ntpdate

[Niall Sheridan]

On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 18:51 +0200, Johan wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 15:56:01 +0000
> Niall Sheridan <niall at blacknight.ie> wrote:
> 
> > Are you running ntpd on those boxes? ntpdate cannot run while ntpd is
> > running.
> > 
> > Niall
> > 
> *********
> Thanks for your reply.
> Sorry I do not know..what does it do..can it be stopped without affecting the system.
> Thanks

ntpd is the ntp server. it runs as a local service to keep time
synchronized, and can provide this function to other clients e.g.
running ntpdate. It runs on port 123.
The problem arises when ntpd is running and you try to run ntpdate, as
ntpdate attempts to use port 123 also. Basically, you cannot run both at
the same time.
run `netstat -lnup' as root and attach the output.
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