Hi folks, I've read several different sources on setting up ntp on FreeBSD (I'm using 8.1), and they seem to vary a little, so I'm confused about how DO you set this up, and how do you confirm/deny that it's working?
I've modified my /etc/ntp.conf file by commenting out: #server 0.freebsd.pool.ntp.org iburst maxpoll 9 #server 1.freebsd.pool.ntp.org iburst maxpoll 9 #server 2.freebsd.pool.ntp.org iburst maxpoll 9 #server 3.freebsd.pool.ntp.org iburst maxpoll 9 and changing them to read (I'm in the U.S.): server 0.US.pool.ntp.org iburst maxpoll 9 server 1.US.pool.ntp.org iburst maxpoll 9 server 2.US.pool.ntp.org iburst maxpoll 9 I have confirmed that I can ping these servers. I've added ntpd_enable="YES" and ntpd_sync_on_start="YES" to /etc/rc.conf and rebooted the server. 1.) Do I need to manually create the "driftfile" (/var/db/ntpd.drift)? 2.) Do I need to manually create the logfile (/var/log/ntp.log)? 3.) How do you confirm that FreeeBSD is, in fact, keeping time? Thank you, Ed _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
