On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Randal L. Schwartz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> "Denis" == Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> writes: > > Denis> I have been trying to figure out how to run ntpdate -bu pool.ntp.org > Denis> at boot. > > Please note that according to http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/use.html > > As pool.ntp.org will assign you timeservers from all over the world, time > quality will not be ideal. You get a bit better result if you use the > continental zones (For example europe, north-america, oceania or > asia.pool.ntp.org), and even better time if you use the country zone (like > ch.pool.ntp.org in Switzerland) - for all these zones, you can again use the > 0, 1 or 2 prefixes, like 0.ch.pool.ntp.org. Note, however, that the country > zone might not exist for your country, or might contain only one or two > timeservers. If you know timeservers that are really close to you (measured > by network distance, with traceroute or ping), time probably will be even > better. > > So, you probably shouldn't be lazy here. Change it to the recommendation > of http://www.pool.ntp.org/zone/us - not pool.ntp.org. > > -- > Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 > <[email protected]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> > Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. > See http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/ for Smalltalk and Seaside discussion > Thanks, Randal. Will do.
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