On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Bret Hughes wrote: > Aparently dhcpd is rewriting ntp.conf in 7.3 also the drift file is > incorrect. hmmm I guess I will have to dig around when I get some time.
You can safely throw away the drift file when ntpd isn't running. All it does is introduce a skew to the clock discipline, intended to compensate for fast or slow clocks. It will get rebuilt next time the daemon starts. Over about three days the drift file will be set to appropriate values. It really isn't a big deal if the drift isn't all that accurate, as it's impact on actual kernel time discipline is miniscule. A wrong drift value will (at worst) create more frequest step/skew adjustments until the drift value stabilizes. > What does 8.X use for a drift file when it builds ntp.conf? It will use whatever value is in ntp.conf. If the file doesn't exist, it wil be created at runtime. > What can be set in /etc/sysconfig/ntp? The values in this file are options passed to the daemon. The file is sourced from /etc/init.d/ntpd. -- "Of course I'm in shape! Round's a shape, isn't it?" -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
