On Sun, Nov 20, 2005 at 03:15:30PM +0100, the unit calling itself Tobias Ulmer wrote: > On Sun, Nov 20, 2005 at 12:46:26PM +0100, Bernd Schoeller wrote:
> > > Nov 19 16:56:21 opie ntpd[6238]: clock error = +29.92s; adjusting... > > > > I would be careful using the word 'error'. I get very irritated > > whenever I read error in a logfile. > > > > Bernd > > > > I agree with Bernd here. > > How about: clock off by xx seconds, adjusting... > > What I in particular find funny here is that Mr. Moore replaced > adjusting by "adjusting..." Great improvment *lol* > > If we had a stirling maschine in this mailing list, I could forget to > pay my power bill the next three months. With all due respect, gentlemen, I think you need to warm up to the idea that clocks do have errors, and those errors do need to be corrected. The log entries simply give you a bit of information wrt what your system is doing to correct those errors. And I guess you would need to read that "other thread" on the subject of timekeeping before you could understand this one (ref: timekeeping on Soekris net4801 w/ ntpd. 3.8.) And finally, the irony: I can now empathize with Herr Brauer - how dare you suggest my log entries are unclear! :D Seriously though - if the words "error" or "adjusting..." don't suit your notion of a proper log entry, the OP gives you everything you need to tailor it to your own liking. V/R, Jay
