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View Full Version : cpanel rdate problem timing out, how to resolve?


sharmaine1111
07-04-2009, 09:59 AM
Servers are getting this error:

rdate: timeout for rdate.cpanel.net (http://rdate.cpanel.net/)

servers time are already off by hours. How to resolve this?

sharmaine1111
07-09-2009, 08:59 AM
I still havent found a way to fix this. any help?

Adam-AEC
07-09-2009, 09:23 AM
Any firewall installed? if so do you have port 123 open for egress?

sharmaine1111
07-09-2009, 09:24 AM
what egress is for? why do i need to open that port? im not using apf.

Adam-AEC
07-09-2009, 09:32 AM
Outbound traffic.

If the port isn't open, how is rdate going to communicate with the time server?

Doesn't have to be apf. Could be csf, or just plain old iptables rules.

sharmaine1111
07-09-2009, 09:44 AM
I dont use ntpd. i believe 123 is for ntp. im using 37 for rdate but i found out that port 37 is not in the firewall

jphilipson
07-09-2009, 12:42 PM
Yeah, sounds like the firewall is blocking it, did that fix it?