Ken,

To accurately update your system clock you must be online then su
root and:

ntpdate <FQDN of the ntp server>

That's all - no need for ntp.conf.

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.

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Regards,

Ron. [AU] - sent by Linux.

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