Subject: Re: xntp
From: Paul J. Lucas (pauljlucas@mac.com)
Date: Fri Mar 16 2001 - 19:19:50 MST
On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, Stefan Jeglinski wrote:
> If you're running the daemon, it means you primarily want to act as the timer
> server for others to connect to.
Not really.
> Try 'ntpdate time_server.foo.bar'. I use 'ntp.vt.edu'. If it works, make it a
> cron job.
However, I do run ntpdate as an hourly cron because I've
noticed that xntpd sometimes dies unexpectedly. Put something
like the following in /etc/cron.hourly. If your ISP has a NTP
server include theirs and any others you like. More than one
is recommended.
----- CUT -----
#! /bin/sh
/usr/sbin/ntpdate -s \
your-isp-time-server-goes-here \
clock.isc.org \
tick.usno.navy.mil \
tock.usno.navy.mil
----- CUT -----
- Paul
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