Using ntpdate -u <timeserver_IP_address> throws Error: no server suitable for synchronization found

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Issue

  • Issuing ntpdate -u <timeserver_IP_address> throws the following error
Error: no server suitable for synchronization found
  • While performing ntpdate -d <timeserver_IP_address> on the client, there is no receive messages shown.

22 Nov 02:41:11 ntpdate[xxxxx]: ntpdate 4.2.0a@1.1190-r Wed Apr 23 07:36:43 EDT 2008 (1)
Looking for host timeserver_IP_address and service ntp
host found : hostname
transmit(timeserver_IP_address)
transmit(timeserver_IP_address)
transmit(timeserver_IP_address)
transmit(timeserver_IP_address)
transmit(timeserver_IP_address)
timeserver_IP_address: Server dropped: no data
server timeserver_IP_address, port 123
stratum 0, precision 0, leap 00, trust 000
refid [timeserver_IP_address], delay 0.00000, dispersion 64.00000
transmitted 4, in filter 4
reference time:    00000000.00000000  Thu, Feb  7 2036  1:28:16.000
originate timestamp: 00000000.00000000  Thu, Feb  7 2036  1:28:16.000
transmit timestamp:  d275d09a.9d3b0813  Tue, Nov 22 2011  2:41:14.614
filter delay:  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000
         0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000
filter offset: 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
         0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
delay 0.00000, dispersion 64.00000
offset 0.000000

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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