On Jun 26, 2014, at 12:03 PM, Rich Shepard <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Jun 2014, Larry Brigman wrote: > >> I just looked at adjtimex. This is a c call that is used to adjust the >> kernel clock not the hwclock. It is what ntpd uses. > > Larry, > > I've not had need, nor interest, in delving into the differences between > kernel, system, and hardware clocks. My concern was to get the two portables > keeping the correct time as they had before. > > While /usr/sbin/ntpd is run from /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd when systems boot, for > some reason that is not sufficient for the Sony and Toshiba. But, running it > again from /etc/rc.d/rc.local at the end of the boot sequence fixed the > problem, at least on the Toshiba. Getting the Sony booting again is on > Saturday afternoon's schedule, and I expect that it will also keep correct > time by the extra invocation of ntpd. > > It ain't elegant, but it does the job. > Likely starting before the network is available, or its not configured to sync the time, regardless of the offset. Given that rc.local works, i suspect the former. -- Louis Kowolowski [email protected] Cryptomonkeys: http://www.cryptomonkeys.com/ Making life more interesting for people since 1977
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