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Subject:    [novalug] Re: Setting System Time (xntpd)
From:       del <del () obsidian ! com>
Date:       2001-03-31 21:36:42
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greetings,

what is the current version of xntpd and where can it be downloaded from...?

donnie

At 07:33 PM 3/27/2001 -0500, Peter W wrote:
>On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 02:47:52PM -0500, Theodore B. Ruegsegger wrote:
> > On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Fred Atkinson wrote:
> > > How does one set the system time from the command prompt (not the
> > > GUI)?  We will be logged on as root user when we do this, of course.
> >
> > If you want to set an arbitrary time you can use date, as many
> > have proposed. On the other hand, if you want to set a very
> > accurate time, you might prefer to access a time server with rdate:
>
>Or 'xntpd'. I run xntpd on my 'gateway' box. This keeps its clock in
>sync better than 'rdate' or 'ntpdate', and also lets _it_ act as an NTP
>server for any machines behind it, so those machines don't have to
>make requests on the external NTP servers. Polite, fast, efficient.
>
> > Once you've updated your system time, you can update the
> > hardware clock with:
> >
> > hwclock --systohc
>
>Definitely! 'xntpd' keeps my system clock updated, and a periodic cron
>job updates the hardware clock so the time is more accurate after a reboot.
>
>-Peter

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