On Thu, Apr 20, 2000 at 05:51:09PM -0400, jpb wrote:
> kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> > 24 4,10,16,22 * * * root /usr/sbin/ntpdate ntp.css.gov 1>/dev/null
> >
> > ...in your /etc/crontab file is a hell of a lot cooler.
>
> Cooler still is to install and run xntp. It will figure out for itself
> how often to check the time (you can configure it to consult multiple
> time servers) and also keep track of how badly your system clock tends
> to drift and do periodic mini adjustments to the clock.
I'd tried this for a couple of days prior to installing ntpdate. I've
found that for my purposes -- largely single-user dialup systems --
ntpdate was a better solution, less network traffic, and probably
lighter load on the timeservers.
For dedicated, high-demand, server systems, xntp would probably be
better.
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