David Eastcott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> I am wondering why the installer does not also create the
> /etc/ntp/step-tickers file and place the entered time server into it as well?
>
> I noticed that the clock on the computer was out by a large amount (used ntpq
> -pn to get statistics). Consequently, it was taking a very long time to
> bring the computer's time into sync with the time server.
>
> I checked the ntpd init script and it would use the contents of the
> step-tickers file to correct the computer's clock immediately before running
> the ntp daemon.
any idea why it doesn't use the server line in /etc/ntp.conf?
