On Sunday, 26 July 2015 05:30:04 UTC+1, CaT wrote: > On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 11:32:53PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > It is, once ntpdate has slammed the correct time into the system at boot > > time, then ntp takes over. > > Unless I misremember, you don't even need ntpdate. Starting ntp with > -g will do just fine (and it's the default config - I add -N). I don't > even have ntpdate installed. > > -- > "A search of his car uncovered pornography, a homemade sex aid, women's > stockings and a Jack Russell terrier." > - > http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/wacky/indeed/story-e6frev20-1111118083480 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150726040937.ga5...@zip.com.au
Years ago, there was some concern about load on ntp servers. And we didn't all have always-on connections. I guess that is still the case. Ntpdate could be run from cron as often as necessary. It was usually good enough unless the computer's internal clock drifted alarmingly. anxiousmac -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/71499f04-d9b3-4e78-a437-ff8ed60a6...@googlegroups.com
