Date: 15 Jul 2003 14:55:20 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Seting the hardware clock Message-ID: <44el0rpqlj.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20030715133259.GA10641@teddy.fas.com> References: <20030714231604.GA27924@teddy.fas.com> <44oezw6kdk.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <20030715133259.GA10641@teddy.fas.com>
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stan <stanb@panix.com> writes: > 1. Set the hardware clock to some truly strange time (for testing > software). > > 2. Reboot. > > a. time is set by the BIOS to the wrong time > b. ntpdate corrects this (for the kernel). > c. ntp keeps the time acurate (for this run session). > > 3. shutdown (BIOS time is not corrected). > > See the problem? Nope. ntpd is supposed to set the CMOS clock, and it certainly does so for me.
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