On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 09:50:46PM -0500, MonMotha wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >ntpd network time protocol daemon, has been a security hole, > >probably off. > > This should be able to drop privilages if coded properly, but leave it off > if you don't need it. This is only needed if you want to be a time SERVER, > not to sync your time.
For those clients that need accurate time, I recommend running ntpdate at boot and then ntpd as a service. NTP was written to to keep time current and avoid a rapid time shift (like when you run ntpdate out of cron). -Vince
