> > I'm trying to set up a NTP server on a sparc64 under 2.0.
[...]
> Ntpd is a complex beast which aims to keep track of time very
> accurately.  That means it takes time to make sure it is properly
> synchronised with the remote servers, and to guess the flaws (i.e.,
> mostly the drift) of the internal clock.
>
> And yes, that might take up as long as 10 minutes.
Thanks Quentin.

I also noticed that I have regular kernel messages concerning ntpd:
frequency error 512 PPM exceeds tolerance 500 PPM

Does it indicate a hardware problem?

Thierry.