Re: What time is it?

[jpb <jpb@creol.ucf.edu>]

kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>     24 4,10,16,22  * * *    root /usr/sbin/ntpdate ntp.css.gov 1>/dev/null
> 
> ...in your /etc/crontab file is a hell of a lot cooler.

Cooler still is to install and run xntp.  It will figure out for itself
how often to check the time (you can configure it to consult multiple
time servers) and also keep track of how badly your system clock tends
to drift and do periodic mini adjustments to the clock.

And you can synchronize the other machines on your network to the one
timekeeper machine, which is politer to the people running the network
servers.

jpb
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Joe Block <jpb@creol.ucf.edu>
CREOL System Administrator

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