxx.es' on line 56. Ignoring...
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: getaddrinfo: "time.xxxxx.fr" invalid host address, ignored
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: restrict: error in address 'time.xxxxx.fr' on line 57. Ignoring...
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: getaddrinfo: "time.xxxxx.fr" invalid host address, ignored
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: restrict: error in address 'time.xxxxx.fr' on line 57. Ignoring...
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: getaddrinfo: "time.xxxxx.nl" invalid host address, ignored
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: restrict: error in address 'time.xxxxx.nl' on line 59. Ignoring...
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: Deferring DNS for time.xxxxx.de 1
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: Deferring DNS for time.xxxxx.de 1
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: Deferring DNS for time.xxxxx.fr 1
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: Deferring DNS for time.xxxxx.es 1
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: Deferring DNS for time.xxxxx.fr 1
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2515]: Deferring DNS for time.xxxxx.nl 1
Feb 26 21:29:10 rezozer ntpd[2526]: signal_no_reset: signal 17 had flags 4000000
Feb 26 21:29:12 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: host name not found: time.xxxxx.de
Feb 26 21:29:12 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: host name not found: time.xxxxx.de
Feb 26 21:29:12 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: host name not found: time.xxxxx.fr
Feb 26 21:29:12 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: host name not found: time.xxxxx.es
Feb 26 21:29:12 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: host name not found: time.xxxxx.fr
Feb 26 21:29:12 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: host name not found: time.xxxxx.nl
Feb 26 21:30:15 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: DNS time.xxxxx.de -> 130.xxx.xxx.10
Feb 26 21:30:15 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: DNS time.xxxxx.de -> 131.xxx.xxx.223
Feb 26 21:30:15 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: DNS time.xxxxx.fr -> 192.xxx.xxx.20
Feb 26 21:30:15 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: DNS time.xxxxx.es -> 158.xxx.xxx.15
Feb 26 21:30:15 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: DNS time.xxxxx.fr -> 193.xxx.xxx.211
Feb 26 21:30:15 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: DNS time.xxxxx.nl -> 187.xxxx.xxx.11
Feb 26 21:30:15 rezozer ntpd[2515]: Listen normally on 2 gieth0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx UDP 123


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Jerome BENOIT

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Feb 26, 2011, 6:40:02 PM2/26/11
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Thanks for the replies.

NA

>
> If wired-but-dhcp, maybe the dhcp server isn't responding quickly enough?

I am agree.
In fact, dhcp seems to be called after ntp.
Is there a (Debian) way to launch ntp after dhcp ?
or to ``reload'' ntp after a while ?

Jerome

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Ron Johnson

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Feb 26, 2011, 7:00:02 PM2/26/11
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On 02/26/2011 05:33 PM, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
[snip]

>
> I am agree.
> In fact, dhcp seems to be called after ntp.

I think I'd file a bug against ntp mentioning this.

> Is there a (Debian) way to launch ntp after dhcp ?
> or to ``reload'' ntp after a while ?
>

Probably not the official method, but you can put the ntp restart in
/etc/rc.local.

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Jerome BENOIT

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In fact a closer look shows that ntp sems to manage it:


Feb 26 21:30:15 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: DNS time.xxxxx.de -> 130.xxx.xxx.10
Feb 26 21:30:15 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: DNS time.xxxxx.de -> 131.xxx.xxx.223
Feb 26 21:30:15 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: DNS time.xxxxx.fr -> 192.xxx.xxx.20
Feb 26 21:30:15 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: DNS time.xxxxx.es -> 158.xxx.xxx.15
Feb 26 21:30:15 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: DNS time.xxxxx.fr -> 193.xxx.xxx.211
Feb 26 21:30:15 rezozer ntpd_intres[2526]: DNS time.xxxxx.nl -> 187.xxxx.xxx.11
Feb 26 21:30:15 rezozer ntpd[2515]: Listen normally on 2 gieth0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx UDP 123

so ntp pretends to ``Listen normally'', but it does not as it stucks to .XFAC.

Jerome

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Jerome BENOIT

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Feb 26, 2011, 9:00:01 PM2/26/11
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Hello List !

Finally I fixed it by reconfiguring my /etc/ntp.conf file from start:
I guess that my old configuration file needs to be upgraded.

Jerome

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Ron Johnson

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On 02/26/2011 07:59 PM, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
[snip]
>
> Finally I fixed it by reconfiguring my /etc/ntp.conf file from start:
> I guess that my old configuration file needs to be upgraded.
>

What exactly did you have to change?

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Jerome BENOIT

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Hi !

On 27/02/11 03:27, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 02/26/2011 07:59 PM, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
> [snip]
>>
>> Finally I fixed it by reconfiguring my /etc/ntp.conf file from start:
>> I guess that my old configuration file needs to be upgraded.
>>
>
> What exactly did you have to change?

I performed the following kind of modification:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
server time.xxxx.net iburst
server time.xxxx.org iburst

restrict -4 default ignore

restrict time.xxxx.net nomodify notrap nopeer noquery
restrict time.xxxx.org nomodify notrap nopeer noquery
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
server time.xxxx.net iburst
server time.xxxx.org iburst

restrict -4 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery

## empty
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<


hth,
Jerome

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