How to solve the problem of ntp “Unable to contact time server” from KDE?

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I want to set date and time automatically but this error appears when I try to .. I'm using openSUSE, I tried different servers but it didn't work either, help please!



Error Window



It doesn't seem to be a network problem:



$ ping pool.ntp.org
64 bytes from 41.78.128.17: icmp_seq=1 ttl=41 time=260 ms


To the question of whether ntpd is installed and running:



$ ps -C ntpd
PID TTY TIME CMD


i.e. there's no ntpd process running.



$ rpm -qa | grep ntp
yast2-ntp-client-3.1.12-1.7.noarch
ntp-4.2.6p5-25.2.1.i586


Further information from the comments:



$ sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org 
25 Sep 19:41:51 ntpdate[3162]: no server suitable for synchronization found









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  • I don't use KDE or SUSE, so I might not be able to help, but -- can you run ntpdate pool.ntp.org? I suspect you're unable to get NTP traffic over the network.

    – Jeff Schaller
    Sep 25 '15 at 16:54











  • I tried sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org and the output was 25 Sep 19:41:51 ntpdate[3162]: no server suitable for synchronization found @JeffSchaller

    – Ahmed Elsawy
    Sep 25 '15 at 17:43











  • Seems that something is blocking NTP traffic (port 123) for you. Do you have a host-based firewall? A network-level firewall? You can also try the -v (verbose) and -u (unprivileged source port) options for more information.

    – Jeff Schaller
    Sep 25 '15 at 17:51











  • What version of opensuse?

    – TopHat
    May 8 '17 at 14:22











  • @TopHat Actually that was a long time ago. I don't use it anymore.

    – Ahmed Elsawy
    May 13 '17 at 4:19


















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I want to set date and time automatically but this error appears when I try to .. I'm using openSUSE, I tried different servers but it didn't work either, help please!



Error Window



It doesn't seem to be a network problem:



$ ping pool.ntp.org
64 bytes from 41.78.128.17: icmp_seq=1 ttl=41 time=260 ms


To the question of whether ntpd is installed and running:



$ ps -C ntpd
PID TTY TIME CMD


i.e. there's no ntpd process running.



$ rpm -qa | grep ntp
yast2-ntp-client-3.1.12-1.7.noarch
ntp-4.2.6p5-25.2.1.i586


Further information from the comments:



$ sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org 
25 Sep 19:41:51 ntpdate[3162]: no server suitable for synchronization found









share|improve this question
























  • I don't use KDE or SUSE, so I might not be able to help, but -- can you run ntpdate pool.ntp.org? I suspect you're unable to get NTP traffic over the network.

    – Jeff Schaller
    Sep 25 '15 at 16:54











  • I tried sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org and the output was 25 Sep 19:41:51 ntpdate[3162]: no server suitable for synchronization found @JeffSchaller

    – Ahmed Elsawy
    Sep 25 '15 at 17:43











  • Seems that something is blocking NTP traffic (port 123) for you. Do you have a host-based firewall? A network-level firewall? You can also try the -v (verbose) and -u (unprivileged source port) options for more information.

    – Jeff Schaller
    Sep 25 '15 at 17:51











  • What version of opensuse?

    – TopHat
    May 8 '17 at 14:22











  • @TopHat Actually that was a long time ago. I don't use it anymore.

    – Ahmed Elsawy
    May 13 '17 at 4:19














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I want to set date and time automatically but this error appears when I try to .. I'm using openSUSE, I tried different servers but it didn't work either, help please!



Error Window



It doesn't seem to be a network problem:



$ ping pool.ntp.org
64 bytes from 41.78.128.17: icmp_seq=1 ttl=41 time=260 ms


To the question of whether ntpd is installed and running:



$ ps -C ntpd
PID TTY TIME CMD


i.e. there's no ntpd process running.



