ntpstat

unsynchronised
   polling server every 64 s

ntpq -p

     remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset  jitter
==============================================================================
+bindcat.fhsu.ed 128.138.140.44   2 u   30   64  377   50.756  -341312   9.169
+kona.skafari.co 18.26.4.105      2 u   19   64  377   74.019  -341308   8.947
*173.244.211.10. 204.42.158.152   2 u    6   64  377   20.553  -341305  10.665

ntptrace

localhost.localdomain: stratum 16, offset 0.000000, synch distance 0.010680

Thanks everyone for all your help. It seems to me this shouldn't be that difficult.

This doesn't make any sense. It looks like ntpdate isn't actually setting the time.

If you have followed the instructions in this thread it should have worked. All I can suggest is stop ntp, check it's stopped, run ntpdate at least 3 times and check it says there is a tiny offset the last time, then restart ntp. Then wait 30 minutes.


If that doesn't work open a support ticket.

I'll open a ticket. The offset is still -341.1 something. Thanks everyone for your help.

This is what they said.

Thank you for the update. As you are running a legacy kernel your time is bound to the host's clock. I suggest adjusting your Linode's configuration profile to use our latest 3.x kernel then rebooting. If you wish to continue using a legacy kernel you can uncouple your clock from the host with the following command -

"echo 1 > /proc/sys/xen/independent_wallclock"

If you want this to persist through reboots you will need to adjust sysctl.conf appropriately -

xen.independent_wallclock=1

If you have any other questions please let us know.

So I'm updating the kernel. Now the second time I ran ntpdate the offset was -0.000216. So I think it's fixed now. Thanks.

Which leaves 2 questions:
Why is the host's clock so far out?
Why are you using a really old kernel?

1. I don't know. I didn't ask.
2. I didn't know you were suppose to go change it. When I was doing updates I kept seeing kernel updates. So I didn't know I was using an old one. This is my first VPS.