Re: synchronize time
On Friday 22 May 2009 06:57:59 Roy Stuivenberg wrote: > Tnx guys, > > So now my /etc/ntp.conf is like : > server ntp.xs4all.nl > > driftfile /var/db/ntp.drift > > Problem is, when I open time-admin from console (root), > everything is greyed out, and I can't change from manual to > time servers. > I have added a screenshot. That has probably to do with gnome/dbus/polkit, which I leave to other people to answer, as they're on stay far away from it list ;) -- Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: synchronize time
On Tuesday 19 May 2009 15:08:35 Greg Larkin wrote: > Mel Flynn wrote: > > On Saturday 16 May 2009 18:02:13 Roy Stuivenberg wrote: > >> Hi Mel, > >> > >> /etc/ntp.conf is empty. > > > > You'd need a server...Just one line is enough, f.e.: > > echo 'server ntp.xs4all.nl' >/etc/ntp.conf > > Hi all, > > I have been using the ntp.org server pool successfully. There are > instructions for configuring your NTP server to connect to it here: > > http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/use.html I know about these, but they suffer from the same bug as Slashdot comments and Wikipedia: everybody's an expert syndrome. Also, Xs4all is a dutch provider, running FreeBSD since Windriver dumped BSDi. -- Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: synchronize time
On Tue, 19 May 2009 14:47:20 +0200 Mel Flynn wrote: >On Saturday 16 May 2009 18:02:13 Roy Stuivenberg wrote: >> Hi Mel, >> >> /etc/ntp.conf is empty. > >You'd need a server...Just one line is enough, f.e.: >echo 'server ntp.xs4all.nl' >/etc/ntp.conf Check out these URLs for further information. http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/index.html#conf http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/quick.html http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Servers/WebHome -- Jerry ges...@yahoo.com I think the world is ready for the story of an ugly duckling, who grew up to remain an ugly duckling, and lived happily ever after. Chick signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: synchronize time
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mel Flynn wrote: > On Saturday 16 May 2009 18:02:13 Roy Stuivenberg wrote: >> Hi Mel, >> >> /etc/ntp.conf is empty. > > You'd need a server...Just one line is enough, f.e.: > echo 'server ntp.xs4all.nl' >/etc/ntp.conf Hi all, I have been using the ntp.org server pool successfully. There are instructions for configuring your NTP server to connect to it here: http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/use.html Cheers, Greg - -- Greg Larkin http://www.FreeBSD.org/ - The Power To Serve http://www.sourcehosting.net/ - Ready. Set. Code. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFKEq9T0sRouByUApARAmotAJ0YECD4oliqPtGo5HcaT0n3BaGDrgCgkTK4 EjyfnWNYuwqrGa8oZ4n2Ans= =w8s+ -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: synchronize time
On Saturday 16 May 2009 18:02:13 Roy Stuivenberg wrote: > Hi Mel, > > /etc/ntp.conf is empty. You'd need a server...Just one line is enough, f.e.: echo 'server ntp.xs4all.nl' >/etc/ntp.conf -- Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: synchronize time
Hoi Roy, On Saturday 16 May 2009 17:01:25 Roy Stuivenberg wrote: > I seem to be unable to change my systemtime to synchronize with time > servers. > I'm using 7.2 stable and gnome2. > policykit.conf = > > > > > > > > > > > And ntpd_enable="YES" in rc.conf. Policykit should be irrelevant (at least I hope it doesn't put it's claws in there). WHat's your /etc/ntp.conf and anything ntpd-ish in /var/log/messages? -- Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