$ rpm -qa | grep ntp
yast2-ntp-client-3.1.12-1.7.noarch
ntp-4.2.6p5-25.2.1.i586


Further information from the comments:



$ sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org 
25 Sep 19:41:51 ntpdate[3162]: no server suitable for synchronization found









share|improve this question
















I want to set date and time automatically but this error appears when I try to .. I'm using openSUSE, I tried different servers but it didn't work either, help please!



Error Window



It doesn't seem to be a network problem:



$ ping pool.ntp.org
64 bytes from 41.78.128.17: icmp_seq=1 ttl=41 time=260 ms


To the question of whether ntpd is installed and running:



$ ps -C ntpd
PID TTY TIME CMD


i.e. there's no ntpd process running.



$ rpm -qa | grep ntp
yast2-ntp-client-3.1.12-1.7.noarch
ntp-4.2.6p5-25.2.1.i586


Further information from the comments:



$ sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org 
25 Sep 19:41:51 ntpdate[3162]: no server suitable for synchronization found






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  • I don't use KDE or SUSE, so I might not be able to help, but -- can you run ntpdate pool.ntp.org? I suspect you're unable to get NTP traffic over the network.

    – Jeff Schaller
    Sep 25 '15 at 16:54











  • I tried sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org and the output was 25 Sep 19:41:51 ntpdate[3162]: no server suitable for synchronization found @JeffSchaller

    – Ahmed Elsawy
    Sep 25 '15 at 17:43











  • Seems that something is blocking NTP traffic (port 123) for you. Do you have a host-based firewall? A network-level firewall? You can also try the -v (verbose) and -u (unprivileged source port) options for more information.

    – Jeff Schaller
    Sep 25 '15 at 17:51











  • What version of opensuse?

    – TopHat
    May 8 '17 at 14:22











  • @TopHat Actually that was a long time ago. I don't use it anymore.

    – Ahmed Elsawy
    May 13 '17 at 4:19


















  • I don't use KDE or SUSE, so I might not be able to help, but -- can you run ntpdate pool.ntp.org? I suspect you're unable to get NTP traffic over the network.

    – Jeff Schaller
    Sep 25 '15 at 16:54











  • I tried sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org and the output was 25 Sep 19:41:51 ntpdate[3162]: no server suitable for synchronization found @JeffSchaller

    – Ahmed Elsawy
    Sep 25 '15 at 17:43











  • Seems that something is blocking NTP traffic (port 123) for you. Do you have a host-based firewall? A network-level firewall? You can also try the -v (verbose) and -u (unprivileged source port) options for more information.

    – Jeff Schaller
    Sep 25 '15 at 17:51











  • What version of opensuse?

    – TopHat
    May 8 '17 at 14:22











  • @TopHat Actually that was a long time ago. I don't use it anymore.

    – Ahmed Elsawy
    May 13 '17 at 4:19

















I don't use KDE or SUSE, so I might not be able to help, but -- can you run ntpdate pool.ntp.org? I suspect you're unable to get NTP traffic over the network.

– Jeff Schaller
Sep 25 '15 at 16:54





I don't use KDE or SUSE, so I might not be able to help, but -- can you run ntpdate pool.ntp.org? I suspect you're unable to get NTP traffic over the network.

– Jeff Schaller
Sep 25 '15 at 16:54













I tried sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org and the output was 25 Sep 19:41:51 ntpdate[3162]: no server suitable for synchronization found @JeffSchaller

– Ahmed Elsawy
Sep 25 '15 at 17:43





I tried sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org and the output was 25 Sep 19:41:51 ntpdate[3162]: no server suitable for synchronization found @JeffSchaller

– Ahmed Elsawy
Sep 25 '15 at 17:43













Seems that something is blocking NTP traffic (port 123) for you. Do you have a host-based firewall? A network-level firewall? You can also try the -v (verbose) and -u (unprivileged source port) options for more information.

– Jeff Schaller
Sep 25 '15 at 17:51





Seems that something is blocking NTP traffic (port 123) for you. Do you have a host-based firewall? A network-level firewall? You can also try the -v (verbose) and -u (unprivileged source port) options for more information.

