David Woolley wrote: > David L. Mills wrote: > >> Harlan, >> >> You make some good points. However, if folks want SNTP from here I >> think they would prefer it in its own distribution rather than bundle >> it with the huge NTP distribution. You can make a strong argument to >> host here > > > I don't think you are ever going to get rid of ntpdate from the > distribution (as supplied by packagers and vendors) until ntpd offers a > mode which sets the time within about one second of being started. I'm > not convinced that SNTP will displace ntpdate for this purpose. People > don't want to delay boot sequences, but they also don't want to start > applications until the time has been set.
How long does "ntpd -g" take to set the time? As I understand it, it's supposed to query the configured servers, make a "best guess" as to what time it is, set that, and then go to normal operation. That should put you within a second or so. If you need better, either wait for it, or keep your server alive 24x7x365. I think most data centers do run 24x7x365. If you're talking about a "data center" that lives under the boss's desk, consider buying a UPS and hope that the power doesn't fail for longer than the run time. _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
