On 29 August 2017 14:52:45 GMT+02:00, Stroller <strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> wrote: >Hello, > >Any recommendations for a simple NTP client? > >I was surprised to find the clock wrong when I logged into one of my >systems today. > >On another system I have net-misc/ntp installed. On it I have: > > $ ls -1 /etc/runlevels/default/*ntp* > /etc/runlevels/default/ntp-client > /etc/runlevels/default/ntpd > $ > >I *think* this is because ntp-client is designed not to make large >adjustments, so ntpd is run at startup in case the clock is too far >out. > >Ideally I'd like a program that performs both roles. > >Thanks in advance for any suggestions, > >Stroller.
I switched over to chrony some time ago and it actually does what I would logically expect ntpd to do. It's in portage. -- Joost -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
