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Clock skew too great while getting initial credentials error and solution

Posted by Vivek Gite [Last updated: November 1, 2006]

This error is related to Kerberos. When kinit starts you get message as follows:
Clock skew too great while getting initial credentials

What does this error mean? After searching bit I found that:
The clock on you system (Linux/UNIX) is too far off from the correct time. Your machine needs to be within 5 minutes of the Kerberos servers in order to get any tickets. You will need to run ntp, or a similar service to keep your clock within the five minute window.

Finally, ntp was setup and error vanished :)

Also make sure you have proper DNS server setup in /etc/resolv.conf file.

See more troubleshooting tips at HP website.

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Discussion on This Article:

  1. Pranay Upadhyay Says:

    CC drivers/video/bfin_ad7171fb_main.o
    drivers/video/bfin_ad7171fb_main.c:509: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
    drivers/video/bfin_ad7171fb_main.c:510: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
    LD drivers/video/fb.o
    make[4]: Warning: File `include/config/auto.conf’ has modification time 2.7e+05 s in the future
    make[4]: warning: Clock skew detected. Your build may be incomplete.
    LD drivers/video/bfin_ad7171fb.o
    LD drivers/video/built-in.o
    make[3]: warning: Clock skew detected. Your build may be incomplete.
    LD drivers/built-in.o
    drivers/char/built-in.o: In function `ppi_reg_reset’:
    (.text+0×8104): multiple definition of `ppi_reg_reset’
    drivers/video/built-in.o:(.text+0×3f34): first defined here
    make[2]: *** [drivers/built-in.o] Error 1
    make[1]: *** [drivers] Error 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/ramakrishna/uClinux-dist/linux-2.6.x’
    make: *** [linux] Error 1

    There is compilation error ,I am mot getting any file in image directory. Why we are getting this type of problem and what is the solution for this.
    please reply
    Pranay upadhyay

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