Boris Goldberg wrote:
Hello Rogier,
Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 9:01:32 AM, you wrote:
RK> On 10/23/07, Boris Goldberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You don't really need ntpd on all systems. One (timeserver) runs ntpd,
and others use rdate, called from cron (once a day is usually enough).
RK> While your suggestion would work, it would also entail more work
RK> without adding benefit. Upon install, you get the question of whether
RK> you want to use ntpd. Starting with 4.2, it even asks for a specific
RK> NTP server.
It's always better to don't run a demon if you don't have to. :)
Talking about a "more work" - I don't think that someone avoiding small
"after install" tuning like this should be taking care of any network
besides his home one. ;) Anyway, for the last five years no version of OBSD
(including 4.2) worked for me without tuning a kernel, so an extra line in
a crontab is nothing. :)
This is a bad advice. If you want your machines to be synchronized, use
ntpd. The bad advice given above will not synchronize your machines time.
