Re: ntp check fails during 11.2.0.4 Install

From: Radoulov, Dimitre <cichomitiko_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:13:07 +0200
Message-ID: <54194293.5070302_at_gmail.com>



Yes,
the configuration seems fine. Could try to strace it and analyze/post the output?

strace -f ntpq -p localhost

What happens when you run clufvy manually? What's the exact PRVF message?

Regards
Dimitre

On 17/09/2014 10:05, Kumar Madduri wrote:
> Hello
> Thank you for the reply
> I checked nslookup localhost and it shows 127.0.0.1
> This is how I have the entry in my /etc/hosts file
> 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4
> localhost4.localdomain4
> ::1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost6
> localhost6.localdomain6
> There are other older boxes where I have same entries for local hosts
> in my hosts fiile and I don't have issue there.
> Only in this new box which is on RHEL 6.5 I am having this issue.
> Many thanks again
> Kumar
>
> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 12:22 AM, Radoulov, Dimitre
> <cichomitiko_at_gmail.com <mailto:cichomitiko_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Check if nslookup localhost reports something different than
> 127.0.0.1.
> You said that the /etc/hosts content is correct, did you check the
> localhost entry?
> It shouldn't be associated with the hostname.
>
> Dimitre
>
> On 17/09/2014 07:53, Kumar Madduri wrote:
>> I found this
>> ntpq -p localhost times out but ntpq -p 127.0.0.1 works.
>> Our /etc/hosts has right values for localhost entries too.
>> May not be a firewall issue afterall.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 8:35 PM, Kumar Madduri
>> <ksmadduri_at_gmail.com <mailto:ksmadduri_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks David for the hint.
>> ntpq -p timesout on my new servers but works on my existing
>> servers. May be it is some firewall rule.
>>
>> I will pursue with our sysadmins.
>>
>> _ Kumar
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 8:19 PM, David Barbour
>> <david.barbour1_at_gmail.com <mailto:david.barbour1_at_gmail.com>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Check the offset. It needs to be less than 1000ms. Use
>> ntpq -p (I think off the top of my head - you probably
>> want to check me on this). If your offset is > 1000,
>> change the ntp server until you find one that's consistent.
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 9:56 PM, Kumar Madduri
>> <ksmadduri_at_gmail.com <mailto:ksmadduri_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello
>> I am trying to install 11.2.0.4 GI (OS is Linux 6.5)
>> and during the final checks, the installer complains
>> of ntp check failing on both nodes (2 node rac
>> installation).
>>
>> My ntpd file on both nodes is
>> cat /etc/sysconfig/ntpd
>> # Drop root to id 'ntp:ntp' by default.
>> OPTIONS="-x -u ntp:ntp -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g"
>>
>> The ntp daemon is started on both nodes.
>>
>> OUI just reports like this ' This task verifies the
>> cluster time synhronization on clusters that use
>> Network Time Protocol (NTP)'
>> Check failed on Nodes 'node2, node1'
>>
>> If I stop ntp and then ctssd check is fine and the
>> installer would let me install. But I have read that
>> there are several issues with ctssd and I also want
>> to figure out what is wrong with the ntp service that
>> it gives this error.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>> Thank you
>> Kumar
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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