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CavesOfTQLT
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 Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:18 pm Post subject: ntp dependency issue |
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I've emerged ntp (net-misc/ntp) on my PPC gentoo system and everything seemed to install okay with no errors, but when I issue '/etc/init.d/ntp-client start' the following error appears:
* Re-caching dependency info (mtimes differ...)
* Could not get dependency info for "ntpd"!
* Please run:
# /sbin/depscan.sh
* to try and fix this.
[Another 2 or 3 copies of the above, then]
* Setting clock via the NTP client 'ntpdate'
Issuing a 'date' command confirms that the clock has been set okay.
Starting the automatic update daemon with '/etc/init.d/ntpd start' also gives the same error message, but with
* Starting ntpd...
at the end. A quick 'top' shows ntpd is running, but after an hour or so it doesn't seem to be doing anything as doing a 'date' check shows the clock has now drifted a second or so.
Doing a '/sbin/depscan.sh' like it reports to do in the error messages results in the following:
* Caching service dependencies ...
' var/lib/init.d/depcache: line 554: syntax error near unexpected token `{
' var/lib/init.d/depcahce: line 554: ` depend () {
* Can't find service 'checkfs' needed by 'localmount' ; continuing...
* Can't find service 'checkroot' needed by 'modules' ; continuing...
* Can't find service 'hostname' needed by 'modules' ; continuing...
* Can't find service 'checkroot' needed by 'crypto-loop' ; continuing...
* Can't find service 'checkroot' needed by 'domainname' ; continuing...
* Can't find service 'hostname' needed by 'domainname' ; continuing...
At the moment I'm going round in circles trying to find a solution, so if anyone has a suggestion as to what I need to do then I'd be grateful.
Cheers
Rob
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nielchiano
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:05 pm Post subject: Re: ntp problem |
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I don't know about the depscan, but I might be able to help with the NTP part.
| CavesOfTQLT wrote: | | A quick 'top' shows ntpd is running, but after an hour or so it doesn't seem to be doing anything as doing a 'date' check shows the clock has now drifted a second or so. |
can you post the output of[code]ntpq -p[/quote](run as root)
It's normal for ntpd to do nothing for the first hour or so, since he'll be measuring your clock drift. however, this is a one-time-thing, so it shouldn't happen. |
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CavesOfTQLT
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for a reply nielchiano.
The output of 'ntpq -p' is:
remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter
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*m215.net85-168- 58.73.137.250 2 u 55 64 37 35.603 -515.30 105.445
+asbr.n3network. 129.132.2.21 3 u 55 64 37 56.744 -630.10 104.751
fartein.ifi.uio195.220.94.163 2 u 55 64 37 59.481 -525.28 105.199
| Quote: | | It's normal for ntpd to do nothing for the first hour or so, since he'll be measuring your clock drift. however, this is a one-time-thing, so it shouldn't happen. |
Over this past weekend I set the server to the correct time Thu night, and when I checked the clock Sun evening it had drifted by about 3 minutes. |
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nielchiano
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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| CavesOfTQLT wrote: | The output of 'ntpq -p' is:
| Code: | remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter
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*m215.net85-168- 58.73.137.250 2 u 55 64 37 35.603 -515.30 105.445
+asbr.n3network. 129.132.2.21 3 u 55 64 37 56.744 -630.10 104.751
fartein.ifi.uio195.220.94.163 2 u 55 64 37 59.481 -525.28 105.199 |
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This tells me that your server has locked onte m251.net85.... and has an offset of -515 ms to that server. So it seems to be working fine. Are you sure that the referenced server is working correctly? |
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CavesOfTQLT
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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Now this is wierd. I've just done another 'date' check and this time the clock hasn't drifted and is spot on. I guess I must've done something this morning to get it to work as I swear it definately wasn't working before...
Now if only I could find out what those dependency errors are and how to remove them then I'd be happy, as I don't like loose ends!
Anyway, many thanks for your input nielchiano. |
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nielchiano
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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| CavesOfTQLT wrote: | | Now if only I could find out what those dependency errors are and how to remove them then I'd be happy, as I don't like loose ends! |
Then consider changing your subject... "ntp problem" isn't likely to attract many dependency-guru's |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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| nielchiano wrote: | | Then consider changing your subject... "ntp problem" isn't likely to attract many dependency-guru's |
Sorted... |
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