Frans Pop wrote: > Running ntpdate once during install should also be optional. Lots of > people install Debian as a second OS and would not like d-i to mess with > their hardware clock. I think we can use ntpdate to get the offset it will change the clock by, and it it's large prompt the user to make sure if they want to set their clock that much (and maybe even detect if it's due to the wrong UTC setting). I think that covers it pretty well. > Running ntpdate also assumes quite a lot about network connectivity: is > the port open; should a general ntp server be used or a local one (maybe > DHCP can help there?). pool.ntp.org should be ok for at least a one-off setting during the install. ntpdate apparently has a -u option that makes it use an unprivliged port to get through firewalls. Of course we'd have to make sure it behaves sanely if it can't connect. -- see shy jo
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