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Clock is 10% faster than normal

I'm having some strange problem with the clock on my server – it's about 10% faster than normal. The problem started 2 days ago and I've not done anything special with the server. I tried to turn of ...
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Is TimeSync still needed on Windows Server 2008?

I've always used TimeSync on my servers. With Windows' built in internet time updating, should I remove TimeSync? I've never turned off windows time updating even with TimeSync - what is the best ...
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WS2008 NTP - Using time.windows.com,0x9 - Time always skewed forwards

I have a domain controller configured to use time.windows.com (with 0x09 flags set). I've noticed that frequently the systems' clock is fast - it varies from 10 minutes to even 45 minutes. I always ...
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Virtualizing NTP server [closed]

Possible Duplicate: What are the limits of running NTP servers in virtual machines? I was wondering if virtualizing NTP is okay. I have a VMware ESXi 5.0 box, and I want to virtualize my ...
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SLES guest on HyperV: high CPU usage vs. accurate time keeping

Here is the issue: SLES 10 SP1 guest is running on HyperV. I need accurate timekeeping on this box, so I have applied these kernel parameters (which were proven to work on other identical SLES 10 SP1 ...
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VMware: How to keep time in guest after suspend

I have Gentoo installed as guest OS. I have hardware clock synced with host system, but the clock of OS tend to be wrong after suspend. The only solution I find out is run hwclock -s frequently via ...
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What consequences / implications can arise from a wrong system clock?

What issues can you think of that may arise from a wrong system clock setting ? Primarily interested in potential problems affecting servers and Linux or UNIX-like systems in particular. And how ...
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Synchronize time on a private network that must not connect to the Internet

For HIPAA compliance, this network can not be connected to the Internet or to any other network or computer which connects to the Internet. I've got a small private network comprised entirely of Macs ...
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System clock drifting out of sync with hwclock and ntpd

My current system drifts from the hwclock and ntpd dramatically. I've looked at many forums and posts online and on SF, but haven't found a suitable solution. Here is my ntpq -pn output: remote ...
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periodically overridding NTP for simulation purposes

I have this situation: NTP is used to sync time on a set of Windows 7 and Server 2008 machines. Nothing out of the ordinary about this. periodically on this system, the time needs to be changed for ...
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NTP failing to update

I am attempting to use ntp on the server. Checking ps the ntpd process seems to be running: ntpd -u ntp:ntp -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g However the time is not being corrected, any ideas? The drift ...
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Clock synchronisation on kvm guests

I'm having trouble keeping the system clocks sync'd on a number of kvm guests. I've googled a fair bit, and found a lot of different options, many of which I've tried, to no avail. So here I am. ntpd ...
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How do I synchronize clocks between Linux and Windows?

I am running some benchmarks between a Windows client and Linux server. In order to measure the latency correctly I need to synchronize the clocks between the two machines before starting the test - ...