> Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 20:02:54 +0200 > From: Henrik Brix Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 10:23:09AM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > [snip /etc/ntp.conf configuration file instructions] > > Then make sure you have the following in /etc/rc.conf: > > > > ntpdate_enable="yes" > > ntpdate_flags="-sb 1.2.3.4" > > ntpd_enable="yes" > > Just a side note - according to the ntpdate(8) man page, ntpdate is > deprecated and will eventually be removed from the distribution since > the same functionality is available in ntpd(8). > > Thus, all you need to put in /etc/rc.conf is this: > > ntpd_enable="YES" > ntpd_sync_on_start="YES" > > You still need a properly configured /etc/ntp.conf file.
A few more comments: If ntpd is started with the '-g' flag, it will initially step the time so you get your clock set as you would have with ntpdate. This is set in /etc/rc.conf as 'ntpd_flags="-p /var/run/ntpd.pid -f /var/db/ntpd.drift -g". You also should add 'iburst' to each server line in ntp.conf. This will cause several queries to be made to each server at startup so that there will not be a long delay before the clock is synchronized. Without the 'iburst', your time won't be set for about 4or 5 minutes. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751
pgpYUsl4CHDpm.pgp
Description: PGP signature
