On 05/03/2010 04:18 PM, Michael Torrie wrote: > On 05/03/2010 03:05 PM, Merrill Oveson wrote: >> I've got ntpd running, and I guess it's querying the time servers out >> and syncing the time. >> >> Question: How can I verify this? > > I presume you're using the standard ntpd program, (often called xntpd) > and not OpenBSD's OpenNTP.
xntpd was the NTPv3-based version of ntp, the NTPv4 release (see http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/release.html). > I typically use the ntpdc utility. The > command you would use is "peers". For example: It's a hack, but ntpdc might still be useful in some cases. Use "ntpq -p" and "ntpq -c rv" to get the info you're interested in. >> Second Question: what is ntp-client used for. I can't seem to find a >> good answer on the internet. Do I even need this? > > What distro? Maybe it's just the ntpdate command, for use with a cron, > rather than a daemon process that continually syncs the clock and lets > other computers sync against your computer. Sounds like the most likely explanation. I don't see "ntp-client" on any of my systems. Frank -- Frank Sorenson - KD7TZK Linux Systems Engineer, DSS Engineering, UBS AG [email protected] /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
