Market place looks like free ads for linux software vendors. I'd just get
it from a mirror site, e.g.
ftp.mirror.ac.uk:/sites/ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/updates/7.0/en/os/i386/
ntp-4.0.99k-15.i386.rpm
On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Mark Hannah wrote:
> Am I doing something silly here?
>
> I am going to "www.redhat.com" and "serach the marketplace: Software".
> I then do a search on "ntp" and it comes back with "no resultd found".
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark.
>
> >===== Original Message From Paul Millar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> =====
> >On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Mark Hannah wrote:
> >> Thanks to everyone for replying...this was the exact problem...dual boot
> with
> >> windows. I have updates the hardware clock and things are perfect now.
> >>
> >> I don't have an "ntpdate" command though. Is it simply a matter of
> >> downloading
> >> this prog and running it? Or does it need any other config?
> >
> >ntpdate is part of the ntp package, which tries to keep your clock
> >synchronised with various time servers dotted around the Internet, it
> >takes into account latency in packets and jitter in the time-servers to
> >get a best-guess of the correct time.
> >
> >ntpdate does a one-shot request from a particular time-server and updates
> >the system time accordingly. ntpd is the daemon that maintains the system
> >time by periodically (typ. 2-3 minutes) contacts a selection of
> >time-servers to make sure everything's ok.
> >
> >To get it, either get hold of the ntp package (ntp-4.0.99k-15.i386.rpm,
> >for RH) or compile the source (which is painless).
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Paul.
> >
> >> >===== Original Message From Paul Millar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> =====
> >> >Hi Mark,
> >> >
> >> >On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Mark Hannah wrote:
> >> >> Can anyone help me with a problem that has been driving me crazy for the
> >> last
> >> >> few weeks?
> >> >>
> >> >> Since we switched to BST, my linux time has somehow got an hour ahead.
> >> >> I can chage the time by doing :-
> >> >>
> >> >> date --set='-1 hour'
> >> >>
> >> >> but, on the next re-boot the time reverts back to being an hour fast.
> >> >> Can anyone tell me what is going on?
> >> >
> >> >Is this a dual boot with a windows machine, by an chance ?
> >> >
> >> >Ok, There are two distinct clocks on a PC a `hardware' clock (works when
> >> >the power is off, but tends to drift badly) and a `system' clock
> >> >(maintained by Linux in software, generally a lot better but not perfect).
> >> >
> >> >On power-up (in /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit for the curious), Linux reads the
> >> >time from the hardware clock. There are two conventions for the hardware
> >> >clock: storing UTC or local time. If you store UTC in your hardware clock,
> >> >then you don't have to alter the clock when entering BST, if you store
> >> >local time then you do.
> >> >
> >> >To alter the hardware clock, use the hwclock command, e.g.:
> >> > hwclock (look at current time in hardware clock)
> >> > hwclock --systohc (copies system clock to hardware clock, assuming
> >> > hardware clock stores local time)
> >> > hwclock --systohc --utc (as above but hardware clock stores UTC)
> >> >
> >> >Unfortunately, windows assumes that the hardware clock stores the local
> >> >time and will adjust the clock accordingly when entering BST, hence the
> >> >problem. You can either reset the clock to UTC and live with windows
> >> >having the wrong idea of time, or update Linux to mirror windows'
> >> >behaviour. If you have a RedHat machine, look at the /etc/sysconfig/clock
> >> >file and change UTC=true to UTC=false.
> >> >
> >> >HTH
> >> >
> >> >Paul.
> >> >
> >> >PS. If you are going to use ntp (which is very good) make sure you've
> >> >updated your copy. There's a vulnerability that can lead to a remote root
> >> >compromise. Updates are available from RedHat (and I assume SuSE,
> >> >mandrake, ...)
> >> >
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