On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 10:08 AM,  <[email protected]> wrote:
> So as I've come to understand, without a battery-backed up RTC, there is a
> period on startup where the BB's time reflects whatever is in the file
> /etc/timestamp before an NTP process can update it. This is reflected in
> timestamps in "/var/log/syslog" and elsewhere.
>
> Several people have posted frustrations with inaccurate syslog times for
> unexpected reboots and other situations where this behavior makes life
> difficult. Several people have suggested various strategies for updating the
> /etc/timestamp file periodically and/or as part of a shutdown script, but
> the one is only as good as the update frequency and the other is only good
> if there is a normal shutdown.
>
> Has anyone created a robust solution for this problem that has been proven
> out in practice that they can share? Is there any chance something like this
> could be made into a service or some kind of shared solution in GitHub or
> elsewhere?
>

Well, as of systemd v215, there is a built time sync feature now.

systemctl enable systemd-timesyncd.service

Regards,

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Robert Nelson
https://rcn-ee.com/

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