Andrew Benton wrote: > On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:57:01 -0500 > Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The problem with using something like ntpdate (ntpd -q) in a boot script >> is that if the network is down for some reason, the bootscript hangs >> forever. > > Eh? ntpd daemonises, it forks to the background. It doesn't make the > boot process hang if I'm disconnected from the internet.
ntpd -q doesn't daemonize. It just hangs. That's why I have modified my boot script to: #ntpd -gqx loadproc /usr/sbin/ntpd -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
