On 10/27/06, Lan Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 05:46:36PM -0700, Andrew Lentvorski wrote:
> Lan Barnes wrote:
>
> >As I've already said, I expect drift ... meetcha tomorrow in half an
> >hour.
>
> Um, why will it drift?
>
> Turn on ntp. Really. ntp does a phenomally good job of keeping clocks
> synchronized while still maintaining monotonicity (which is required for
> reliable source control timestamps).
>
> With pool.ntp.org providing automagic time servers, there really isn't
> any good reason not to use it anymore.
>
> ntp will actually work out what the consistent drift in your clock is
> and cancel it out. It's that good. However, if you really are drifting
> that badly, it's probably time to replace the battery on the motherboard.
>
> -a
>
I've used npt and it was ... nice, I guess, but not enough that I want
to go through setting it up again with all my other priorities.
If/when I take my server to CentOS, I'll go to it then.
Curious. What is your current OS? With my admittedly antiquated
Fedora Core 3, I have to go through the following sequence of mouse
motions:
Applications -> System Settings -> Date & Time
give required root password
-> Network Time Protocol
check "enable"
It used to be harder, but somebody GUI-fied it.
carl
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