how does ntpdate work ?

2006-10-18 Thread harm
in good old sarge there was a script in /etc/init.d/ that would check the clock with the ntp server(s) in /etc/default/ntpdate. But how does it works in Etch, since the init.d script is gone ? Of course i can execute ntpdate ntp.xs4all.nl but if i want it to sync every 24hrs should i put it in cro

Re: how does ntpdate work ?

2006-10-18 Thread harm
ian.gz:   * npdate is no longer started from an init script but instead by ifup (closes: #56499, #245338, #312576)   * Run ntpdate from ifup in the background (closes: #321759, #375280, #382543)The script is now in /etc/network/if-up.d .Cheers,AndyOn Wed, 18 Oct 2006, harm wrote:> in good old sa

Re: how does ntpdate work ?

2006-10-18 Thread harm
apt-get install ntp i will just asume that wil sync every Xtime. Lets read the manpage now, ok :)thnxOn 10/18/06, Roberto C. Sanchez < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 09:36:08PM +0200, harm wrote: > i think i should read those /usr/share/doc files more often :p>> h

Re: how does ntpdate work ?

2006-10-18 Thread harm
i noticed that already, its not a daemon. Ive installed the ntp package and that IS a daemon. No more time worries for me anymore :)On 10/18/06, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1On 10/18/06 14:36, harm wrote:> i think i should read t

Etch version freeze: when ?

2006-10-19 Thread harm
We al know the next stable (Etch) wil be due in early december (if all goes well). But when do the software packages get version freezed ? I know the core packages (like the kernel) should have been freezed early october but stuff like Xen doenst work with 2.6.17-2-xen-686 And i recon that should