# system\_clock\_sync\_state on MacOS 12.2

**URL:** <https://community.netdata.cloud/t/system-clock-sync-state-on-macos-12-2/2506>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** agent-alarms, agent\
**Created:** [February 1, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/system-clock-sync-state-on-macos-12-2/2506 "2022-02-01T15:00:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![thomasmerz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/thomasmerz/32/1449_2.png) [@thomasmerz](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/thomasmerz)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/system-clock-sync-state-on-macos-12-2/2506/1 "2022-02-01T15:00:26Z")

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Hi there,

## Environment

Latest Netdata Agent is running in a docker container on MacOS (Docker Desktop).

## Problem/Question

Regarding [system\_clock\_sync\_state](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/system-clock-sync-state/2173) there should only be a system\_clock\_sync\_state on linux - but there’s also one on my MacOS. Confusing?!  
My agent tells me that there’s an “Alarm in system.clock\_sync\_state on 01/02/2022, 14:32:56” which isn’t getting ok.

## What I expected to happen

Because I’m using Apple’s Time Servers and network-time is on, I would expect that this alert will vanish as soon as time is ok again:

```auto
# systemsetup -getusingnetworktime
Network Time: On

```

Please advice what I’m doing wrong or if my expectation is wrong or what Netdata Agent is doing wrong.

Thanks!  
Thomas

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**Author:** ![ilyam8](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/ilyam8/32/134_2.png) [@ilyam8](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/ilyam8)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/system-clock-sync-state-on-macos-12-2/2506/2 "2022-02-01T16:01:06Z")

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Hi, @thomasmerz. Docker runs in a secure, optimized **Linux VM** that runs Linux tools and containers on macOS. So if you install Netdata in a container on macOS you monitor that VM, not the host.

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**Author:** ![ilyam8](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/ilyam8/32/134_2.png) [@ilyam8](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/ilyam8)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/system-clock-sync-state-on-macos-12-2/2506/3 "2022-02-01T16:51:46Z")

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If you have [homebrew](https://brew.sh/) installed:

```bash
brew install netdata

```

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**Author:** ![thomasmerz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/thomasmerz/32/1449_2.png) [@thomasmerz](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/thomasmerz)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/system-clock-sync-state-on-macos-12-2/2506/4 "2022-02-01T16:59:39Z")

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That seems to be damn right 👍  
Therefore I better should disable alarming. Thanks!