Koozali.org: home of the SME Server

Legacy Forums => Experienced User Forum => Topic started by: jmvelez on September 19, 2005, 02:00:19 AM

Title: problem with time & tapeware
Post by: jmvelez on September 19, 2005, 02:00:19 AM

I have found that everytime the server makes a backup with Tapeware the clock is off (more or less the same time it takes to make a backup).  Over the weekend with no backup the time stays correct.   It is off almost 2 hours everyday.

The server is getting the time from pool.ntp.org.

Title: problem with time & tapeware
Post by: NickR on September 19, 2005, 09:20:19 AM

You might want to read this for an explanation of why this can happen & what to do about it.

http://www.tldp.org/LDP/sag/html/clock-wrong.html

Title: clock problem
Post by: jmvelez on September 19, 2005, 08:25:45 PM

The hardware clock is correct.  WE changed the motherboard and batteries before and the problem continues.  I found out that the time is lost during the backup period.

Title: Re: clock problem
Post by: NickR on September 19, 2005, 08:37:05 PM

Quote from: "jmvelez"

The hardware clock is correct.  WE changed the motherboard and batteries before and the problem continues.  I found out that the time is lost during the backup period.

So if the HW clock is correct, why don't you just run:

hwclock --hwtosys

after the backup so that the system clock is correct?