[PLUG-TALK] Time shifting [REPAIRED]

[Rich Shepard]

On Fri, 1 Nov 2019, Paul Heinlein wrote:

> You can run "ntpq -c peer" to see your current synchronization status.

Paul,

Thanks. I wasn't aware of this option.

> I suspect your computer's time is not correct. Keeping track of time is a 
> core competency of phone companies (for billing) and they do it very well.

Okay; that makes sense.

> I don't know exactly how you stop and start services on your machine, but
> what I'd do (as root) is
>
> 1. stop ntpd
> 2. ntpdate time.nist.gov
> 3. start ntpd

I'm glad I started this thread. I had not configured /etc/ntp.conf by
uncommenting the pool servers before the old desktop died. Now they're up
and running.

Many thanks for makeing me check. Now all's well.

Regards,

Rich