Re: Excessive questions about "file changed on disk" in tramp ftp

[XeCycle]

Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> writes:

[...]

>> I'm unable to verify the time on the remote machine.  I have only
>> FTP access to that.  However, time reported in dired is correct,
>> always earlier than current time.
>
> How is "earlier than the current time" correct?

That is, the time listed in dired for the remote file is earlier
than my local system time.  E.g. remote file 23:34 vs local
23:35.

> Sounds like someone's time isn't right.

My local system shall be correct.  I run ntp at times, and the
adjustment was always within a second.

>> Or, can I simply turn off this checking for remote files?  Or for
>> this server?
>
> Don't know, just know that I've seen the issue and the problem
> occurred because NTP had died and was not restarted.
>
> At the same time "make" was pretty confused about what needed to be
> built and what didn't.
>
> Make sure your local system has the correct time, then contact the
> admin on the FTP server and get him to correct his time.

I am sure of my local system.  I decided to inhibit this check
for remote files.  Thanks anyway.

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