On Mon, 08 Dec 1997 17:30:15 +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Sun, Dec 07, 1997 at 08:37:33PM +0000, David Stern wrote: > > > > I'm using xntpd (for no good reason), have setup my ntp servers in > > /etc/ntp.conf, have ran ntpq to find that xntpd is working great. > > However, the local clock isn't being set, according to reftime in ntpq > > > I see a note: "ntpdate will decline to set the date if an NTP server > > daemon (e.g., xntpd) is running on the same host." > > (/usr/doc/xntp3/html/ntpdate.html) That could be a problem.. :-) > > Should I be using ntpd (vs. xntpd), or .. ?? > > Well, do you need to run the daemon, which presumably allows others > to set their clock from your host, or do you just want to set the > date yourself, in which case I guess you don't need the daemon?
I looked into rerunning the configuration script that is executed at install time, but couldn't find anything. Perhaps that's part of the .deb (One day I'll get into dpkg). Anyway, I just reinstalled xntp3 and daemon mode seems to be the default. However, I selected that ntpdate run when xntpd was started, and instantly my X-windows clock jumped ahead by 8 hours, and ntpq shows localtime off only off by under a minute, reftime shows an update, so my time is by default getting set when xntpd starts. Yes! :-) > I just use netdate (client), it works great. If you want to sync > the clock at regular intervals (could be why you think you need > the daemon?) use a cron script. Subtle difference between netdate and ntpdate. I tried netdate and had some problems due to inability to connect to all of the servers that ntpdate connected to(probably a protocol thing, by why only netdate and not ntpdate?), and the times were off by more than 5 seconds (I'm using stratum 1, so this shouldn't happen; they're off by 0, 3, 24, 25, 39 s. in ntpq). I do like the netdate man page though, it give good examples. So, I can automate ntpdate now, and if I can work out protocols, I can probably get netdate to work. Either way I can cron it or stick it in my connect script. Thanks. David -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
