Re: SNTP not adjusting System Time

[Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe it is the amount of time in the poll interval.

https://www.itjungle.com/2009/10/21/fhg102109-story03/



On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 5:22 PM K Crawford <kscx3ksc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I don't think my IBMi is keeping/adjusting time correctly.
> I am usually about 2 minutes slow compared to time.gov.
> I have the SNTP server setup.  Can anyone tell me what I am missing.
>
> I did a WRKJOB QTOTNTP and it is active.
>
>                         Change SNTP Attributes (CHGNTPA)
>
>  Type choices, press Enter.
>
>  Remote system  . . . . . . . . .   'time.nist.gov'
>
>                 + for more values   'ntp-b.nist.gov'
>
>  Client autostart . . . . . . . .   *YES          *SAME, *NO, *YES
>
>  Client poll interval . . . . . .   1440          1-1440 minutes, *SAME
>
>  Client minimum adjustment  . . .   100           0-300000 milliseconds...
>
>  Client maximum adjustment  . . .   20            1-120 minutes, *SAME
>
>  Client adjustment threshold  . .   *MAXADJ       1-7200 seconds, *SAME,
> *MAXAD
>  Client activity log  . . . . . .   *POLL         *SAME, *NONE, *CHANGE,
> *POLL
>  Server autostart . . . . . . . .   *NO           *SAME, *NO, *YES
>
>  Server activity log  . . . . . .   *ALL          *SAME, *NONE, *ALL,
> *ERROR
>  Synchronization required . . . .   *NO           *SAME, *NO, *YES
>
>
> Looking at the logs all looks okay.  Here is a current one.
> /QIBM/USERDATA/OS400/TCPIP/NTP/QTOT20210225
>  ************Beginning of data**************
>
> SNTP Client Activity Log QTOTNTP/QNTP/732024  02/25/21 10:49:41.356 AM
>
> TCP9136 SNTP Client started.
>
> TCP9146 Using time server 10.1.14.66.
>
> TCP9162 02/25/21 10:49:41.358 AM Time remaining for adjustment is 0.000
> seconds.
> TCP9116 02/25/21 10:49:41.358 AM NTP server UTC time is 02/25/21
> 16:49:41.589.
> TCP9117 02/25/21 10:49:41.358 AM Client clock UTC time is 02/25/21
> 16:49:41.244.
> TCP9120 02/25/21 10:49:41.358 AM Client clock adjusted = 1  (0 = not
> adjusted, 1 = adjusted)
>  ************End of Data********************
>
> DSPSYSVAL SYSVAL(QTIMADJ)
> Time adjustment  . . . :   QIBM_OS400_SNTP
>
> TIA
> --
> Kerwin  Crawford
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