Bug#964444: systemd-timesyncd: time synchronization suddenly stopped working

[Vincent Lefevre]

On 2020-07-07 23:59:06 +0200, Michael Biebl wrote:
> Am 07.07.20 um 12:58 schrieb Vincent Lefevre:
> > Package: systemd-timesyncd
> > Version: 245.6-1
> > Severity: important
> > 
> > systemd-timesyncd no longer seems to work. I couldn't find any
> > reason in the logs. Now there's a 5-second delta!
> > 
> > zira:~> timedatectl timesync-status
> >        Server: (null) (3.debian.pool.ntp.org)   
> > Poll interval: 34min 8s (min: 32s; max 34min 8s)
> >          Leap: normal                           
> >       Version: 4                                
> >       Stratum: 2                                
> >     Reference: 596DFB17                         
> >     Precision: 1us (-24)                        
> > Root distance: 40.580ms (max: 5s)               
> >        Offset: -1.087495s                       
> 
> For smaller offset likes this one, timesyncd will adjust the time gradually.
> I don't see anything in the logs which would show that timesyncd is not
> working.

I don't know what this offset means, but this does not explain the
5-second difference with other machines.

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