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04-01-2009, 01:10 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Dec 2008
Location: india
Posts: 5
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ntpq
I am using redhat linux. I wanted to the list of peers using ntpq -p which gives me the response "Temporary failure in name resolution". Any suggestions?
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04-01-2009, 02:20 PM
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Registered: Apr 2002
Location: in a fallen world
Distribution: slackware by choice, others too :} ... android.
Posts: 22,903
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That means that the names of the server(s) you have in
ntp.conf can't be resolved to IP addresses. Check the
spelling or your resolv.conf or your network connectivity
to your DNS server or ...
Cheers,
Tink
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04-02-2009, 04:52 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Dec 2008
Location: india
Posts: 5
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thanks
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tinkster
That means that the names of the server(s) you have in
ntp.conf can't be resolved to IP addresses. Check the
spelling or your resolv.conf or your network connectivity
to your DNS server or ...
Cheers,
Tink
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thanks for your suggestion, but i have already checked ntp.conf and resolv.conf and both seems to be fine. |
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04-02-2009, 05:00 AM
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Member
Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Mumbai, india
Distribution: REDHAT, FEDORA,SUSE, UBUNTU, ORACLE ENTERPRISE LINUX & SOLARIS 10
Posts: 130
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wild guess
have u made their entries in /etc/hosts
Check if their names are mentioned properly.
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04-02-2009, 09:10 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2006
Location: USA
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 4,474
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Well what servers are you using?
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