[ntp:questions] What exactly happens to ntpd if it is made to run and no server address is given in the ntp.conf file?

2012-09-25 Thread Arpith Nayak
Could someone give me a blow-by-blow account of what happens exactly? Also, does ntpd search for an NTP server in the network accessible by it if no server is specified? Can we implement this functionality if not available? Regards, Arpith ___ questions

Re: [ntp:questions] What exactly happens to ntpd if it is made to run and no server address is given in the ntp.conf file?

2012-09-25 Thread Richard B. Gilbert
On 9/25/2012 12:26 PM, Arpith Nayak wrote: Could someone give me a blow-by-blow account of what happens exactly? Also, does ntpd search for an NTP server in the network accessible by it if no server is specified? Can we implement this functionality if not available? Regards, Arpith What

Re: [ntp:questions] What exactly happens to ntpd if it is made to run and no server address is given in the ntp.conf file?

2012-09-25 Thread Chuck Swiger
On Sep 25, 2012, at 9:26 AM, Arpith Nayak wrote: Could someone give me a blow-by-blow account of what happens exactly? Also, does ntpd search for an NTP server in the network accessible by it if no server is specified? Can we implement this functionality if not available? If you try to start

Re: [ntp:questions] What exactly happens to ntpd if it is made to run and no server address is given in the ntp.conf file?

2012-09-25 Thread unruh
On 2012-09-25, Arpith Nayak arpithna...@gmail.com wrote: Could someone give me a blow-by-blow account of what happens exactly? Try it. It quits AFAIK but I have never tried it. Also, does ntpd search for an NTP server in the network accessible by it if no server is specified? Can we implement

Re: [ntp:questions] What exactly happens to ntpd if it is made to run and no server address is given in the ntp.conf file?

2012-09-25 Thread Steve Kostecke
On 2012-09-25, Brian Utterback brian.utterb...@oracle.com wrote: On 9/25/2012 3:18 PM, unruh wrote: On 2012-09-25, Arpith Nayak arpithna...@gmail.com wrote: Could someone give me a blow-by-blow account of what happens exactly? Try it. It quits AFAIK but I have never tried it. Also, does

Re: [ntp:questions] What exactly happens to ntpd if it is made to run and no server address is given in the ntp.conf file?

2012-09-25 Thread E-Mail Sent to this address will be added to the BlackLists
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