Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 13:19:59 +0200 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> To: Paul Schenkeveld <paul@psconsult.nl> Cc: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Subject: Re: Add timecounter option to rc.conf Message-ID: <xzpfzotb5i8.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: <20030408091439.A36404@psconsult.nl> (Paul Schenkeveld's message of "Tue, 8 Apr 2003 09:14:39 %2B0200") References: <30340.1049663478@critter.freebsd.dk> <xzpllyns3cx.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <20030408091439.A36404@psconsult.nl>
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Paul Schenkeveld <paul@psconsult.nl> writes: > On would expect that changing ntp_servers in rc.conf would be > sufficient to change your ntp servers bus if you leave an existing > ntp.conf intact only the first values ever put in ntp_servers will > be honoured. This might be very confusing for those not familiar > with ntp.conf (and ntp_servers in rc.conf does not invite new admins > to learn about ntp.conf). Yes, ntp.conf should be regenerated at boot if ntp_servers is set, and left alone if it's empty. > Another thing, *if* we want to automatically set up ntp.conf, what > about the NTP servers we were informed of by DHCP? I don't think dhclient honors these, does it? Maybe it should. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org
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