Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 08:50:12 +0300 From: "Artyom V. Viklenko" <artem@mipk-kspu.kharkov.ua> To: "Arie J. Gerszt" <arie@gerszt.ch> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ntp / ntpdate Message-ID: <3E892894.90202@mipk-kspu.kharkov.ua> References: <FEEHKMHBPPGLAPHJCDIIMEHNCGAA.arie@gerszt.ch>
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Arie J. Gerszt wrote:
> Hi List
>
> How do you update your servers with ntp? I have seen ntpd, ntpdate, xntpd
> and
> are a bit confused. Aside that, ntpdate never seems to work ( get the
> offset,
> but the time stays the same, securelevel -2, done as root).
My approach is as follows.
1. Run ntpdate:
ntpdate -b time-server-address ...
This make current time as on time-server. With option -b you can
step time more than 1 second immediately.
2. Start ntpd daemon. In config file /etc/ntp.conf you should provide
at least one time server. But much better two or three. Use 'server'
keyword.
Place in your /etc/rc.conf file:
ntpdate_enable="YES"
ntpdate_flags="-b time-server-1 time-server-2 time-server-3"
xntpd_enable="YES"
and replace 'time-server-x' with yours addresses.
You can use, for example, time-a.nist.gov, time-b.nist.gov.
Your Internet provirer may be allos have local time server.
init sets securelevel after executing ntpdate and ntpd.
I have small router (for testing) on 486-based machine with Y2K problem
in hardware clock. Using metod described above it's possible to
maintain correct time on it.
--
Sincerely yours,
Artyom V. Viklenko.
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