[tor-relays] Exit node with bad time.

[Steve Snyder]

That "CEST" you referred to is an offset that is applied to the actual time.  To check the actual (UTC) time, do this:

ntpdate -q 0.pool.ntp.org

If you are running in an OpenVZ container you will have to have your VPS vendor correct the system time on the node hosting your VPS.  Otherwise, you can keep the system time in your server accurate yourself by running the ntpd daemon.


On Tuesday, July 2, 2013 4:31am, "Bernard Tyers - ei8fdb" <ei8fdb at ei8fdb.org> said:

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> Hi there,
> 
> I am running an exit node on a VPS. For some reason (I've opened a support ticket)
> a) my systems clock is off by 2 hours (even though its hosted in CEST land) and b)
> I cannot change it, even though I am root.
> 
> As a result, I am getting recurring skewed time errors as below:
> 
> 
> Accounting (awake)                 Time to reset: 29:12:02:58
>   21 GB / 1 PB                       22 GB / 1 PB
> 
> Events (TOR/ARM NOTICE - ERR):
>  │ 12:25:39 [WARN] Received directory with skewed time (server
> '86.59.21.38:80'): It seems that our clock is ahead by 2 hours, 3 minutes, or
> that theirs is behind. Tor requires an accurate clock to work: please check your
> time, timezone, and date settings.
>  │ 12:25:03 [WARN] Received NETINFO cell with skewed time from server at
> 76.73.17.194:9090.  It seems that our clock is ahead by 2 hours, 3 minutes, or
> that theirs is behind. Tor requires an accurate clock to work: please check your
> time and date settings.
> 
> I haven't found any mention in the archives of this (except [1] which is NOT the
> same, just mentions wrong time), if it results in issues to the network overall.
> 
> Until I can get it resolved (today hopefully) is there any negative affects on the
> network of having a node with bad time?
> 
> thanks,
> Bernard
> 
> 
> 
> [1] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2011-November/001001.html
> 
> 
> - --------------------------------------
> Bernard / bluboxthief / ei8fdb
> 
> IO91XM / www.ei8fdb.org
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