Linux Administration Cookbook

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Sometimes, your time is out of sync, and it isn't automatically fixing itself. This can happen if your time is simply too far away from what it should be, as most systems refuse to do sudden and abrupt jerks.

This can be resolved by using another chrony command:

$ sudo chronyc makestep200 OK

Be wary, though—this command can have unexpected side effects. Sometimes, programs detect sudden jerks, and will forcibly kill themselves to avoid issues.

If you want to tell how busy your server is, you can also use serverstats on the command line:

$ sudo chronyc serverstatsNTP packets received       : 8NTP packets dropped        : 0Command packets received   : 1Command packets dropped    : 0Client log records dropped : 0