On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 23:22:01 +0200, Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >* Marc Haber: >> On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 08:20:49 -0500, Adam Majer >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>That could "save" a grand total of about a second. >> >> It will save time in case of error when the bootup process stalls for >> timeouts like DNS and NTP. > >You should set the clock using NTP *before* starting any daemons.
This is a _should_, but there are situations where this is not possible. A common case where ntp is not available at startup (and the timeout delay _not_ appreciated) is when a complete machine park at an ISP was shutdown (for example during move, power works or an emergency) and is now re-started. The firewalls usually depend on the NTP and DNS servers which they protect, so if you start the NTP servers first, the firewalls are not there so there is nothing to sync from, and when you start the firewalls first, the NTP servers are not there so there is nothing to sync from again. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834
