On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Kent Stewart wrote: > > ntpdate_enable="YES" # Run ntpdate to sync time on boot (or NO). > > ntpdate_program="/usr/sbin/ntpdate" # path to ntpdate, if you want a different >one. > > ntpdate_flags="-b clock.isc.org" # Flags to ntpdate (if enabled). > > My clock still says it is 20:11 PM when it is really 19:11 PM right now! > > Am I missing something, or needing to set the CMOS/motherboard clock...? > I thought ntpdate had to be run manually or via a cron job. I have an > ntpd running and it changed immediately after 2am. > Kent > Kent Stewart > Richland, WA > http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html
The way I understand it, ntpd runs constantly, keeping your PC's clock accurate, whereas ntpdate is often called once via a cron or at boot time. My clock is accurate now, isc.org must not have set their time right away. -- Peter Leftwich President & Founder Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA +1-413-403-9555 To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
