On Mon, 09 Aug 1999, you wrote:
-Stephen Carville wrote:
->
-> How can I set up a Linux box as a time server? I have an older (5.2)
-> box acting as a NAT server and firewall for my home network. Since
-> this machine is up 7x24 I have a cron job that syncs the clock nightly
-> to time.nist.gov. I would like to re-export this data so I can sync
-> the clocks on other machines using rdate. I tried timed but this did
-> not do it (unless I did something wrong)
-
-in.timed works fine, but it serves time to rdate clients. There
-are TWO network time protocols. rdate is the less accurate of
-the two, although its good enough for most of us. Its what I
-use. The other protocol is (I think) ntpd. It needs special
-client software.
-
-To test your in.timed server, go to a client machine and run
-the rdate command, like this:
-
-prompt# rdate -p timeserver.foobar.com (displays time)
-prompt# rdate -s timeserver.foobar.com (sets system time)
-prompt# rdate -p -s timeserver.foobar.com (does both).
-
-The above should work. If not, you are missing the in.timed
-binary. Its on the RedHat 5.2 CD as part of the timed rpm.
That is it, the in.timed executable is missing. I will install it
when I get home tonight. Thanks
Stephen Carville
Systems Engineer
Unigraphics Solutions, Cypress, CA
714-952-5687
