Re: timed and a VM time server

From: Bob Booth - UIUC (booth@UIUC.EDU)
Date: Tue Jul 29 2003 - 16:42:00 EDT


Does the 'setclock' on the AIX machine work when you point to the mainframe?

On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 04:21:37PM -0400, lherbst@PROPAPPR.MARION.FL.US wrote:
> We have a time server set up on a IBM mainframe running VM. All of our PCs
> synch their clocks to the mainframe. We want to do this with our Notes
> server (AIX 5L) as well. I've started timed, but it does not seem to find
> the mainframe as a time server. I've used timedc to try to elect the
> mainframe as the master time server - I don't get any errors, but the Notes
> server still does not synch its clock. When I try to request the time
> difference between the two machines using timedc, I get a valid response
> back from the mainframe and it shows the correct time difference. When I
> try to find the master time server with timedc I get a "communication
> error" message. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get this to work?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lee Herbst
> Programmer/Analyst
> Marion County Property Appraiser
> Marion County, Florida



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