Network Time inaccurate

[g/re/p]

The "set date and time automatically" in System Preferences/Date and Time
is no longer accurate - It is stuck in GMT and setting it back to "Dallas Texas"
does not work - it reverts back to GMT and shows the wrong time.

Instead of 17:57 it shows as 22:57, so i have to manually set the time.

This is no big deal, except the fact that i cannot fix it - which is VERY
irritating.

Any ideas?

 

[MisterMe]

Launch System Preferences.

Click the Date & Time preference pane.

Click the Date & Time tab.

Check the Set date & time automatically: checkbox.

Choose a time server from the popup menu. Since you are in the USA, choose Apple Americas/U.S. (time.apple.com).

Click the Time Zone tab.

Click the map in the general vicinity of Texas.

Select Dallas - U.S.A., Austin - U.S.A., Memphis - U.S.A., or whatever.

You should now be set.

 

[g/re/p]

You seem to have misunderstood my question.

The "set time and date automatically" function is not
working properly - when i select it by checking the
box the time changes from the correct time, which is
already set manually, to the wrong time - about 5 hours
later than the correct time.

Changing the time zone at this point does not change
back to the correct time - After closing and reopening
System Preferences/Date and Time, the time zone has
reverted back from Dallas - USA to GMT and the time
is still showing incorrectly as 5 hours later than the
correct time.

console.log shows the following:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
Time and Frequency Division
325 Broadway
Boulder, Colorado 80303
davidlee@boulder.nist.gov

minutesOffset = -300
host=NIST.TIME.GOV
measuring...
nTries=0, nGood=0
errorBoolean is: false
1152035946418 1152017931921 18014497
access delay = 144
nTries=1, nGood=1
c.value() = 18014497
c.uncertainty_value = 144
tz DOES NOT use daylight savings correction.
2006-07-04 12:59:45.013 SystemUIServer[457] lang is:en
measuring...
nTries=1, nGood=0
errorBoolean is: false
1152035985630 1152017985231 18000399
access delay = 135
nTries=2, nGood=1
c.value() = 18000399
c.uncertainty_value = 135
tz DOES NOT use daylight savings correction.

 

[MisterMe]

No, I did not misunderstand your question. You gave insufficient and even incorrect information with which to diagnose your problem. My reading your your console log file shows that you have been creative in following my instructions. Follow them exactly to see if they work. If not, try the usual troubleshooting techniques. Repair permissions. Locate the .plist file which stores the date and time and delete it.

 

[g/re/p]

Yes - you did misunderstand my question.
No need to be a jerk about it....

I did follow your instructions exactly - many times -
and they were worthless: They did not work.

 

[g/re/p]

My problem has been solved - i deleted the global preference files and then logged out and back in.

rm ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist
rm /Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist