access ntp time server in os x 10.1

[mkuenzel]

in os x 10.1.2 in the time and date settings the apple time server seems to be contacted but the time/date is not set. Network / Internet is running well otherwise. I tried also the server pool.ntd.org but with no success. Any hints for solving the problem? thanks a lot

 

[Nixontheknight]

in os x 10.1.2 in the time and date settings the apple time server seems to be contacted but the time/date is not set. Network / Internet is running well otherwise. I tried also the server pool.ntd.org but with no success. Any hints for solving the problem? thanks a lot

it's pool.ntp.org, not ntd

 

[adespoton]

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Disabling NTP on OS X Lion or older

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Apple's PPC NTP client had a massive security hole. It was fixed with Mountain Lion, which of course isn't available for PPC Macs.

The TL;DR is: disable PPC NTP services. If you want to run NTP, compile a new version. However, this could be somewhat problematic for 10.1.2, as it pre-dates XCode, so the build-from-scratch instructions won't work.

All slightly tangential to the question, but it's best not to run older versions of ntpd on any system, or at least not point them at a public NTP server.