Russ Johnson wrote:
>
> How far off is your clock?
>
> If it's more than what ntp considers drift, it won't reset your time.
>
> I use rdate at boot to set the time from a known good source, then let ntp
> take care of the rest. This way, it doesn't matter what my bios clock says,
> my time gets set right, and stays that way.
>
> Russ
>
> ken crist wrote:
>
> > Is anyone out there using ntp on a Linux Mandrake Pentium computer?
> >
> > I installed ntp, added servers to the ntp.conf file and started the
> > daemon. However, it doesn't appear to be adjusting the computer's
> > clock. When I use the ntptimeset tool, it tells me how far off the
> > clock is but does not reset it. Any insight to properly configuring ntp
> > would be appreciated.
> >
> > Perhaps someone knows of a tool other than ntp for setting the clock
> > similar to those that are available for windows. I wanted to be able to
> > do the same thing in Linux.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ken
at boot in rc.local
rdate -s tick.gatech.edu
hwclock --systohc
You can also abandon ntp altogether and hand cron that two-line
script to execute now and then--I have it doen daily for the
computers on my small network. (Keeps the folks from saying
"BRING BACK MICROSOFT!" when the shift to or from Daylight
savings time comes).
Civileme
