System clock always unsynced

[Jim Thompson]

> On Apr 28, 2015, at 10:16 AM, Christian Weisgerber <naddy at mips.inka.de> wrote:
> 
> On 2015-04-27, Jim Thompson <jim at netgate.com> wrote:
> 
>> Running openntpd is a poor substitute for a real ntpd.
> 
> FUD.

The issues encountered when running either are well-understood, actually.

So: not FUD

>> Answering, "What *does* an ntpd daemon need to do to sync the
>> clock?” likely requires a thesis length posting,
> 
> As it turns out, the answer to my question is a one-liner:
> "STA_UNSYNC is driven by ntpd, not the kernel. Just clear the bit."

It goes far beyond this, but feel free to engage as you see best.

My unsolicited advice: look at phk’s ntimed.

Jim