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I have a few VPS servers with Godaddy and with every new server I contracted I had to ask them to set up NTP on the node hosting my container. They always did until now.

It seems like their technicians don't have a clue when it comes to time synchronization and keep talking about changing time zones.

On a VPS you can't set up NTP as it uses the system clock of the main machine running the VPS so of course I don't have access to that. I can choose my time zone but that's it. Since the system clock is going off more and more every day (1.5 seconds/day) I'll be having problems soon. I already called in like 5 times and sent numerous support tickets but no luck so far.

Does anyone have experience with system clocks on Godaddy VPS servers? Can I do something, what do I need to ask them?

Thank you in advance!

Dominique

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    On a VPS you can't set up NTP as it uses the system clock of the main machine running the VPS sorry, but whoever told you that was talking complete bollocks. They might default to this, and its a reasonable default, but its perfectly possible, and usually quite simple to change on any sane system.
    – Rob Moir
    Jan 31, 2014 at 11:15
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    Don't use GoDaddy. Simple as.
    – Tom O'Connor
    Jan 31, 2014 at 11:19
  • @RobM could you explain me how to do it on a OpenVZ VPS? as everything I tried failed
    – Dominique
    Jan 31, 2014 at 18:34

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On a VPS you can't set up NTP as it uses the system clock of the main machine running the VPS

Do you mean specifically on GD's service? because as a rule that's simply not the case, there's nothing to stop any VM using NTP properly. As I say GD may have that as a rule but if so then that's very odd and would also negate any discussion with them about NTP.

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  • when I try to sync the clock using ntpdate I get this error: step-systime: Operation not permitted... which for all I know is a limitation on a VPS
    – Dominique
    Jan 31, 2014 at 11:09
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    I need you to understand that this isn't a limitation on VPS's or VMs of any type, just the one you're dealing with now - it is NOT a limitation of VPS's or VMs.
    – Chopper3
    Jan 31, 2014 at 11:12
  • The VM could be more of a container like OpenVZ or a Solaris zone where your "virtual server" doesn't include fully virtualized hardware. Then setting the clock from within the container is indeed impossible.
    – HBruijn
    Jan 31, 2014 at 11:22
  • @HBruijn - as far as I'm aware both OpenVZ and Solaris zones let you set different timezones on a per container basis.
    – Chopper3
    Jan 31, 2014 at 11:25
  • In OpenVZ that is something that used to have to be explicitely enabled, with vzctl --capability sys_time:on. The error message step-systime: Operation not permitted is at least consistent with having that option disabled by the virtualization host.
    – HBruijn
    Jan 31, 2014 at 11:37

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