Macbook Pro Retina not keeping accurate time

Question

I'm having an issue with my new Macbook Retina.  I've noticed the clock is off a few seconds every day and it accumulates.  I run some ham radio apps that rely on a precise clock and this is a problem.  I have the "set date and time automatically" box checked.  I prepared a script that forces ntp to update but it has to be done manually since it requires root password.  I would imagine that the system would calculate the clock drift and adjust its update schedule to keep it accurate at least to a second, but I don't see this happening.  Also checked the system log and I don't see ntpd updates.  Is there something wrong with my mac?

Answer 1

Triple-click the line below to select it:
/etc/ntp.conf
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Reveal
from the contextual menu.* A Finder window should open with a file selected. Open the file in TextEdit and post the contents.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar, paste into the box that opens (command-V). You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.