On Mon, Mar 05, 2012 at 03:20:05PM +0100, Alberto Fuentes wrote: > I think /usr/share/doc/ntp/README.Debian.gz is bad worded. Correct > me if im wrong but it says "[...]The default ntp.conf file is set up > for an NTP "client" that [...]" "[...]Extra configuration work will > be necessary to offer time service to other hosts. [...]" > > By default, it works as a server not just as a client. Also I think > by default it should not act as a server as is superseeding ntpdate, > and the most regular use case is to install ntp is to keep in sync > the time of your local computer.
Wow, good point. Indeed it *does* appear to be listening as a server for other clients, by default, and I'd agree this is perhaps not the best default. I'd argue that this was a worth a feature-request bug. -- Jon Dowland -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120305163435.GB4989@debian
