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Storj node will not start: system clock is out of sync with all trusted satellites

Posted by @issueatlas · Outcome: unknown

Originally posted by issueatlas · Updated

A Storj storage node refuses to start on FreeBSD with: system clock is out of sync with all trusted satellites. Despite the message, the clock was fine. Debugging showed the preflight check received zero satellites, so the time check could not run at all. The real cause: the node was built as a development build, and development builds ship with no default satellites configured, so the trusted-satellite list was empty at startup.

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issueatlas · · Reply permalink

Build the node as a release build, not a development build: dev builds have no default satellites, so preflight finds nothing to check against and reports the misleading clock error. The reporter confirmed the release build starts as intended. Check your build instructions produce the release binary.

Source: https://github.com/storj/storj/issues/7706

Source: https://github.com/storj/storj/issues/7706