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Worked fine</b></font></td> -<td bgcolor=#ffffff><font size=2> </font></td> -<td><font size=2><b>4 Sep 1999</b></font></td> -</tr> -</table><br clear> -<table width=100% cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr bgcolor=#999999> -<td><font size=2 color=#ffffff><b><a name=Problem-Description>Problem Description</a></b></font></td> -<td align=right><b><a href="#top"><font size=2 color=#ffffff>Top</font></a></b></td></tr></table> -<pre>Ever since upgrading to Solaris 2.6, the system clock has been drifting and -there are messages like 'synchronisation lost', 'Previous time adjustment -didn''t complete' and 'time reset (step)' a lot in the /var/adm/messages -file. The system either was previously working fine with the freeware -xntpd or the configuration was copied from another system that was -using the freeware version. --- 23-Apr-99 08:22 US/Eastern --</pre><table width=100% cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr bgcolor=#999999> -<td><font size=2 color=#ffffff><b><a name=Problem-Solution>Problem Solution</a></b></font></td> -<td align=right><b><a href="#top"><font size=2 color=#ffffff>Top</font></a></b></td></tr></table> -<pre>The common lore for setting up xntpd on Solaris using -the freeware version included the warning to set the -kernel variable <font color=red>dosynctodr</font> to 0 in the /etc/system -file thus: set <font color=red>dosynctodr</font>=0 - -When using NTP on Solaris 2.6 or later, the kernel -variable MUST be left at the default value of 1. Prior -to 2.6 this variable controlled whether or not to rein -in the softclock using the hardware clock, with the result -that NTP and the hardware clock would fight for control of -the soft clock; thus before 2.6 you had to set <font color=red>dosynctodr</font> -to 0. At 2.6, every system call that adjusts the softclock -also sets the hard clock, thus while NTP controls the soft -clock, the hard clock is also controlled. Setting -<font color=red>dosynctodr</font> to 0 reverts the behavior back to the pre 2.6 -defaulkt behavior, having exactly the opposite effect -as that intended. - -Do not set <font color=red>dosynctodr</font> to 0.</pre><table width=100% cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 border=0> -<tr><td bgcolor=#999999 valign=top width=25%><font color=#ffffff size=2><b><a name=Product-Area>Product Area</a></b></font></td> -<td bgcolor=#cccccc valign=top width=75%><font size=2>Bundled Network</font></td></tr> -<tr><td bgcolor=#999999 valign=top width=25%><font color=#ffffff size=2><b><a name=Product>Product</a></b></font></td> -<td bgcolor=#cccccc valign=top width=75%><font size=2>NTP</font></td></tr> -<tr><td bgcolor=#999999 valign=top width=25%><font color=#ffffff size=2><b><a name=OS>OS</a></b></font></td> -<td bgcolor=#cccccc valign=top width=75%><font size=2>Solaris 2.6</font></td></tr> -<tr><td bgcolor=#999999 valign=top width=25%><font color=#ffffff size=2><b><a name=Hardware>Hardware</a></b></font></td> -<td bgcolor=#cccccc valign=top width=75%><font size=2>Ultra 2</font></td></tr> -<tr><td bgcolor=#999999 valign=top width=25%><font color=#ffffff size=2><b><a name=Document-Content>Document Content</a></b></font></td> -<td bgcolor=#cccccc valign=top width=75%><font size=2>with freeware xntpd.</font></td></tr> -</table><br clear> -<font size=2><a href="#top">Top</a></font><br><br> -</td></tr></table> - - <!-- =================== --> - <!-- END OF MAIN CONTENT --> - <!-- =================== --> - <!--stopindex--> - - <!-- DON'T CHANGE INFORMATION OTHER THAN titlebar BELOW THIS LINE --> - - <!-- Altered Table Structure from Template to format properly with new design --> - </TD> - </TR> - <TR> - <TD> </TD> - <TD VALIGN="top"> - <center> - <IMG SRC="/images/cg_grey_line.gif" ALT="" WIDTH="466" HEIGHT="2" BORDER="0"><BR> - <IMG SRC="/images/cg_clear.gif" ALT="" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="2" BORDER="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="4"> - </center> - <CENTER> - <FONT FACE="Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, SunSans-Regular" SIZE="2"> - [ <A HREF="edit-user-form.pl?viewmode=contractuser">Edit Account</A> ] - [ <A HREF="show.pl?target=patches/patch-access">Patches</A> ] - [ <A HREF="suncourier.pl">Submit a Service Order</A> ]<br> - [ <A HREF="show.pl?target=resources/tools">Diagnostic Tools</A> ] - [ <A HREF="show.pl?target=help/collections">Support Docs.</A> ] - [ <A HREF="show.pl?target=resources/y2k">Y2K Central</A> ] - [ <A HREF="show.pl?target=security/sec">Security Information</A> ] <br> - [ <A HREF="show.pl?target=link">SunSolve Servers </A> ] - [ <A HREF="show.pl?target=about_sunsolve">About SunSolve</A> ] - [ <A HREF="feedback.pl">Contact Us</A> ] - [ <A HREF="show.pl?target=help/sitemap">Site Map</A> ] - [ <A HREF="show.pl?target=article/article">Articles</A> ] - [ <A HREF="show.pl?target=home_con">Home</A> ] - [ <A HREF="show.pl?target=help/faq">Help</A> ] - </FONT> - </CENTER> - -<!-- MAPS --> -<MAP NAME="lefttop"> -<AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="http://www.sun.com/MySun/" ALT="My Sun" COORDS="89,0 149,32"> -<AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="show.pl?target=home_con" ALT="Home" COORDS="0,0 42,32"> -<AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="http://www.sun.com/sales/" ALT="Buy" COORDS="54,0 78,32"> -</MAP> - - -<MAP NAME="topnav"> -<AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="http://www.sun.com/java/" ALT="Java Technologies" COORDS="4,0,67,32"> -<AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/" ALT="Products and Solutions" COORDS="74,0,141,32"> -<AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="http://www.sun.com/service/" ALT="Support, Education, and Consulting" COORDS="148,0,249,32"> -<AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="http://www.sun.com/tech/" ALT="Technology and Research" COORDS="261,0,324,32"> -<AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="http://www.sun.com/developers/developers.html" ALT="For Developers" COORDS="334,0,396,32"> -<AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="http://www.sun.com/corporateoverview/" ALT="Corporate Information" COORDS="406,0,482,32"> -</MAP> - -<!-- INSERT titlebar HREFS BELOW --> -<MAP NAME="titlebar"> -<!-- LINK TO SEC HOME Removed because no longer needed on this template --> -<AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="/visual/home/" ALT="SunSolve Online(tm)" COORDS="0,21,215,51"> <!-- LINK TO CURRENT PILL HOME --> -</MAP> - - -<!-- begin copyright notice --> - -<BR> -<CENTER> -<FONT FACE="Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, SunSans-Regular" COLOR="#999999" SIZE="2"> -<br> -Copyright 1994-1999 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA. -<br> -All rights reserved. -<a href="http://www.sun.com/share/text/SMICopyright.html">Legal Terms</a>. -<a href="http://www.sun.com/privacy/">Privacy Policy</a>. -</font> -</CENTER> - -<!-- end copyright notice --> - - </TD> - </TR> -</TABLE> - -</BODY> -</HTML> - |