On Sat, Sep 26, 2015 at 11:42:11AM +0100, Raf Czlonka wrote: > On Sat, Sep 26, 2015 at 09:52:39AM BST, Stuart Henderson wrote: > > On 2015/09/26 07:44, Raf Czlonka wrote: > > > On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 10:14:03PM BST, Rob Pierce wrote: > > > > > > > Update diff below referencing the correct man page sections and with > > > > sentenced > > > > starting on a new line. > > > > > > Hi Rob, > > > > > > > Index: afterboot.8 > > > > =================================================================== > > > > RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8,v > > > > retrieving revision 1.149 > > > > diff -u -p -r1.149 afterboot.8 > > > > --- afterboot.8 24 Sep 2015 15:07:55 -0000 1.149 > > > > +++ afterboot.8 26 Sep 2015 02:23:33 -0000 > > > > @@ -124,22 +124,30 @@ Furthermore, the superuser's > > > > should never contain the current directory > > > > .Pq Dq \&. . > > > > .Ss System date > > > > -Check the system date with the > > > > +.Xr ntpd 8 > > > > +is now enabled by default to automatically synchronize clocks with > > > > remote > > > > > > If I may. I'd simply use what's already there with slight modification: > > > > > > +is used to automatically synchronize clocks with remote NTP servers. > > > > Agreed. In particular "is now" doesn't seem helpful for afterboot, > > people reading this don't need to know about what we used to do. > > That's exactly what I was thinking, too. > > > > > +NTP servers. > > > > +You can use > > > > +.Xr ntpctl 8 > > > > +to check the status. > > > > +You can also search > > > > +.Pa /var/log/daemon > > > > +for > > > > +.Xr ntpd 8 > > > > +related events. > > > > +To change the time servers or other related settings see > > > > +.Xr ntpd.conf 5 . > > > > +.Pp > > > > > > IMVHO, too much info about ntpd. These do not belong here at all - ntpd > > > "just works" and if one is to find out more about it - they should read > > > the aforementioned manual page. > > > > I think the ntpctl and /var/log/daemon references are unnecessary, but > > since the ability to set a timeserver was removed from the installer > > it might be a good idea to point people in the right direction to do > > that (i.e. mention ntpd.conf). If I have a bunch of machines and want > > to correlate times of logged events between them, I do not want them > > all picking different pool.ntp.org servers, I want them to look at > > a single or small number of sources, usually ones which I control > > myself. > > Fair point. > > > > > +You can check the system date using the > > > > .Xr date 1 > > > > command. > > > > -If needed, change the date, and/or change the symbolic link of > > > > > > This was fine as it is, with how to *change* the date example below. > > > > > > > +If needed, change the symbolic link of > > > > .Pa /etc/localtime > > > > to the correct time zone in the > > > > .Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo > > > > directory. > > > > -Alternatively, > > > > -.Xr ntpd 8 > > > > -can be used to automatically synchronize clocks with remote NTP > > > > servers. > > > > -.Pp > > > > -Examples: > > > > .Pp > > > > -Set the current date to January 27th, 1999 3:04pm: > > > > -.Dl # date 199901271504 > > > > +For example: > > > > .Pp > > > > Set the time zone to Atlantic Standard Time: > > > > .Dl # ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic /etc/localtime > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Raf > > > > > > > I'd be tempted to make the example use something from March 2038 :-) > > :^) > > > If not that, then at least use a contemporary date, a 1999 example > > makes the page look outdated. > > Either one would be fine, IMHO. > > Raf
Here is an updated diff. I wasn't sure whether to go with "timeserver" or "time server" so I checked the install script (install.sub) and went with "NTP server". I was tempted to change the date reference, but thought this is likely already a date that has significance for someone out there. I really like the reference to Canadian Atlantic Standard Time... Rob Index: afterboot.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8,v retrieving revision 1.149 diff -u -p -r1.149 afterboot.8 --- afterboot.8 24 Sep 2015 15:07:55 -0000 1.149 +++ afterboot.8 26 Sep 2015 16:22:07 -0000 @@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ Furthermore, the superuser's should never contain the current directory .Pq Dq \&. . .Ss System date +.Xr ntpd 8 +is used to automatically synchronize clocks with remote NTP servers. +You can use +.Xr ntpctl 8 +to check the status. +To change the NTP server see +.Xr ntpd.conf 5 . +.Pp Check the system date with the .Xr date 1 command. @@ -132,14 +140,11 @@ If needed, change the date, and/or chang to the correct time zone in the .Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo directory. -Alternatively, -.Xr ntpd 8 -can be used to automatically synchronize clocks with remote NTP servers. .Pp Examples: .Pp -Set the current date to January 27th, 1999 3:04pm: -.Dl # date 199901271504 +Set the current date to January 27th, 2015 3:04pm: +.Dl # date 201501271504 .Pp Set the time zone to Atlantic Standard Time: .Dl # ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic /etc/localtime
