I have problems with NTP services or some confusion. (I’ve been searching the forum but couldn’t find something to fix the problem.)
In some RS it tells me that the NTP service cannot be found
myshake@raspberryshake:/opt $ sudo systemctl status ntp
Unit ntp.service could not be found.
and in other RS the ntp service fails
myshake@raspberryshake:~ $ sudo systemctl status ntp
ntp.service - Network Time Service
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ntp.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2021-05-24 20:17:22 UTC; 1min 32s ago
Docs: man:ntpd(8)
Process: 4951 ExecStart=/usr/lib/ntp/ntp-systemd-wrapper (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 4957 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
May 24 20:17:22 raspberryshake systemd[1]: Starting Network Time Service…
May 24 20:17:22 raspberryshake ntpd[4951]: ntpd [email protected] (1): Starting
May 24 20:17:22 raspberryshake ntpd[4951]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:111
May 24 20:17:22 raspberryshake systemd[1]: Started Network Time Service.
May 24 20:17:22 raspberryshake ntpd[4957]: proto: precision = 1.407 usec (-19)
May 24 20:17:22 raspberryshake ntpd[4957]: restrict 0.0.0.0: KOD does nothing without LIMITED.
May 24 20:17:22 raspberryshake ntpd[4957]: restrict ::: KOD does nothing without LIMITED.
May 24 20:17:22 raspberryshake ntpd[4957]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - another process may be running - EXITING
May 24 20:17:22 raspberryshake systemd[1]: ntp.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
May 24 20:17:22 raspberryshake systemd[1]: ntp.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.
I am attaching logs of the two examples, R45D7 (ntp cannot be found) and R2E0F (ntp failed)
Thank you very much in advance for the helpRSNTP.txt (4.2 KB)
Thank you for the provided logs. From them, nothing actually appears to be wrong. Both of them successfully manage to activate their NTP service, which means that they are connected to the timing server.
The second one had problems, initially, in finding it, but they were solved soon after.
However, I am also seeing some strange errors in other log files, and I would like to explore those more. Can you please shut down both Shakes, disconnect them from the network, wait for around 10 minutes, reconnect them, turn them on again and wait another 30 minutes.
After this time has passed, please download the logs from both Shakes again and post them here.
I attach the log files with the indicated instructions.
I changed the RS R2E0F (I don’t have it within reach) for the REBDD with the same connection characteristics.
Some differences:
REBDD: VPN connection
myshake@raspberryshake:/opt $ timedatectl status
Local time: Tue 2021-05-25 19:51:36 UTC
Universal time: Tue 2021-05-25 19:51:36 UTC
RTC time: n/a
Time zone: Etc/UTC (UTC, +0000)
System clock synchronized: yes
NTP service: inactive
RTC in local TZ: no
myshake@raspberryshake:/opt $ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Raspbian
Description: Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Release: 10
Codename: buster
R457D: NO VPN
myshake@raspberryshake:/opt $ timedatectl status
Local time: Tue 2021-05-25 19:53:31 UTC
Universal time: Tue 2021-05-25 19:53:31 UTC
RTC time: n/a
Time zone: Etc/UTC (UTC, +0000)
Network time on: yes
NTP synchronized: yes
RTC in local TZ: no
myshake@raspberryshake:/opt $ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Raspbian
Description: Raspbian GNU/Linux 9.6 (stretch)
Release: 9.6
Codename: stretch
Thank you for the new logs. Now they look definitely better, all the strange errors that I was seeing are not present anymore, so a reboot was needed.
I can see the NTP services not starting immediatly, but starting after a couple of seconds. There are quite big differences (more than 2000s for one Shake and just shy of 1000s for the other) but the service seems to be working.
Here are portions of the logs that prove this:
REBDD
2021 145 19:01:24: We have an internet connection
2021 145 19:01:30: NTP failed to start, and we have an interent connection, trying to restart it...
2021 145 19:18:04: We have NTP services
R457D
2021 145 19:17:48: We have an internet connection
2021 145 19:17:48: We have NTP services
One more question:
Is it normal to have the following response for ntp service status?
R457D
myshake@raspberryshake:/opt $ sudo systemctl status ntp
Unit ntp.service could not be found.
REBDD
myshake@raspberryshake:/opt $ sudo systemctl status ntp
ntp.service - Network Time Service
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ntp.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: inactive (dead) since Tue 2021-05-25 19:01:30 UTC; 20h ago
Docs: man:ntpd(8)
Process: 458 ExecStart=/usr/lib/ntp/ntp-systemd-wrapper (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 475 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
May 25 19:01:16 raspberryshake ntpd[475]: new interface(s) found: waking up resolver
May 25 19:01:22 raspberryshake ntpd[475]: Listen normally on 6 docker0 172.17.0.2:123
May 25 19:01:22 raspberryshake ntpd[475]: new interface(s) found: waking up resolver
May 25 19:01:30 raspberryshake ntpd[475]: ntpd exiting on signal 15 (Terminated)
May 25 19:01:30 raspberryshake ntpd[475]: 127.127.28.0 local addr 127.0.0.1 ->
May 25 19:01:30 raspberryshake ntpd[475]: 127.127.28.1 local addr 127.0.0.1 ->
May 25 19:01:30 raspberryshake ntpd[475]: 192.36.143.130 local addr 192.168.1.115 ->
May 25 19:01:30 raspberryshake ntpd[475]: 132.248.3.29 local addr 192.168.1.115 ->
May 25 19:01:30 raspberryshake ntpd[475]: 185.194.94.71 local addr 192.168.1.115 ->
May 25 19:01:30 raspberryshake systemd[1]: ntp.service: Succeeded.