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Clock drift under VMware
Problem:
The clock on the guest OS is either too fast or too slow. Running NTP on the guest does not solve the problem.
 
Solution:
Never run NTP on a guest OS.
Run NTP on the VMware server only.
On linux guests, add the following kernel argument in grub.conf:
"clocksource=pit"
For all vmx files on the VMware server, edit the following setting:
tools.synctime = "TRUE"
Finally, install vmware-tools and the guest clock will automatically sync with the VMware server.

 
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