"Thomas" == Thomas H George <Thomas> writes: Thomas> The file /etc/ntp.conf does not contain any server entries Thomas> but does include a note saying these are entered auto Thomas> generated, use dpkg-reconfigure to modify these lines. Thomas> dpkg-reconfigure ntp simply returns the command prompt. Thomas> dpkg-reconfigure ntpdate allows the entry of a server - I Thomas> entered time-a.nist.gov and gave an immediate response Thomas> "running ntpdate to synchronize the clock" however Thomas> ntp.conf was unchanged.
I ran into the same problem recently. Turns out what I needed to do was dpkg-reconfigure the ntp-simple package. That did update the config file correctly. Remember the ntp-simple or ntp-refclock are the packages that actually provide the daemon. Cheers! Shyamal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]