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Hello, and thank you in advance for looking at this.

My very useful little daemon ntpd was behaving normally just weeks ago, but now, it checks with Apple's time servers like an obsessive/compulsive person might look at his/her watch.

This is a small example (please note the few seconds between checks):

76.90.x.x is my ip address currently, of course.

Fri, April 25, 2008, 03:11:42 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:40:33 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:38:22 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:36:12 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:34:05 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:31:58 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:29:50 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:27:42 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:26:36 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:25:30 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:24:25 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:23:22 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:22:18 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:21:12 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:20:08 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:19:03 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:18:00 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:16:57 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:15:52 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:14:49 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:13:46 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:12:40 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:11:35 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:10:32 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:09:28 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:08:22 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:07:16 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:06:12 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:05:09 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:04:04 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:03:01 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:01:57 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 04:00:53 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:59:49 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:58:43 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:57:40 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:56:35 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:55:32 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:54:26 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:53:20 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:52:16 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:51:10 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:50:06 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:49:02 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:47:58 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:46:52 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:45:47 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:44:42 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:43:39 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:42:33 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:41:30 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:40:25 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:39:18 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:38:16 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:37:09 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:36:04 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:35:00 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:33:54 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:32:48 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:31:42 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:30:37 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:29:35 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:29:35 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:24:11 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:23:04 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:22:01 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:21:25 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:19:50 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:18:45 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:17:41 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:16:36 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:15:29 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:14:23 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:13:19 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:12:16 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:11:12 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:10:07 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:09:01 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:07:57 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:06:55 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:05:52 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:04:46 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:03:42 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:02:36 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:02:08 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 03:02:07 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 02:59:27 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 02:58:21 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 02:57:17 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 02:56:14 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 02:55:10 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 02:54:07 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 02:53:02 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 02:51:57 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 02:50:53 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
Thu, April 24, 2008, 02:49:47 PM, Port 123, UDP, Network Time Protocol (NTP), 76.90.4.171
 
Like most problems this can be fixed easily. Just open System Preferences->Date & Time and uncheck the Automatic Time server. Then navigate to /YourHardDrive/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/ andthrow out the preference files com.apple.MenuBarClock.plist and com.apple.systempreferences.plist . Restart and once it comes back up go back to System Preferences->Date & Time and try the NTP time server again to see if it goes wild again.
 
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