Symptoms were on Ubuntu with 8u222:
Exception in thread "Controller" java.awt.AWTError: Assistive Technology not found: org.GNOME.Accessibility.AtkWrapper
at java.awt.Toolkit.loadAssistiveTechnologies(Toolkit.java:807)
at java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit(Toolkit.java:886)
at java.awt.SystemTray.isSupported(SystemTray.java:219)
at org.qora.gui.SysTray.<init>(SysTray.java:50)
at org.qora.gui.SysTray.getInstance(SysTray.java:249)
at org.qora.controller.Controller.updateSysTray(Controller.java:480)
at org.qora.controller.Controller.run(Controller.java:368)
(Underlying cause not known)
This would cause Controller thread to silently exit, and so no
synchronization would occur. Node would still have connections
and thus happily generate its own blocks on its on fork.
Maybe other peers would try to sync with this node but would
likely reject this node's chain after a short while.
SysTray pop-up menu now includes entry for launching https://time.is
so node owners can check their system clocks against internet time.
Windows installs also have additional systray menu entry which
runs ntpcfg.bat script, included in resources.
Also available as download via node-UI servlet,
e.g. http://localhost:9880/downloads/ntpcfg.bat
ntpcfg.bat reconfigures Windows Time Service with many NTP servers,
restarts the service, and also makes sure it auto-starts on boot.
Added DEBUG-level logging when rejecting nodes due to excessive
time difference (during PROOF handshake stage).
Bumped default settings values for minOutboundPeers from 10 to 20.
Bumped default settings values for maxPeers from 30 to 50.