>I think the problem could be the -d (debug) option to ntpdate. Try
# rm /etc/localtime # ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Chicago /etc/localtime # ntpdate time.nist.gov 20 Sep 08:42:52 ntpdate[71492]: step time server 192.43.244.18 offset 1784.223346 sec but the correct time is 09:12 Len ____________________________________________________________________ www.menandmice.com/DNS-training : DNS Training BIND8NT.MEIway.com: Secure config ; DNS and mail interactions IMGate.MEIway.com : Free, proven config for anti-mail-abuse gateways To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message