Hello Mark, Thursday, October 25, 2007, 4:13:09 PM, you wrote:
MZ> On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 11:19:21AM -0500, Boris Goldberg wrote: >> >> Thank you very much for that (valuable) reply! >> BTW, this is an argument for making an OpenNTPD ntpdate tool or adding >> one_time_synchronization functionality into ntpd. :) MZ> From ntpd(8): MZ> -s Set the time immediately at startup if the local clock is off MZ> by more than 180 seconds. Allows for a large time correc- MZ> tion, eliminating the need to run rdate(8) before starting MZ> ntpd. MZ> Or is that not what you meant? MZ> Just put ntpd_flags="-s" into /etc/rc.conf.local. No, I mean synchronize_and_exit - like rdate -ncav, but more secure (with a privilege separation, like Brian explained above in a thread). -- Best regards, Boris mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
