On Fri Jan 24, 2003 at 08:34:10PM -0800, Ben Reser wrote: > > Name : chrony Relocations: (not relocateable) > > Version : 1.19 Vendor: MandrakeSoft > > Release : 1mdk Build Date: Thu Jan 23 10:58:00 2003 > > Install date: (not installed) Build Host: bi.mandrakesoft.com > > Group : System/Configuration/Other Source RPM: (none) > > Size : 242079 License: GPL > > Packager : Lenny Cartier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > URL : http://chrony.sunsite.dk/index.php > > Summary : Chrony clock synchronization program > > Description : > > A pair of programs for keeping computer clocks accurate. > > chronyd is a background (daemon) program and chronyc is a > > command-line interface to it. Time reference sources for > > chronyd can be RFC1305 NTP servers, human (via keyboard and > > chronyc), and the computer's real-time clock at boot time > > (Linux only). chronyd can determine the rate at which the > > computer gains or loses time and compensate for it whilst no > > external reference is present. chronyd's use of NTP servers > > can be switched on and off (through chronyc) to support > > computers with dial-up/intermittent access to the > > Internet. chronyd can also act as an RFC1305-compatible NTP > > server. > > If this package really works right can we move it to main? Then change > the installer to use it instead of ntpd? Most people really don't want > an ntp server just to sync their time. This looks to be more > appropriate for most people.
Agreed. Or, even better, split ntp into two packages... ntp-client and ntp-server. You only need ntpdate and /etc/ntp/step-tickers to set the time from a remote ntp server... running the full-blown ntpd is silly. For instance, on a local network of 10 machines, only one machine needs to run ntpd, and get the time from an external NTP server. The other 9 machines just need to run ntpdate on boot or at a desired interval... they don't all need to run ntpd. -- MandrakeSoft Security; http://www.mandrakesecure.net/ "lynx -source http://linsec.ca/vdanen.asc | gpg --import" {FE6F2AFD : 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043 D0E5 FE6F 2AFD}
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