Time sync is foobar [Solved]

[Steven Stern]

On 08/15/2011 11:05 AM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 08/15/2011 08:52 AM, Steven Stern wrote:
>> This morning, the time is once again off.  It appears that ntp is not
>> synching time.  I see nothing unusual in /var/log/messages.
> 
> Is it running fast or slow?  If it's slow, it could simply be that your 
> CMOS battery is getting low.  Modern mobos are designed to do this as a 
> warning.


That seems to have been the problem.  I replaced the battery and the
clok's been OK since.  The old one was putting out under 1 volt -- the
battery is marked 3V.

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-- Steve