[Dovecot] Dotlock dovecot-uidlist errors / NFS / High Load

Stan Hoeppner stan at hardwarefreak.com
Fri Jan 21 08:02:28 EET 2011


Gregory Finch put forth on 1/20/2011 3:27 PM:

> You're much better off running one ntp server than two. With just two
> servers providing time, if they drift from one another, for whatever
> reason, there is no way to tell which one has the correct time. If you
> need to ensure the time is correct, peer at least 3 machines together,
> then they can take care of themselves if one drifts.

The reason for two local ntpd servers instead of one is simply redundancy in
case one dies.  In your scenario, you first have to realize you have a drifting
server.  Having 3 servers won't help in this case.  Once you identify the drift,
you simply run a manual ntpdate against external servers and you know instantly
which of your local servers is drifting.

-- 
Stan


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