Re: [potato] rdate problem

[Pann McCuaig <pann@ourmanpann.com>]

On Wed, Dec 22, 1999 at 10:28, Ron Farrer wrote:

> What is wrong with '# rdate tock.usno.navy.mil'?? It always
> gives an error: "rdate: Could not read data: No such file or directory"
> or "rdate: Could not connect socket: Connection timed out".
> 
> Any ideas?

Use a host that supports rdate?

$ /usr/sbin/rdate -p time.nist.gov
Wed Dec 22 12:19:23 1999

$ /usr/sbin/rdate -p tock.usno.navy.mil

[^C here after 30-second hang]

Luck,
Pann
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