[NTLUG:Discuss] CentOS server not keeping correct time

[Ralph Green]

Howdy,
  First, I would change the place you sync to.  Maybe not permanently,
but at least long enough for a test.  Take out the centos and go to
0.pool.ntp.org in /etc/ntp.conf.

  Secondly, is your ntp service running, or it it just synced once at
system startup?  A quick test for this is to see if the daemon is
running now.  What does "ps aux | grep ntp" show(type only what is
inside the quotes.

 Third, could we see your config file for the daemon?  Mostly, I want
to see if you are setting maxpoll or minpoll, but I also want to see
if anything else you might be specifying could have an effect.

 Finally, could your harware clock be so far off that ntp is not
keeping up?  I don't know what to check, or if this is possible.  It
seems theoretically possible, especcially if you are adjusting
minpoll.
Good day,
Ralph