– Jeff Schaller
Sep 25 '15 at 17:51













What version of opensuse?

– TopHat
May 8 '17 at 14:22





What version of opensuse?

– TopHat
May 8 '17 at 14:22













@TopHat Actually that was a long time ago. I don't use it anymore.

– Ahmed Elsawy
May 13 '17 at 4:19






@TopHat Actually that was a long time ago. I don't use it anymore.

– Ahmed Elsawy
May 13 '17 at 4:19











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Right now, your specified NTP Server works for me (Moldova and UK)



$ ntpdate -qu 41.78.128.17
server 41.78.128.17, stratum 2, offset 0.003619, delay 0.22984
25 Sep 19:26:35 ntpdate[13226]: adjust time server 41.78.128.17 offset 0.003619 sec


so it's not a problem with the server. At least, not obviously.



Remember that the pool servers are all run voluntarily and several IP address ranges are blocked by a large number of operators to mitigate the unreasonable hundreds or even thousands of queries per second from those blocks. Turkish Telecom is one that springs to mind, for example.



You might want to try different servers from the command line. Some suggestions are 1.uk.pool.ntp.org, 2.uk.pool.ntp.org, and 3.uk.pool.ntp.org. Replace the uk with your two-letter country code for more variety. For a specific instance that I know works, try my own server:



ntpdate -qu ntp.roaima.co.uk


If none of these work then you need to look to your own server for potential firewall rules blocking the traffic:



iptables -nvL





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    Forgive the tardy addition on this topic. Hopefully, this helps someone at some point.



    I'd like to add that additionally, one can check to see if the ntpd service is running from the command line similar to below (for Linux distributions which utilize the System V init system and many others which provide emulation and/or aliasing of):



    [user@host ~]$ sudo service ntpd status
    ntpd (pid 8374) is running...


    If running you can stop the service by:



    [user@host ~]$ sudo service ntpd stop
    Shutting down ntpd: [ OK ]


    This was performed on the below Linux version:



    [user@host ~]# cat /etc/version
    2017 1 PCLinuxOS


    With the below frontend/GUI versions:



    [user@host ~]$ kde4-config --version
    Qt: 4.8.7
    KDE Development Platform: 4.14.18
    kde4-config: 1.0


    Note: you can use the --version parameter with any "standard" KDE program such as Konsole, Kate, Konqueror, etc. The same can be achieved in the GUI by selecting drop-down menu Help -> About KDE.



    I ran into the same issue where the ntpd service, which was active on my workstation, was preventing the GUI from handshaking with the external public NTP service configured in the widget [KDE Date & Time Control Module] thus resulting in the error you (and I both) received.






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      Right now, your specified NTP Server works for me (Moldova and UK)



      $ ntpdate -qu 41.78.128.17
      server 41.78.128.17, stratum 2, offset 0.003619, delay 0.22984
      25 Sep 19:26:35 ntpdate[13226]: adjust time server 41.78.128.17 offset 0.003619 sec


      so it's not a problem with the server. At least, not obviously.



      Remember that the pool servers are all run voluntarily and several IP address ranges are blocked by a large number of operators to mitigate the unreasonable hundreds or even thousands of queries per second from those blocks. Turkish Telecom is one that springs to mind, for example.



      You might want to try different servers from the command line. Some suggestions are 1.uk.pool.ntp.org, 2.uk.pool.ntp.org, and 3.uk.pool.ntp.org. Replace the uk with your two-letter country code for more variety. For a specific instance that I know works, try my own server:



      ntpdate -qu ntp.roaima.co.uk


      If none of these work then you need to look to your own server for potential firewall rules blocking the traffic:



      iptables -nvL





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        Right now, your specified NTP Server works for me (Moldova and UK)



        $ ntpdate -qu 41.78.128.17
        server 41.78.128.17, stratum 2, offset 0.003619, delay 0.22984
        25 Sep 19:26:35 ntpdate[13226]: adjust time server 41.78.128.17 offset 0.003619 sec


        so it's not a problem with the server. At least, not obviously.



