[IRCServices] Strange error

Ballsy ballsy at mystical.net
Fri Jan 10 20:35:01 PST 2003


	The downside of this, is that it requires root access on the 
machines, which many IRC server admins don't have.  xntpd or your ntpdate 
idea is something that all unix server admins should look at if they 
haven't already.

David


Quoth Luniz on Jan 10 at 13:30,

> Or, you could do what i do.  I made a bash script that runs every hour via
> /etc/cron.hourly/timedate.sh which contains the following code:
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> #echo "Updating Time & Date"
> 
> ntpdate ntp0.cornell.edu
> 
> I have this one all of my servers so their time is updated every hour so I
> dont have to worry about those errors anymore.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Smith" <msmith at acmecorp.org>
> To: <ircservices at ircservices.za.net>; <ircservices at ircservices.za.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 9:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [IRCServices] Strange error
> 
> 
> > At 03:31 PM 1/10/2003 +0100, Pim Smeets wrote:
> > >[2:47pm] -lightning.nl.fire-irc.net- *** Notice -- Xq is rehashing Server
> > >config file while whistling innocently
> > >[2:47pm] -lightning.nl.fire-irc.net- *** Routing -- from
> > >lightning.nl.fire-irc.net: Link with
> > >services.fire-irc.net[unknown at 0.0.0.0] established, states: ULined TS
> > >[2:47pm] -lightning.nl.fire-irc.net- *** Routing -- from
> > >lightning.nl.fire-irc.net: Link services.fire-irc.net[unknown at 0.0.0.0]
> > >dropped, excessive TS delta (my TS=1042206735, their TS=1042206583,
> delta=152)
> > >[2:47pm] -lightning.nl.fire-irc.net- *** Notice -- services.fire-irc.net
> > >was connected for 0 seconds. 4/0 sendK/recvK.
> > >[2:47pm] -lightning.nl.fire-irc.net- *** Routing -- from
> > >lightning.nl.fire-irc.net: Server
> > >asteroid.eu.fire-irc.net[unknown at 0.0.0.0] closed the connection
> > >
> > >What could be wrong?
> >
> > The time difference between your IRCd and your services server is
> > excessive.  Just fix the time on either one or the other, and you should
> be
> > fine.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mike
> >
> > Chief Network Administrator
> > FleetChat IRC Network
> >
> > Net boy, net girl / Send your impulse 'round the world
> > Put your message in a modem / And throw it in the Cyber Sea
> > - Rush / Virtuality, Test for Echo (1997)
> >
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