The following is from my logwatch email:
--------------------- XNTPD Begin ------------------------
XNTPD Killed: 7 Time(s)
XNTPD Started: 8 Time(s)
Total interfaces 8 (non-local: 4)
Total synchronizations 6 (hosts: 1)
Errors
getaddrinfo: "0.centos.pool.ntp.org" invalid host address,
ignored: 2 time(s)
getaddrinfo: "1.centos.pool.ntp.org" invalid host address,
ignored: 2 time(s)
getaddrinfo: "2.centos.pool.ntp.org" invalid host address,
ignored: 2 time(s)
---------------------- XNTPD End -------------------------
Yet from this host I get:
# host 0.centos.pool.ntp.org
0.centos.pool.ntp.org has address 208.53.158.34
0.centos.pool.ntp.org has address 69.50.219.51
0.centos.pool.ntp.org has address 108.76.168.145
So what is NTP doing here; why the errors for getaddrinfo?
Or is this nothing more than 2 out of some many times getaddrinfo failed, but
worked just fine enough to count?
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Robert Moskowitz said the following on 22/11/10 01:51:> Yet from this host I get: > > # host 0.centos.pool.ntp.org > 0.centos.pool.ntp.org has address 208.53.158.34 > 0.centos.pool.ntp.org has address 69.50.219.51 > 0.centos.pool.ntp.org has address 108.76.168.145 > > So what is NTP doing here; why the errors for getaddrinfo? > > Or is this nothing more than 2 out of some many times getaddrinfo failed, but worked just fine enough to count?Could be a temporary failure. Check actual ntpd status with ntpq -p In alternative you could use "generic" ntp public pool: server 0.pool.ntp.org server 1.pool.ntp.org server 2.pool.ntp.org server 3.pool.ntp.org Or your local ntp public pool: go to http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/ choose your geographic area from the table on top right of the page then your coutry. For instance, United States server pool configuration is server 0.us.pool.ntp.org server 1.us.pool.ntp.org server 2.us.pool.ntp.org server 3.us.pool.ntp.org Ciao, luigi - -- / +--[Luigi Rosa]-- \ A day for firm decisions!!! Or is it? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkzp8rwACgkQ3kWu7Tfl6ZQkOQCgiwluaNNfSTH2Sr5xl1qya4S4 ZNMAoKNAaZ21K+YTHZdepVxZQbut2hxB =8Xxc -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----