        Remember that the pool servers are all run voluntarily and several IP address ranges are blocked by a large number of operators to mitigate the unreasonable hundreds or even thousands of queries per second from those blocks. Turkish Telecom is one that springs to mind, for example.



        You might want to try different servers from the command line. Some suggestions are 1.uk.pool.ntp.org, 2.uk.pool.ntp.org, and 3.uk.pool.ntp.org. Replace the uk with your two-letter country code for more variety. For a specific instance that I know works, try my own server:



        ntpdate -qu ntp.roaima.co.uk


        If none of these work then you need to look to your own server for potential firewall rules blocking the traffic:



        iptables -nvL





        share|improve this answer

























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          Right now, your specified NTP Server works for me (Moldova and UK)



          $ ntpdate -qu 41.78.128.17
          server 41.78.128.17, stratum 2, offset 0.003619, delay 0.22984
          25 Sep 19:26:35 ntpdate[13226]: adjust time server 41.78.128.17 offset 0.003619 sec


          so it's not a problem with the server. At least, not obviously.



          Remember that the pool servers are all run voluntarily and several IP address ranges are blocked by a large number of operators to mitigate the unreasonable hundreds or even thousands of queries per second from those blocks. Turkish Telecom is one that springs to mind, for example.



          You might want to try different servers from the command line. Some suggestions are 1.uk.pool.ntp.org, 2.uk.pool.ntp.org, and 3.uk.pool.ntp.org. Replace the uk with your two-letter country code for more variety. For a specific instance that I know works, try my own server:



          ntpdate -qu ntp.roaima.co.uk


          If none of these work then you need to look to your own server for potential firewall rules blocking the traffic:



          iptables -nvL





          share|improve this answer













          Right now, your specified NTP Server works for me (Moldova and UK)



          $ ntpdate -qu 41.78.128.17
          server 41.78.128.17, stratum 2, offset 0.003619, delay 0.22984
          25 Sep 19:26:35 ntpdate[13226]: adjust time server 41.78.128.17 offset 0.003619 sec


          so it's not a problem with the server. At least, not obviously.



          Remember that the pool servers are all run voluntarily and several IP address ranges are blocked by a large number of operators to mitigate the unreasonable hundreds or even thousands of queries per second from those blocks. Turkish Telecom is one that springs to mind, for example.



          You might want to try different servers from the command line. Some suggestions are 1.uk.pool.ntp.org, 2.uk.pool.ntp.org, and 3.uk.pool.ntp.org. Replace the uk with your two-letter country code for more variety. For a specific instance that I know works, try my own server:



          ntpdate -qu ntp.roaima.co.uk


          If none of these work then you need to look to your own server for potential firewall rules blocking the traffic:



          iptables -nvL






          share|improve this answer












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              Forgive the tardy addition on this topic. Hopefully, this helps someone at some point.



              I'd like to add that additionally, one can check to see if the ntpd service is running from the command line similar to below (for Linux distributions which utilize the System V init system and many others which provide emulation and/or aliasing of):



              [user@host ~]$ sudo service ntpd status
              ntpd (pid 8374) is running...


              If running you can stop the service by:



              [user@host ~]$ sudo service ntpd stop
              Shutting down ntpd: [ OK ]


              This was performed on the below Linux version:



              [user@host ~]# cat /etc/version
              2017 1 PCLinuxOS


              With the below frontend/GUI versions:



              [user@host ~]$ kde4-config --version
              Qt: 4.8.7
              KDE Development Platform: 4.14.18
              kde4-config: 1.0


              Note: you can use the --version parameter with any "standard" KDE program such as Konsole, Kate, Konqueror, etc. The same can be achieved in the GUI by selecting drop-down menu Help -> About KDE.



