xntp is a good program for that.
Get it at freshmeat.net
Jason
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From: Todd Dunbebin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 2:21 PM
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Subject: RE: Cron Help
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> Why not use ntp (Network Time Protocol) instead?
Because I didn't know about it.
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On Fri, 10 Dec 1999, Todd Dunbebin wrote:
> /etc/cron.hourly with:
> */15 * * * * /usr/bin/rdate -s bitsy.mit.edu
nope.
if you look at /etc/crontab, there are entries for
run-parts /etc/cron.daily
run-parts /etc/cron.hourly
etc...
run-parts is a program that goes through the folder (say
dd Dunbebin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 2:56 PM
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Subject: RE: Cron Help
I'm not sure I'm getting it.
Are you saying that I can just put a text file in
/etc/cron.hour
>I'm not sure I'm getting it.
>Are you saying that I can just put a text file in
>/etc/cron.hourly with:
>*/15 * * * * /usr/bin/rdate -s bitsy.mit.edu
>
>as the text and like a 755 permission, and it'll run, with no crontab or
>anything?
No. The above line goes into your root's crontab file and
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> On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Todd Dunbebin wrote:
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> > crontab /root/settime
>
> Run 'crontab -e' to edit your crontab. If you wan
On Thu, Dec 09, 1999 at 03:58:55PM -0500, Todd Dunbebin wrote:
> I'm trying to get my linux box to synch with a time server, and I'm trying
> to use crontab, this is what I hve in the file settime
[...]
You've already got an answer to the cron question - I'd just like to
comment on the "synching
On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Todd Dunbebin wrote:
> I'm trying to get my linux box to synch with a time server, and I'm trying
> to use crontab, this is what I hve in the file settime
> and I issue the command:
> crontab /root/settime
> and it looks like it accepts it but I keep getting errors emailed to
On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Todd Dunbebin wrote:
> crontab /root/settime
Run 'crontab -e' to edit your crontab. If you want to run it as a file and
not insert it into someone's crontab, you need to drop the file into one
of the /etc/cron* directories.
> * /15 * * * * /usr/bin/rdate -s bitsy.m
I'm trying to get my linux box to synch with a time server, and I'm trying
to use crontab, this is what I hve in the file settime
and I issue the command:
crontab /root/settime
and it looks like it accepts it but I keep getting errors emailed to me,
anyone know if the syntax is screwy or something
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