It might be better to use "ntp -g" at startup, and make sure you run the "ntp-wait" script before bumping the securelevel. It would probably be a mistake to force slewalways. I believe ntpdate will not be around for much longer (maybe a year, probably less). H To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message