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Subject: Re: setting ntp-servers for ntpdate via dhcp
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On Sunday 02 July 2006 15:49, Erik N=F8rgaard wrote:
> Hi:
>
> There is a dhcp-option, ntp-servers, to set which ntp-server to use. It
> would be quite useful with ntpdate. Does anyone have a patch to ntpdate
> startup script or other hack that use this option? - just before I start
> hacking myself...
>
> Thanks, Erik

my ntp options in /etc/rc.conf look like this:


ntpdate_enable=3D"YES"
ntpdate_hosts=3D"us.pool.ntp.org"
ntpd_enable=3D"YES"

when my system boots, ntpdate forces the time to syncronize (no matter how =
far=20
off it is), and then ntp takes over from there.

hth,
jonathan