NTP configuration on Cisco IDS

[msmitha]

When I try to configure NTP on my 4215, I get this error (below). I have tried rebooting the sensor but the sensor came back up with no ntpServer configured. There is no connectivity issue between the ntp server and the sensor.

sensor(config-Host-tim)# ntpServers ipAddress A.B.C.D

sensor(config-Host-tim-ntp)# keyId 1

sensor(config-Host-tim-ntp)# keyValue secret

sensor(config-Host-tim-ntp)# exit

sensor(config-Host-tim)# show sett

timeParams

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offset: 0 minutes <defaulted>

standardTimeZoneName: UTC <defaulted>

summerTimeParams

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ntpServers (min: 0, max: 1, current: 1)

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ipAddress: A.B.C.D

keyId: 1

keyValue: secret

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sensor(config-Host-tim)# exit

sensor(config-Host)# exit

Apply Changes:?[yes]: yes

Error: Could not run ntpdate utility. Fatal Error has occurred. Node MUST be rebooted to enable alarming.

[scoclayton]

Hi,

I actually saw something similar with 4.0 first came out. Unfortunately, I never bothered to figure out what was happening as it always seemed to work after I upgraded the code on the sensor. Are you running a 4.0(1) releas