Re: [chrony-users] Understand why system clock is bad even though chrony offsets look fine

[Bill Unruh <unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> On Mon, 20 May 2024, Miroslav Lichvar wrote:
>
> > [CAUTION: Non-UBC Email]
> >
> > On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 06:01:10PM +0530, Abhijith Sethuraj wrote:
> > > > Is this server synchronized to the same NTP server as the computer
> > > > running the client application? What root distance does it report?
> > > The server is synchronized to another NTP server that we don't have 
> > > control
> > > over. So, I don't think it's possible for me to give you the root 
> > > distance.
> > > It's safe to assume that the server's time is good, as they have a lot of
> > > other clients apart from us and no one else reported any issues.

Actually that is usually a lie. It is used by companies to get rid of
complaints without doing anything. "No one else complains". It is also true
that if someone does complain it usually represents a huge number of others
who have problems and who do not complain, either because they do not notice
the problems, or do not complain because it is too much trouble.


--
To unsubscribe email chrony-users-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
with "unsubscribe" in the subject.
For help email chrony-users-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
with "help" in the subject.
Trouble?  Email listmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.