              I ran into the same issue where the ntpd service, which was active on my workstation, was preventing the GUI from handshaking with the external public NTP service configured in the widget [KDE Date & Time Control Module] thus resulting in the error you (and I both) received.






              share|improve this answer





























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                Forgive the tardy addition on this topic. Hopefully, this helps someone at some point.



                I'd like to add that additionally, one can check to see if the ntpd service is running from the command line similar to below (for Linux distributions which utilize the System V init system and many others which provide emulation and/or aliasing of):



                [user@host ~]$ sudo service ntpd status
                ntpd (pid 8374) is running...


                If running you can stop the service by:



                [user@host ~]$ sudo service ntpd stop
                Shutting down ntpd: [ OK ]


                This was performed on the below Linux version:



                [user@host ~]# cat /etc/version
                2017 1 PCLinuxOS


                With the below frontend/GUI versions:



                [user@host ~]$ kde4-config --version
                Qt: 4.8.7
                KDE Development Platform: 4.14.18
                kde4-config: 1.0


                Note: you can use the --version parameter with any "standard" KDE program such as Konsole, Kate, Konqueror, etc. The same can be achieved in the GUI by selecting drop-down menu Help -> About KDE.



                I ran into the same issue where the ntpd service, which was active on my workstation, was preventing the GUI from handshaking with the external public NTP service configured in the widget [KDE Date & Time Control Module] thus resulting in the error you (and I both) received.






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                  Forgive the tardy addition on this topic. Hopefully, this helps someone at some point.



                  I'd like to add that additionally, one can check to see if the ntpd service is running from the command line similar to below (for Linux distributions which utilize the System V init system and many others which provide emulation and/or aliasing of):



                  [user@host ~]$ sudo service ntpd status
                  ntpd (pid 8374) is running...


                  If running you can stop the service by:



                  [user@host ~]$ sudo service ntpd stop
                  Shutting down ntpd: [ OK ]


                  This was performed on the below Linux version:



                  [user@host ~]# cat /etc/version
                  2017 1 PCLinuxOS


                  With the below frontend/GUI versions:



                  [user@host ~]$ kde4-config --version
                  Qt: 4.8.7
                  KDE Development Platform: 4.14.18
                  kde4-config: 1.0


                  Note: you can use the --version parameter with any "standard" KDE program such as Konsole, Kate, Konqueror, etc. The same can be achieved in the GUI by selecting drop-down menu Help -> About KDE.



                  I ran into the same issue where the ntpd service, which was active on my workstation, was preventing the GUI from handshaking with the external public NTP service configured in the widget [KDE Date & Time Control Module] thus resulting in the error you (and I both) received.






                  share|improve this answer















                  Forgive the tardy addition on this topic. Hopefully, this helps someone at some point.



                  I'd like to add that additionally, one can check to see if the ntpd service is running from the command line similar to below (for Linux distributions which utilize the System V init system and many others which provide emulation and/or aliasing of):



                  [user@host ~]$ sudo service ntpd status
                  ntpd (pid 8374) is running...


                  If running you can stop the service by:



                  [user@host ~]$ sudo service ntpd stop
                  Shutting down ntpd: [ OK ]


                  This was performed on the below Linux version:



                  [user@host ~]# cat /etc/version
                  2017 1 PCLinuxOS


                  With the below frontend/GUI versions:



                  [user@host ~]$ kde4-config --version
                  Qt: 4.8.7
                  KDE Development Platform: 4.14.18
                  kde4-config: 1.0


                  Note: you can use the --version parameter with any "standard" KDE program such as Konsole, Kate, Konqueror, etc. The same can be achieved in the GUI by selecting drop-down menu Help -> About KDE.



                  I ran into the same issue where the ntpd service, which was active on my workstation, was preventing the GUI from handshaking with the external public NTP service configured in the widget [KDE Date & Time Control Module] thus resulting in the error you (and I both) received.







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