Ntpd assistance

[Bill Moran]

Emanuel Strobl <Emanuel.Strobl at gmx.net> wrote:

> Am Mittwoch, 22. September 2004 23:27 schrieb Bill Moran:
> > Emanuel Strobl <Emanuel.Strobl at gmx.net> wrote:
> > > Am Mittwoch, 22. September 2004 17:19 schrieb alden.pierre:
> > > > /etc/rc.conf contains the following:
> > > >
> > > > ntpdate_enable="YES"
> > > > ntpdate_flags="timex.cs.columbia.edu"
> > > > xntpd_enable="YES"        # Run ntpd Network Time Protocol
> > > >
> > > > /etc/ntpd.conf contains the following:
> > >
> > >        ^^^^^^^^^
> > >
> > > Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't ntpd 4.1 use ntp.conf instead of
> > > ntpd.conf?
> > >
> > > You can try -c /etc/ntpd.conf
> > >
> > > -Harry
> >
> > In addition to this minor error ...
> >
> > I don't believe you can reliably run both ntpdate and xntpd.  Besides,
> 
> This is working because ntpdate is invoked only once at startup, which is, in 
> my case, because of possible empty BIOS-Battery where the date would be wrong 
> for several years which causes ntpd to refuse to adjust the time.
> I use generally ntpdate at startup before ntpd keeps the kernel time in sync.

Um ... did you read my whole message?

Check the ntpd man page on the -g option.  If you are running ntpd, you
don't need ntpdate.  You answer shows that you are not familiar with the
ntpd program and didn't read the rest of my email.
 
> > if you plan to run xntpd anyway, just set xntpd_flags="-g" and it will
> > behave the same as ntpdate at startup, as well as running continually
> > to ensure your clock stays synced.
> 


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Bill Moran
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